yup² normally i not play with EV..

albnok,

what's ur suggestions if to use the kitlens only on the situation i mentioned above?
please², i cannot buy these buy that.. just want to squeeze what ever in my hand only..

if still cannot.. i must accept the fate..

i tried with flash, and higher shutter speed.. the ambient light is darken..
the space is too big to bounce the light..

that's the reason i using slow shutter and high iso..
coz my intention is to capture the surroundings..

but slow shutter blurred out moving ppl..
that's my first time in that environment btw.. alot of things to try..
and like to learn from the mistake..

some shot to share...

something like metering bright BG and light up front subject with flash?

i tried flash and it's turned to very warm.. it's ok for portrait though..
but i'm focusing on the wide range.. maybe i need to set the WB manually..
so most i off the flash and shoot with other settings.. to capture the surroundings..

yes using kit lens for widest range only...
which is for the last shot iso 400..

others on minolta iso800.. so can get higher fps.. surprise though noise control still ok..

if use orange colour gel.. won't make it more orangey?

i'll take note if bump to that situation again..
maybe next time will focus on optimizing the flash..

for the current setup.. 18mm @F3.5 and F42, what are the ISO and shutter suitable for it?
so i can be more focus on flash, metering and also the WB..

k thanks for tips guys, must work hard for indoor shooting..
i try to play with iso800/1600 next time..

all easy from sony.. haha..

easy just take lowerend sure not much function.. all auto..

buy her some ler linkinstreet to cheer a bit.. she looks tired..

xin nian kuay ler.. where's my ang pow?
drive safely guys..

oit smack it down.. full of larva..

me also got ang pow.. huhu..

SAM

both are SAL..
but for 55-200 got 2 version..
new one with SAM and AF/MF switch..

A390 also ok what..

btw guys.. for event that need to capture a group of people... which metering is suitable? for indoor and outdoor..

what's ur setting?
could be slow shutter and shaking..

@blowsh
some would advice to make the shutter speed and zoom 1:1 like that..
eg: 200mm with 1/200
unless have very steady hands..

and with longer focal length with near subject..
wide aperture will make shallow DOF.. tend to soft or OOF..

otherwise gear not focus correctly or problematic..

guys,
all minolta lenses are FF?

any sign to differentiate?