eddybeh: Not so much, just like we know what color things are, even under warm orange light, due to color constancy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_constancy

yuhi: Fantastic shots! Love the feeling of being in the field in #1.

Guy,

I wanted to buy a walkaround prime lens. not sure which one to choose from the below
2 lenses:

1) Sony DT 35mm F/1.8 review ( = 52.5mm in A580?)
2) Minolta AF 24mm F2.8

Which one more suitable?
Any one has experience with this 2 lenses?

Number 1.





Anyways, where do you all buy yr cameras from? Other than mitmivec.. He has no stock atm. Anywhere else that has good service+ good pricing?

if i want to use my F42 wirelessly and mount it onto an umbrella, what i need to buy so that i do not have to use the pop-up flash as commander??....

This post has been edited by ahpingko: Feb 8 2011, 10:18 PM

Hi FrozenRay, here are the pros and cons of each lens (which I could think of)

Sony 35mm f1.8
Pros
Light weight
Cheap (price)
New
35mm = 52.5mm in APS-C (50mm is the normal focal length of our eyes, so it might seem more natural)
its f1.8!

cons
Build feels cheap (plastic)
DT lens. When used in FF it will vignette (or the FF sensor will be tuned down to APS-C to accomodate the lens) not sure sry

Minolta 24mm f2.8
Pros
Built like a tank (metal mount)
might be hard to find a good copy (not so sure abt this lol)
Minolta colours! (saturated and vibrant!)
A bit wider than the 35mm f1.8
FF compatible

Cons
Old coating (might be prone to flare, like all minolta lens)
heard that its not that sharp at 2.8 might have to stop down for it to reach its maximum sharpness.
f2.8!

I would pick the 35mm as it would also serve as a good portrait lens =)

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Added on February 8, 2011, 10:20 pmHey thanks albnok and cjlai! Appreciate it!

This post has been edited by yuhi: Feb 8 2011, 10:20 PM

buy a cheap yong nou flash & rf trigger. dont think our sony flash got rf trigger for it

Thank you for all the input,

So far I already hv sony 50mm F1.8, Will it be extra if i buy 35mm as well.

albnok: thx for the info.

Taiping Lake Gardens by cjlai76, on Flickr

Use the pop up, use yr hand to block it. It wont appear in the pic anyways. Or either get a flash trigger and receiver? For sony its rm95 1 trigger 1 receiver.

just use higher shutter speed and small f-number so the popup flash wont be that obvious...

I just tried going into Single Shot Advance and am able to change my NEX-3's Long Exposure NR in that drive mode. Thanks Newbieeeeee and IeR!

cjlai
why ur pics so lawa? envy. btw did u use any filter or etc? look so green! like it.

Can anyone enlighten me about the function 'Long Exposure NR' & 'High ISO NR' Thinggy?

i just can't understand both terms....please gimme me example sifus..><

Thanks in advance!

this is what i call photo! and WOWWWWWW!

2nd picture is fantastic!

to avoid pop up light appear in your photo in WL flash mode. why not just DIY something to mount on the hotshoe and cover the front of the of the flash (not completely, but enough to avoid it appear in photo) or diy something "exposed film" on the pop up.

why not just use HSS?

thanks

using Fader ND when i took these pics... btw, they are HDR fr 7 exp....


Taiping Lake Gardens by cjlai76, on Flickr

This post has been edited by cjlai: Feb 9 2011, 12:36 AM

yuhi: thanks for the enlightening photos... haha... i hope im gonna have a quick and fun year... stupid shop still have my UWA... RAGE!!!! gonna need to have my parents to post it to be... or any other way.. haiz... ****