lol, 3 days ago, i was thinking, erm the last thread is getting long, about time to start a new thread, then i was planning to PM amadeo...

btw, albnok, if its okay to change all the price (of the pricelist) to blue color (item name stay black), just the price/currency to blue. easier for people to see. or maybe red for hot items or promo item price like F20 for 299 PWP

and chiahao, do u mind, if u could add "lastest version: V#.##) beside the Alpha model (in the namelist0

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ejump, time for u to get a umbrella light stand set...

kopitiam: subjective. there are small (easy to travel) type, and big (2.8meter) type... then umbrella got smaller (30cm) and big (40cm)... diff types brackets, some fit, some need modify or add adapter(coldshoe) for sony hotshoe.

ranging combo from as cheap as rm160 whole set to rm300 whole set.

8tvt: its as good.

i have 3xsmall LS(lightstand), that fit into a custom bag, with many umbrella that i can carry for outdoor work. then 2x huge one that i leave it indoor. all of them has modified adapter.

arief007: the 2nd pic, wow, really nice captured angle...~ like how u use leaves in front as bokeh modifier..

sadly, its a world wide shortage on A55 and A580 (plentiful of A33 thou) even u preorder, becareful, sony store house themself is empty of A580 (and A55)

even after cny, i doubt u can get cheap A55/580 price... and the A560 might not launch in many country, not sure Sony will shift their manufacturing focus on A55/580, since they sell a lot better then expected (more then A33!) and the production still cant meet world wide demand (including nikon and pentax demand...)

actually, there is still some stock left, some dealer just sell it at RRP price to take advantage of the market, eg. fotokem... u might as well better head off to nearest Sony Center, and ask for "sony free gifts" like sony survival bag, etc (fotokem gives china bag (rm20) and china tripod(rm40)...)

Yes they have it. rm3088 A580+kit sony retail(if i am correct), fotokem 2999 (some able to nego till 2900), street price should be around 2799 (2.8). u can always refer to the first page of the thread for pricing. i asked for A55kit 2 days ago, 2899 no nego =.= crap... not sure if they lock the A580 to rrp or not...

the sensor works better, yes, the sensor (apsc 16mp) itself is slightly better then canon 60D (550D/7D 18mp apsc sensor), but in terms of controls(physically), 60D is in diff category/class (hence the price tag~). but Sony is more feature packed, and user friendly, easy to use and learn, what's even better, sony provide free basic workshop (usually fully booked/reserved)... and the best thing of all, cheaper! even accessories and lens are cheaper too! (except the 50F1.8 (codyx hahaha))

Albnok: the alpha legion... change to, the Alpha Dogs with leading sensor and zeiss lens can ahhh? lol

chiahau: i know who u gotten from... me and him transaction over 15k already. he also no A55

ahtiven: rumor is just RUMOR. if sony didnt out official announcement, then its not true.

zstan: sorry to hear that. u should had listen to my advise that u should have used the rm900 for a 2nd hand A300, then u have 2 BODY!!! (one just cant work with flash)

deathbringer: agree.... now they even change the package to twin kitlens to boost the A33 sales. A33 not baddd maaa... hahaha, sadly, the rm300 to most ppl is just small money, so straight go for A55~ (after i convince my friends to get sony (then the others), i try to convince my friends to get A33, but they themselves poison themself to get A55 =.=)

the SLT took off better then anticipated... maybe future FF also might be a dual SLT/EVF, by designing a the mirror to able to engage several flipping angle and extra transparent OLED penta mirror into the OVF... who knows... maybe it will fully replace Alpha SLR segment to SLT, and the photography world will split into 3 group, DSLR, DSLT, and Mirrorless segment, with sony conquering 2....

hahaha, this make u smile, good good, u been very moody for the pass many weeks

assemble in thailand, most part still import from japan. circuit board still from japan. thai do not have hitech manufacturing yet.

zstan, kan i said before, they dont know how to calibrate...

since when 2 week =.= 2 days laaaa

u dropped the flashhh????

VERYYYY COOOLDDDDD T.T 6 degreee here now... my camera is soaked with rain... but looking at my faithful A300 with raindrop over it... i feel more deeply in love with it!

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Added on January 31, 2011, 2:15 am

... look like a black Nex with black flash? (or i look like tobi with weird sharingan? LMAO)

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kysham: its sooo nostalgic... i miss the soya, i miss the yu tiao, i miss the buns, i miss everything! even back to the old house, i eevn miss the pillar i used to knock when i walk up the stair first day was fun, went out with my dad's god daughter to four zero(ser ling) night market... oh not to mention, i miss tai mei

cjlai: yea,, everyone dont wear glove, but i cant staand it, i can wear less, but my finger cant stand the cold... @.@

kopitiam: nope, this is not the first time i been here, my sis god dad, father's god son and daughter is here, so we have lots of god-family member here... so its kindda like 2nd home then a tourism visit,...

8tvt: how to explain to u, u need to get a BG eV, then use flash for ur FG eV.

put: www.alphanatics.com as 2nd hand. its rare to even see a NEW unit in any shop, as this lens dont net any earning margin.

virginslayer pls PM chiahau to add u in the list

8tvt yeap...

for the orange photo issue, its normal, because u used such wide open aperture, huge iso, and slow shutter, the ambiance easily overwrite the flash, what u do is, gel ur flash, custom white balance it, then u get very nice 'natural' looking photo (depending on the WB level)

use orange gel, to simulate the 'ambiance' lighting stronger<key point), with WB, turn the kelvin down to ur liking (really low kelvin pure white, just low kelvin (3500-3200) to have some tungsten feel back to the photo)

it is very subjective, depending how daring u will use up to iso3200 and above. i use my A300 to iso1600 very often. i'll make sure my composition is so good that they first thing they see, is the picture, not the noise. but i will still get some comment on noise however lol.

learn how to use the most basic 'eV triangle' and learn how each other compliment each other, and how to compasate for each other. flash never (NEVER) directly affect the basic ambiance eV. flash is to control ForeGround eV (subject eV) only.

so u wan bright BG, set the camera not the flash, ur flash will deal with the subject (auto)

yup, sadly those arent important because the second u press the shutter, the ovf blanks out u cant see the anti shake crap anyway.

best of all, u cant find IS/VR 20/24/28/35/50/85/135 in the market. for sony, all is stabilized. total pwanage.

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Added on February 2, 2011, 1:24 amalso, i rather see the shake in the OVF then NON, because i will know that my hand is shaking at MINIMUM before i release the shutter, knowing, my SSS dont have to over compensate the shake, if i were to see a non shake IS/VR on working, our mind will toy with us by "letting" our hand to move more. what's the point? (the reason for auto sensing IS/VR when mounted on tripod will auto disable/off the IS/VR.. so its still pointless to mount tripod and ur IS is disable? WTF)

This post has been edited by ieR: Feb 2 2011, 01:24 AM