@hiansitt , gjtan , 8tvt : Yup Trade in my A200 + SAL 18-70
actually not consider trade in as well, the shop owner call a buyer (i think from another shop) and come have a look, that buyer offer me directly Rm750... shop name: Mega Star @ Penang Road, Georgetown

@lwliam: sifu, can explain more about the MF 8mm FE that you mention? i got Samyang 8mm FE as well, still trying to learn on the MF tinggie..

@Newbiee: hehe Thanks thanks.. now i join u alrdy ..

This post has been edited by cyruz13: Mar 4 2011, 10:35 PM

Hahaha! Maybe the "buyer" come from next door, since there are a few pro shops lined up together (mega star, hike etc...)

plz dun call me sifu.. im not worthy.. call me william or lwliam will do... i'll answer to both

here's my reply to emptyball earlier... he asked me the same question..



after reading up on the keywords, then if got any doubts, do ask again.. i'll try my best to answer

This post has been edited by lwliam: Mar 4 2011, 10:45 PM

Ohhh. a200 + 1870. I thought a200 only.

So fast got FE. Good good! Get ready for more poison.

yeap.. i think so... but.. still got 2-3 more A580 and 2 A55 in stock @ mega star..

i know bro. i had the 1870 also before and never got gear stripped for me.
depends on luck also la... haha.

and also what causes the gear stripped is the motor of the body (aside from human negligence).

no it wont, its because when the lens is locking focus, the aperture will stay at its largest opening... the 70-200G will be wide open at 2.8 and the 70-300 will be at f/4.5.. it is after u fully press the shutter, only the apertures will close down to the set f-number ie. f/5.6

This post has been edited by lwliam: Mar 4 2011, 10:40 PM

Shoot more pics and post the pics here k? Maybe you can meet up with emptyball and both of you can go out for photographic outing =) A good place to start would be the peranakan mansion if you have a model, if not then try botanical gardens or youth park, practice aperature (DOF) and shutter speed control first before proceeding to more advanced stuff =)

Wokay~
i shy la..

This post has been edited by cyruz13: Mar 4 2011, 10:46 PM

Red this. Very useful

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials...al-distance.htm

Hmm, how about when you lock focus (when shutter is half pressed?) Will the 70200G hunt in f2.8 and after that only it will change its aperature to lets say f5.6 after it locks focus?

ohhh horrrorrr

yea...haha nw busy on assignment, will find it out ltr...haha

headache on assignment...

locking focus still wouldnt close the aperture to the said f/5.6... its when the shutter button is fully pressed that it will stop down the aperture.

anyhow, when the shutter is already half pressed and locked, the lens will not AF anymore... unless you manually adjust it

during AF, the aperture is wide open so, even u set to F32/ the aperture closes down only when the camera about to release the shutter.

the 70200G will still be at F2.8 wide open during AF
and the 70300G will be at variable aperture base on zoom length. during AF.

haha...good...at least got some1 can hang out for shooting....^^
frm penang oso..??

yuhi, what u asked is somehow confusing.

hunt mean finding. before hunt, u have to make sure u point at something that is focus-able, something contrast-y. in AF-S and AF-A, once it lock (teet teet) it will not hunt again. the 70200G has DMF where u can turn the focus ring instantly after AF to fine tune ur focus. but not all lens has DMF, so be careful

the AF-C will continue to try to re-lock and re-lock and re-lock (without teet teet).

the aperture will not close down until u full press the shutter button.

and the DOF preview button (if u set the lens custom button to DOF preview) it will close down the aperture when u press it (u notice ur OVF gets darker too) but AF mechanism is locked out, so the camera dont really focus when the aperture close down. but on certain lens with DMF, u can fine tune focus with it.

minolta/sony alpha AF (and other brand is the same) will not AF with lens that is darker then F6.3 (lens with manual aperture) like samyang FE or 85mm. in other words, u wont get AF confirmation for lens darker then F6.3
except for a very very special case, the minolta/sony 500mm F8 mirror reflect which still works with AF even its a F8.

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Added on March 4, 2011, 11:01 pmcan see ah?



dont ask, she's doing her spidey thingie....

This post has been edited by ieR: Mar 4 2011, 11:01 PM

ieR, see what?

picture?

yes