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Common Kelvin White Balance Settings:


Wireless Flash Compatibility List:


Removing Pop-Up Flash Effect In Wireless Flash Mode:


Sony Alpha Lens Line-up: HERE courtesy of vcxv

Below are the official additional accessories* that comes with respective Sony Alpha camera:

Flash hotshoe cover (Sony FASHC1AM) - A100, A700, A900
Remote Commander clip - A100, A200, A300, A350, A700, A900
Eyepiece cover / flash hotshoe cover holder - A100, A200, A300, A350, A700
Cheap Sony neckstrap - A200, A300, A350
Good Sony neckstrap - A100, A700, A900
Wireless Infrared Remote Control - A700, A900

* list provided by albnok

Sony Alpha Support Page and Alpha User Manuals: Sony Support Site A200 A300/A350 A700 A900

How to clean your Alpha sensor by albnok:



Some useful links:

Tamron/Sigma/Sony/Minolta 70-200mm F2.8 Shootout
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/default.asp?id=1243

Ultra Wide Comparison
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/default.asp?id=1324



Alpha street pricelist updated 25th January 2011:

Camera
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Sony A230 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM14xx
Sony A290 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM14xx
Sony A330 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM18xx
Sony A380 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM20xx
Sony A380 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT SAM = RM24xx
Sony A390 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM17xx
Sony A33 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM21xx
Sony A33 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT SAM = RM23xx
Sony A500 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT SAM = RM31xx
Sony A550 body only = RM21xx
Sony A550 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM21xx
Sony A550 + 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DT = RM40xx
Sony A580 body only = RM24xx
Sony A580 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM27xx
Sony A55 body only + 8GB MSPD HX = RM21xx
Sony A55 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM = RM25xx
Sony A55 + 50mm F1.8 DT SAM = RM26xx (Studio Zaloon)
Sony A55 + 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM37xx (Studio Zaloon)
Sony A700 + 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM33xx
Sony A850 body only = RM61xx
Sony A900 body only = RM73xx (Studio Zaloon)
Sony NEX-3 + 16mm F2.8 = RM16xx
Sony NEX-3 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM18xx
Sony NEX-3 + 16mm F2.8 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM22xx
Sony NEX-5 + 16mm F2.8 = RM21xx
Sony NEX-5 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS = RM22xx
Sony NEX-5 + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS + 4GB MSPD = RM23xx
Sony NEX-5 + 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS + 8GB MSPD + LCD protector = RM32xx

The following suffixes identify what lens comes with the camera body:

G = Sony 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DT
K = Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT
L = Sony 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM
P = Sony 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT
Q = Sony 28-75mm F2.8 SAM
W = Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT + Sony 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
X = Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 DT + Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT
Y = Sony 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 DT SAM + Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT (2) SAM
Z = Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT ZA

For Sony NEX bodies:

A = Sony E 16mm F2.8 pancake
D = Sony E 16mm F2.8 pancake + Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
H = Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS
K = Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

Battery Grip
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Sony VG-B30AM for A200/A300/A350 = RM6xx
Sony VG-B50AM for A450/A500/A550/A560/A580 = RM6xx
Sony VG-C70AM for A700 = RM9xx
Sony VG-C90AM for A850/A900 = RM9xx
Battery
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Sony NP-FH50 battery for A230/A290/A330/A380/A390 = RM2xx
Sony NP-FW50 battery for NEX-3/NEX-5/A33/A55 = RM2xx
Sony NP-FM500H battery for A100/A200/A300/A350/A450/A500/A550/A560/A580/A700/A850/A900 = RM2xx

Flash
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Sony HVL-F20AM = RM4xx
Sony HVL-F42AM = RM7xx
Sony HVL-F58AM = RM11xx

Sony/Minolta Used Lenses
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Minolta 28mm F2.8 = RM450-600
Minolta 35-70 F4 (mini beercan) = RM250-400
Minolta 50mm F1.4 = RM750-850
Minolta 50mm F1.7 = RM450-600
Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT = RM450-550
Minolta 70-210mm F4 (beercan) = RM750-1100
Minolta 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (big beercan) = RM1000-1500
Sony 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 = RM450-550

New APS-C / DT Crop Lenses
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Sony 11-18mm F4.5-5.6 DT = RM20xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT ZA = RM25xx
Sony 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 DT = RM16xx
Sony 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DT = RM16xx
Sony 30mm F2.8 DT SAM Macro = RM7xx
Sony 35mm F1.8 DT SAM = RM6xx
Sony 50mm F1.8 DT SAM = RM5xx
Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Macro = RM30xx
Sony E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Active OSS = RM21xx

New Full-Frame Lenses
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Sony 16mm F2.8 Diagonal Fisheye = RM25xx
Sony 20mm F2.8 = RM19xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 SSM ZA = RM54xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 SSM ZA = RM54xx
Sony 24-105mm F3.5-4.5 = RM18xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm F2.0 SSM ZA = RM38xx
Sony 28mm F2.8 = RM8xx
Sony 28-75mm F2.8 SAM = RM26xx
Sony 35mm F1.4G = RM45xx
Sony 50mm F1.4 = RM10xx
Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro = RM14xx
Sony 85mm F2.8 SAM = RM8xx
Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Macro = RM30xx
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG HSM Macro = RM38xx
Sony 70-200mm F2.8G SSM = RM54xx
Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6G SSM = RM25xx
Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6G SSM = RM54xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm F1.4 ZA = RM50xx
Sony 100mm F2.8 Macro = RM23xx
Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA = RM48xx
Sony 135mm F2.8/T4.5 Smooth Transition Focus = RM36xx
Sony 500mm F8.0 AF Reflex = RM25xx
Sony 300mm F2.8G SSM = RM20xxx
Sony 1.4x Teleconverter = RM15xx
Sony 2.0x Teleconverter = RM15xx
Sony LA-EA1 lens adapter = RM5xx
Sony VCL-ECF1 fisheye adapter = RM3xx

This post has been edited by albnok: May 29 2011, 03:37 PM

Userbars!

A100: image url: http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2687/alpha100cb9.png

A200: image url: http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1922/a200.png

A230:
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A300:
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A330:
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A350:
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A380:
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A390:
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A550:
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A700:
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A850:
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A900:
image url: http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5185/alpha900wp4.png

reporting in

albnok: ahh only have one shot of him coming towards me. Nobody else went? Guess what... I did not use my 55200. I was using my 16105 for these shots.

This post has been edited by Newbieeeeee: Apr 3 2011, 01:07 AM

wow new thread..

Sony Alpha User List:

Latest Version V52!

A100

A200

A300

A350

A700

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A230

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A380

A390

A500

A550

A850 - firmware V2

A33

A55

A580

Send me a private message if you wanna add your name.

This post has been edited by chiahau: Apr 3 2011, 12:24 PM

Thanks chiahau, I've relinked to your new Users List!

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DSC04227.jpg by ZX Chin, on Flickr

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DSC04229 (edited)-2.jpg by ZX Chin, on Flickr

Mikesashimi : Cute wallaby!!! I did play with one at the beach when I was at Wineglass Bay, maybe its the same one!!!

Pic spam of Wineglass Bay







This post has been edited by yuhi: Apr 3 2011, 02:00 AM

Yea..i like 300mm..210 doesnt seemed to be enough for me..haha..those service center ppl have zero knowledge on camera..they dun even understand my prob, how to expect them to write a specific problem description that the technician can understand??..i have send them an email thru sony website..a super detailed description along with repair cert num..i dont know whether it will reach the technician or not..later i gonna email george wong..at least they put some techy ppl at service center who know camera..lol

anyone going for the digital mall model photography contest thing??

talk about "oversize/overweight/unbalance" of F58 on A33/55, seriously, its like how i complain the ugliness of the htc incredible S back with a bump... but after u get it and uses it, after a while, u kinda forgot u are complain, because u are overwhelm by the good photo the F58 assisted to provide.

(*offtopic: those who using android, can PM me? PM me list of recommended software? i think i install too much useless junk, 1 by 1 uninstall now =.=, whihcwidget is highly recommended? PM me pls, thanks)

pic spam with malay director (mamat khalid)


fb quality (soft a bit)

Most important is whatapps! Twitter and Fb wakaka The rest not really needed one. Juicedefender, 3G watchdog, Astro file manager, and basically few more lol.

Albert should be more helpful with THAT lol.

Still waiting for my A77 and CZ 16-50 f/2.8......

android need uninstall one by one a? kesian.

iphone just sync heahheahea

Bubbles
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Same here brotha!

got way, dunno how only. i think got pc software to sync too.

Same here

yes, whatsapp thn can pm me liao...haha...is free...haha

come back la wei..

any outing recently?

this is awesome.. thanks for sharing

*remove, was intent to send as PM, tak tahu i press reply, wrong. paiseh

This post has been edited by ieR: Apr 3 2011, 12:58 PM

i wanna ask, buying hoya HD or B+w via ebay looks cheaper worr and they are power seller from hk too...reliable?? got fake ones ah??

b+w here for 77mm around 250, how much in eBay?

ier, on ebay i can find
b+w 77mm f-pro UV haze@ RM132 +/-
b+w 77mm MRC multicoated brass UV haze@ RM221 +/-

tak tau apa beza on this cos i didnt research b+w...only research hoya hd......but my fren says y buy japanese when u can buy german

I have the MRC and it's easy to wipe, which I think its the major difference. Just bought B+W CPL Slim and waiting for my package to arrive from Hong Kong.

b+w only 2

F-pro for normal one or old one
XS-pro for Xtra Slim filter (new one, but not as replacement).

the 2 u mention above, both are the SAME FPRO.

B+W is famous for the MRC (multi resistance coating, marketing name) just their famous high resistance coating.

then the alloy and brass, i just heard it was due to region release. but i not sure which is which.

brass is only like 20-30myr more expensive then allow one. and XS-pro is around 40-50 more then F-pro (40-80 more then alloy Fpro)

This post has been edited by ieR: Apr 3 2011, 04:28 PM

Thanks! He was standing on top of a 2m tall boulder. If he slips = GG lol!!!

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Added on April 3, 2011, 4:37 pmieR or anybody else, can you clarify this for me, I've read an article somewhere about the Brass ring for the B+W filter is good because it absorbs shock better compared to the steel ones offered by other brands for their filters. They say if it falls head first and hits the filter on the side, the filter will easily bengkok and thus absorbing the shock from the impact thus reducing the shock to your lens (so you may just end up with a bent and broken filter) while conventional steel ring filters will just absorb all the shock and it may shatter your lens. (That's why B+W uses brass for their filters)

This post has been edited by yuhi: Apr 3 2011, 04:45 PM

err i cant clarify that. but the reason they used brass(state on their website) is that, brass dont bind with aluminum (our lens filter thread is made of aluminum) and usually maker use aluminum as its cheap, and it tend to bind with the lens filterthread. (in chinese we call "eat" the aluminum)

about the impact, what chance ur lens drop head first? drop are rare, so to me, filter are meant to prevent oily finger print on lens element and risking wiping to dmg the lens element. so oily finger has higher chance, so b+w is easy to clean and high scratch resistant, i recommend it

(my camera got "swinged" accidentally by me from my waist height, hit the floor at 1 meter away from me, and rolled 2 meter away. hotshoe broken, the rest is fine, some minor scratch on camera.)

Nikon 10th Anniversary Model

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Click here for more image

This post has been edited by fansoption: Apr 3 2011, 05:54 PM

fansoption: always with high quality pictures

fansoption, went there didnt ajak......

ier, i guess about rm10-20 diff, hmm maybe buy hoya hd for 35mm and b+w for 24-70..... my ciplak fujiyama and protama (kena con to get these) the coating already scratched.... and since i am rough at cleaning...i hope the b+w and hoya hd can help

I believe that's the correct statement. I am in engineering field and different material can eliminate the 2 parts to binded together when the threads are locked too tightly,and yes,the brass are more expensive than aluminium

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Added on April 3, 2011, 7:27 pmieR : Where got high quality pictures
hiansitt : My PP no geng lah.

This post has been edited by fansoption: Apr 3 2011, 07:40 PM

Nice pics never the less =)

Fooyuoh, Nikon hired all pan-asian models. Naisss

porkchop: i go with my nikon friend, but in nikon event only me 1 people holding a Alpha haha so paiseh!

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Added on April 3, 2011, 8:05 pmSNEAK PEAK what i got today

#1 What I got just now fly playing bubbles


#2 And just now I got this aswell golden fly 20 shot only this is sharp hard cos this golden fly scare flash.


#3 Check the eye detail like LED. Haha


This post has been edited by fansoption: Apr 3 2011, 08:08 PM

hahaha, hey, do a post on ur blog, about how and what brushes u use to make ur picture lomo/PP.

ur fly epic la! fly eat bubblegum LMAO, sadly the front leg cropped a bit, else it'd be perfect! (or u purposely crop more away the body so it focus more on the head with buddle)

waaa..got bubble some more..nice catch!

No crop, is me frame wrong and sp90+raynox250 too closeup and wind keep blow so only this shot is sharp. Got one more shot later post it.

Wineglass Bay, Tasmania Series

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@mike

your landscape pics could use a little bit more contrast boost.

Mikeshashimi : nice series you make me want go there travel.


This post has been edited by fansoption: Apr 3 2011, 10:59 PM

thanks...you should really travel down here... the natural beauty here is awesome...


PS: I really felt restricted not having my UWA with me.

buy samyang 8mm FE la. can be used as UWA also.

poisoning mode ON *

how much is the samyang in malaysia?

y u poison me...

One shot from the Sony Alpha Natutal Light Workshop by Wesley Wong, in Kota Kinabalu today!

Model: Vivian

Sony A850 + SAL85F14Z. 1/500s, F2.0, 85mm, ISO500 (yes, I pinjam my camera to someone else to play with it earlier and forgot to check that they were using it to shoot at ISO500 )

so envy cn go for wesley wong workshop, and i dun hav chance to go...haiz....

why?
btw, i heard wesley is from penang lol

and did u sign up for the alpha challenge in penang butterfly farm??

sorry i couldn't help it.

fee is expensive n far leh , at kk ,....butterfly farm challenge..?? whr do u get is info frm..?? nvr heard of this....
he frm penang, but no workshop frm him at penang....i think....

Very very nice pics, I didn't get many good shots from there, haha!

http://mysony.sony.com.my/MyWorkshop/WorkshopListing.aspx

Make the pic retro

This post has been edited by fansoption: Apr 4 2011, 12:53 AM

haha, thx long din check the site d, had register for two workshop...haha

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Added on April 4, 2011, 1:01 ambtw, they are capturing on butterfly...me hav oni normal lens, hw to fight wif those wif macro lens...?? mayb jz go for experience nia...

This post has been edited by empty-ball: Apr 4 2011, 01:09 AM

the experience is good
n kit lens is capable of doing amazing stuff too

ic, nid to get some research before...any idea..??

Research to get 70-200G

walao...dun.....
self poisoning...

So, when?

once u go 70-200G u will never go back

new babies Sony SLT A55 user here^^

fansoption: ah, what i mean, go and crop away(more) the leg(and body) intentionally

On the topic of filters... I went shopping for a UV filter a few days back. Was looking for a 55mm one and some shops really suck blood one!

The average price most shops offered for a Kenko 55mm UV filter is around RM140 to RM180! One shop every better, quote me a Hoya Pro 1D 55mm UV filter for RM250! Even when I try to bargain with them they refuse to lower the price.

I finally bought one Hoya HMC UV for RM 80. Tired of hunting already.

Is it the price of filters have gone up so much or is it just me?

emm i dun get what u mean

dont try either 85mm f1.4 or the 135z,otherwise the G will be left at home always like me...

Whoa might as well buy from shashinki. Free delivery to your door step some more.

chiahau : wow! 70-200G awesome. i only can afford 70-300G nia
haha!

Kk, just buy online. There is a lot shop around now offering really cheap price. I got my b+w f pro 62mm for 130

zstan, porkchop: Well you install them one at a time and you uninstall one at a time. Unless you do a factory reset. Unless you mean the 'feature' where iTunes wipes out all your apps on your behalf lah. Also you can install apps for Android by just clicking Install in the online market... without a sync cable.

porkchop: I'd go for the brass one. Also you know already the ciplak one no good, are you going to take the chance?

yuhi: The other thing about soft metals for filter rings is that if you DO drop it, you will have to saw it to remove it.

fansoption: Nice #4 and #10. The others when she's not looking at you not so ngam lah.

Mikeshashimi: Your series has its midtones too bright and a bit too blue, causing the trees to look dead. Or is that how they looked?

Good catch on #12 but in portrait mode lah.

Add to the fact that most apps from iTunes are bigger than 20mb, therefore, needs a computer to DL it 1st, then only can you sync and transfer.

But well, I am using an ipad for now still >_> To download one bloody game, took me quite long lol. Waiting for the next gen Android table to sweep my feet then

ieR : Nevermind I bought already. Hoya UV HMC for RM 80. Price is abit high but i'm sharing it on 2 lenses so average cost is oklor..

Thank You.

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Added on April 4, 2011, 12:18 pm#4 Without Raynox


This post has been edited by fansoption: Apr 4 2011, 12:18 PM

thanks albnok, overnight though about it and i know about the "ring binding" tbing, happened to this guys sigma 24-70 when i went to COD, totally cannot remove..

anyway ier, can share recommended online seller(at lyn garage?) we can get filter? can sahre some names here other than shashinki??

This post has been edited by porkchop: Apr 4 2011, 12:42 PM

How muchie?

85 f/1.4 = 4k++

135z = 5k++

70-200 = 5k++

Wow.

Downpayment for MyVi liao