icic.. I was the tall guy at the back asking most of the questions. After class, the instructor took us outside for practical session and end with a Teh Tarik session.

X-Pro1 lo. D7000. D800. A77.A65, K-X... still have many choices if can't get NEX. Camera is just a tool; if a person has the skills and experience, the pictures will come out nice irregardless of the brand.

This post has been edited by nlik: Mar 23 2012, 11:37 PM

I can teach but MySony giving us all free workshops even in JB, Ipoh, Penang. Got even Bikini model shooting at KK. So which would u choose??.

ar?! You're in Thailand??!! But congrats on your new equipment.

Better yet... Teh Tarik Session, so that everyone can share info with everyone else + sembang on other stuff. Can schedule after 5th April, since my NEX has been borrowed by a relative for an overseas trip.

Hmm.. if anyone were to run such a class, still have to cover what the sony basic workshops cover (aperture, shuttter, rule of thirds, iso, how to hold, available scene modes on the camera... ), but I would say:

It's also about planning, location,Interaction and practice? (darn.. a new acronym PLIP)

Planning: For example, hanging around shopping malls, I try to get the events schedule before hand. Like the Sunway CNY dragon dance, I was there 15 minutes before it started because I checked the schedule, and could do a few test shots to set it up. This may also help you decide which glass to bring, if the tripod comes along or not, which route to take, and so on.

Location: Test shots should reveal whether where you are standing is ideal or not, otherwise move around to pick another spot. This obviously affects composition. It's harder when the crowd is already there and u can't break through them to be on the front row. It is more difficult when guys with 1 feet tall flashes are in front of you ! Be prepared to move around.

Interaction: Hmm, you're not just a shadow figure behind a glass, you're an Intelligent being. So I guess where possible when photographing people, interact with them. On whether you are intelligent or not, Rene Descartes said "I think, therefore I am".

Practice: Shoot more meaningfully, Shoot more often . In a book by Matthew Syed titled "Bounce", he saw a recurring pattern where world sports champions spent about 10 years of meaningful practice + growth mindset to have mastery of their art. Instinct then manifests out of dilligent practice.

Just my 2cents non-Pro thoughts.

Maybe a NEX C3 replacement is coming in 1 or 2 months? The NEX-F3!! . Perhaps hold your horses till April and see if the new launch causes a discount for the older model.

14.2 mpx is also enough to do macro . Closeup of my Casio G-shock:.


But no doubt, 24mpx offers more options for high quality crops.

This post has been edited by nlik: Mar 25 2012, 01:24 AM

The supplied kit lens 1855 .

Hope you enjoy your training and meet new friends there.

Hello William. Ur so Pro already sure it is NEX-3 and not 7 ar??



Nice nice . Your pics seem to have that calming, nostalgic feel.




Anyway, As of today we have:
76 NEX-3/C3
73 NEX-5/5N (after fixed LinaLHY double counted)
3 NEX-7


This post has been edited by nlik: Mar 27 2012, 11:40 PM

Hmm.. some Tamron Photography Competition and Workshop (IPOH) Rundown is happening on the 15th at Ipoh. Organized by FUturomic.
http://www.facebook.com/events/269559786456955/

Looks interesting for RM50, when it includes 5 bikini models photoshoot @ poolside.

Underexpose is good. Overexpose is not good. With underexposed images, you can turn up the brightness and still have the details intact. Overexposed images, even if you turn down the brightness, the details may be lost. If you are in P mode, adjust the EC to compensate for the brightness contrast. In M mode, select a slower shutter speed number (smaller number) or select bigger aperture( a smaller F number). For portraits I guess a bigger aperture is more desirable.

Yes. nice . Keep it up and thanks for sharing the exif.

In Peninsular, I used to look at skies like this in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, at the rooftop of Inti college. However this was at least 7 years ago.

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I've just registered from the Home portraiture workshop 1st session on 29th April. Should i bring in the external flash ? Anyone else going for this , so maybe can have TT session.

Oh no.. this thread is starting to look like a showcase instead.

Wonder if I could get an opinion. Would it be better for everyone to just show a max of 2 best pictures here and provide a link for the rest ? A flickr link or to the NEX showcase thread perhaps? Thanks.

I can identify with the joy of sharing all our creative works, and we're in the era of broadband internet and browser caches, but still...

This post has been edited by nlik: Apr 8 2012, 11:07 PM

imho.. I think the post processing, saturation, sharpening is slightly overdone. The color banding of the orange above the horizon, looks unnatural to me, but the top half of the sky looks good. I guess it may help if the boat was places on the 3rd line on the right side instead of the left, so that there is space in front of the boat. Just sharing my opinions .

my opinion is, if you require low light or long zoom (let's say 70mm to 300++mm) then LA-EA2 would serve a good purpose as Steady Shot (IS) would be available. Or maybe you require the EXIF data.

Those manual lenses like 16mm to maybe 50mm (i'm just roughly estimating here) may not require steady shot that much. Especially if it is a fast 1.8 lens which enables higher shutter speeds to compensate for camera shake.

Yes, lifting the screen does help.

From the Sony Video workshop, 30 minutes video is ok and won't damage the sensor. However the amount of Noise in the video will increase.

A plus for the viewfinder is that the camera is resting on your face, which should naturally help to reduce camera shake.

When I taking shots in bright daylight, the screen will appear to be washed out, can hardly see anything on it. So a viewfinder will enable you to see the information and image clearly in that situation, i guess because when u place your eye there, you effectively block out the external light pollution.

DSLRs viewfinders are generally optical, so u see the scene as it is. Changing the iso, aperture and what not will not change what u see in this type of viewfinder, which makes it more challenging. NEX and other EVF's make it much easier, as the screen simulates the settings you have choosen in realtime.

This post has been edited by nlik: Apr 14 2012, 11:36 PM

Just share 2 pics from Pantai Sekinchan. Weather that day was drab and kept drizzling .



Instead.. i offer something more mouth watering from Sekinchan in our Nex photo gallery


Paddy fields ?? .. yes yes very lushfully green . KeanHui already did an excellent coverage of it.

This post has been edited by nlik: Apr 16 2012, 09:36 PM

Yea.. agree... this is taking an unnecessary risks, because you have alternative methods!!

Here's one that I just took of a wrist watch using 1st gen NEX-5 adapted with a hacked Canon lens.


This post has been edited by nlik: Apr 21 2012, 02:07 AM

err.. did you factor in the time it would take you to get familiar and skillful with a new camera ?? Learning curve thing la if you want to use more of the M mode.
Hm.. using old NEX-5 as a comparison.. the price in Feb 2011 and now has a difference of RM 400.(comparison made based on best denki price)

So I may guess the price difference won't be more than that Rm 400 amount, or they probably will take it off the shelf, margin is too low.


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on another note, I am however curious whether the D3200 will dent the sales of NEX7 or not. Since NEX7, A77 and D3200 using the same amount of Megapixels. Not sure if all 3 sensors are the same though.

I followed the information from this place
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showth...t=190428&page=5

erm... Feb 2011 to now.. alittle bit more than a year lar. so I guess NEX cameras depreciates about RM400 to RM500 in a year..? 1/2 year maybe RM200+ depreciate. I can't remember the NEX-5N launch date at the moment..

19mm looks interesting.

The movie Minority Report. The user interface where Tom Cruize gestures in the air, a few years back is now available in real life.

Wait a while. NEX-F3 is coming!!


Hows your impression of it so far??



ON another news.. someone listed to the users and manufactured an actual Hotshoe for Nex-5, 5n. I just wonder.. is it a little too late? (since we can already trigger external flash via SYK-5)

Is this real or just some fake coldshoe?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/hot-sho...e-hands-on-tre/