It does follow the norm of a usual design, but doesn't mean that it's ugly, or grotesquely ugly for that matter. From the looks of it, I think the curves will fit into the palm very well - giving a confident grip on the camera.

But wow, kel, you really set the bar real high for coming up with an adjective like that

This post has been edited by lwliam: Sep 19 2012, 11:27 PM

What each of you said does have your own merits and brings truth. The way I see it, Hassy saw an opportunity and has probably did some market research for what the market wants in their own niche of niche group. This is probably where Sony fits into their business strategy. Why not oly? Why not panasonic? Nikon1? Canon M? But Sony? My best guess is that Hassy realised that amongst all brands, Sony has the most innovative brains behind the CSC line in the market comparatively. That's good news for Sony. Imagine this, a MNC wants a slice of cake from the business of a local company (sony's young alpha division, not Sony as a whole). It's a win win for both.

when he meant dinosaur A300 with 50mm macro, it means:

Sony Alpha A300 + 50mm f/2.8 macro lens

simple, don't sell it... that'll solve all your problems

actually, you shouldn't have used flash. use natural light, keeping the glow from the lanterns as the main subject. now, everything is in view, detracting the viewer from whatever you're trying to show (i'm assuming it's the lanterns here, and not the roof tiles). secondly, the image doesn't tell much of a story, half cropped lantern tops and bottoms, and even the name plaque is cropped away. an advice would be, the next time you see a scene that is appealing to you, take a moment 1st to think of how you want to convey the scene into a single image. take note of the subject's edges so that they don't get cropped away. you could employ the rule of thirds to make a comparatively more pleasing shot... but most of all, keep taking photos and don't be shy/afraid from constructive criticisms.

geek85, ok like this. The next time you take a pic, ask yourself, "what do I like about this picture?" explain to yourself 1st, what makes the particular picture that you took looks nice. Without convincing yourself, how to convince others?

Rule of thirds is very simple and straightforward. In a photo, have 2 imaginary lines cross vertically and horizontally with equal distance from one another. You will then see a # symbol, correct? Now, your subject, frame it in your camera so that the subject is on the intersecting (crossing) lines in the #. Either 4 of the intersections also can. Take this as a guide 1st, start from here, in the future when you're more experienced, this rule can be 'broken' with more creative approaches.

Use tripod, keep low iso, shutter slower than 1/10s and aperture at lens' sweet spot. Variable here is shutter speed.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Sep 26 2012, 09:14 PM

Go buy one. For NEX, any cheapo tripod also can d. Less than 30 bucks can get one.

Use a bright lens

05Oct2012_3692 by william leong, on Flickr

Camera Sony NEX-3
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/4.5
Focal Length 39 mm
ISO Speed 1600
Exposure Bias +0.3 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

4 more pics here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamleong/...8263313/detail/

Any camera, high iso of coz will also be noisy. This was just a test to show the noise level to be expected at MAX iso. So that u can judge what are the lower iso is capable of. High iso is to be used when light levels are really really low and a high shutter speed is required to prevent subject movement.

Geek, the 5R has a control dial like the NEX 7 as well, albeit only 1 instead of 2 on the NEX 7. Quickens function access by a huge margin.

Yes confirmed.

06Oct2012_3757 by william leong, on Flickr

06Oct2012_3744 by william leong, on Flickr

exposed based on her skin tone on the face.

T.T can't fall asleep.. wake up edit pics


06Oct2012_3708a by william leong, on Flickr

This post has been edited by lwliam: Oct 9 2012, 02:34 AM

Damak, all shots have magenta tinge. Nothing a proper color levelling in photoshop can't fixed though.

if i were you, i pull out credit card swipe 1st, talk later..

unlucky la u.. hahaha..

Some comments

I like your no.1 a lot

2 and 3 you've her face too overexposed.

2, 3, 4 and 5 color is too yellow. she looks like she have jaundice.

6 would be better with eye contact and her right hand not cropped from the scene

most of your shots would benefit from more eye contact from the model.

9 I believe is a very bad attempt at photoshop.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Oct 15 2012, 12:07 AM

hmmm, looks like it... in that case, not a good example usage of the mode

---

Added on October 14, 2012, 11:28 pm
Shot with NEX 3 + Minolta 85mm f/1.4 at wide open with peaking mode.

1

20121014_0605 by william leong, on Flickr

2

20121014_0606 by william leong, on Flickr

3

20121014_0634 by william leong, on Flickr

4

20121014_0658 by william leong, on Flickr

5

20121014_0682 by william leong, on Flickr

6

20121014_0685 by william leong, on Flickr

7

20121014_0695 by william leong, on Flickr

8

20121014_0706 by william leong, on Flickr

9

20121014_0713 by william leong, on Flickr

10

20121014_0592 by william leong, on Flickr

full album here http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamleong/...7230251/detail/

This post has been edited by lwliam: Oct 14 2012, 11:32 PM