congrats bro .. nice combo with sel18200 ..

That's the SEL18200 e-mount. There's also a SEL55210.

Congratulations! Getting mine from Taipei tomorrow. Either with the silver 18-55mm or CZ 24mm lens.

Question to the pros here. Would OSS matter? CZ lens doesn't have OSS, would it make any difference when t comes to the Carl Zeiss 24mm f1.8 lens?

BTW, do you all protect your lens wth filter? I added a Hoya HMC UV filter Y'day bcos the shop say it's necessary for xtra protection & better pic quality

No problems with customs. It is a hit and miss most of the time. I know they will normally ship it out at their cost price for customs and insurance purpose. Got it via ebay - supplier from HK. Cant remember exactly how much now. ~US$350/- . I try not to remember as I'll get heartache if I see it selling cheaper one day! Right now I can see one going for US$530/- .

Have no idea, no time to send my Nex 5N for the issue as well...will post on forum once i did

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Added on February 5, 2012, 10:42 amCool man, appreciate you can share/post some picture for NEX 7

This post has been edited by jimmyyap03: Feb 5 2012, 10:42 AM

Just played with Nex-7 at mid valley Sony. Rm4499 just body. No kit yet.

It's small! And quiet, not as quiet as x100 but good enough. AF seems fast to me. EVF is good but not great. Only glass can beat it. Love tri navi but I wish the knobs has more resistance. Right now it's too easy to knock them off their settings.

Still no 50mm lens yet

This post has been edited by idoblu: Feb 5 2012, 11:20 AM

Protect, yes... Improve pic quality, no. It's the opposite actually, higher chances of bad pic due to lens-flare especially at night where there's artificial light.

Fuyoh, way above my budget. Have to stick with my ori plan of saving up for an EVF instead

Please offer me your best price. 99.9% brand new because i didnt use it, normally use 18-55mm lens....

I brought my NEX7 RM4499 and I have 8% discount (for pre order person only) SEL18200 is only RM2000 and pancake lens RM299.

does the nex-7 has the same clicking issue as the 5N?

Of course it does when shooting with really low shutter speeds...

Hmnnn likedat abit got cheated liao lor...bcos the salesperson told me that hoya Hi index multi-coated UV also reduced lens flare wor..accordingly, those standard without coating probably induce flare ...darn...Anyway, Today I got another Hoya macro +4 filter haha..still lotsa things to perfect the picture takingh.. I failed taking macro wth 18-55mm..kenot focus at all..and thus straight away go back to get the macro filter..

Only then, found out I need to deactivate the autofocus to get the best macro shot using this limited 18-55...Still looking for cheaper F1.8 lens...

stimix, another question you need to ask is, is that Hoya genuine or fake. Lots of fake Hoya filters out there
Btw the best filter is no filter

This post has been edited by idoblu: Feb 5 2012, 04:33 PM

Reputable shop and guranttee genuine to me. According to them, those fake hoya using plastic lens & not real glass + not cheap for sure- RM200 for the macro filter & HCM UV filter RM130

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 5 2012, 04:36 PM

most people shoot macro using MF anyway.... even with dedicated macro lens...

BTW, this were the closest in-focus -auto mode I can get without macro filter on 18-55 this Morning..That time I dunno how to deactivate the auto-focus





I think need a good protrait len dy not 16mm-2.8 but 50mm-1.8 ..Too bad NEX dun hv this

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 5 2012, 05:01 PM

NEX got... but they haven't started to ship yet..



This post has been edited by zstan: Feb 5 2012, 05:09 PM

Multi-coated UV filters (especially good brands like Hoya and B+W) are indeed less prone to flares compared to normal filters, but no matter what it will still not be as good as naked lens. You are after all adding another layer of glass and air for the light to pass through before reaching your sensor.

Hmm... Why not opt for a Raynox DCR-250 instead? Reviews of it are generally quite decent, me considering to get one

Hmmm Tnx. probably will try shooting wth & without that UV coated filter for comparison haha On the Raynox 250, I googled and found out abit bulky.. They actually offered me another wide-macro filter Y'day and I dun really like it bcos no-name & heavy. So Today I asked them about any thinner macro filter and they recommend this Hoya- close-up +4.. well, I like it bcos much portable compare wth the thick bulky & heavy wide-macro filter..

I will try out the macro after I finished charging my battery...darn so fast finished ...not even 460 shot..less than 30 nia!! probably almsot 1 hr failed macro shooting this morning haha.. ..Oh need to chk. When I fully charged Y'day for ~ 2-3hrs, the battery level only ~ 48% is this normal??

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Added on February 5, 2012, 5:29 pmWah good news...but will not be cheap hor haha..the A-mount Alpha 50mm-F1.8 only retailed ~ RM500..but since this E-mount using alu...not cheap hor?
Probably just get a 2nd hand NEX- 16-F2.8 and coupled wth my macro filter..cheaper solution haha
This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 5 2012, 05:29 PM