Most probably will be getting my Nex 5N by Tomorrow.

Yeah tnx..but actually buying more for my spoilt daughter haha. She into DSLR and I tumpang happy nia. She been asking me DSLR for 2 yrs now..and the best I go for this to avoid heavy equipemnt during Holiday.

I still will be using my own Nokia N8 compact haha

Sony NEX 5N really in short supply.. Lotsa Klang Valley shops i asked all no stock liao till mid of this Mth haizzz..

OK. Got my NEX-5NK this Evening. Still lotsa units at Sg Wang & BB Plaza, KL but no more twin lens kit only single 18-55. Price almost similar in most of the shops there..RM2,200 for 5NK if cash, 3% CC and 5% wth zero int.

Still digesting on how to operate..damn getting lazy to read the fine line liao..furthermore my eye kenot focus on the small print darm...

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

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...

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

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

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

Walao eh so cheap? 1/2 of what I got!!..haha tnx for the youtube link..funny guy indeed lol.. dunno how much he spent smashing up lenses & cameras

Yeahlor..mine not pro but HMC multicoated UV..darm kena con liao... I thought Hoya very expensive but only RM70?? Likedat my Hoya Macro filter probably also ~ RM100 only Adoooiiiii

Furthermore, tested the macro on 18-55mm lens..- No good..can't get even get closer than 10cm..better than without but not till 1cm!! darm conned again My current IXUS 300HS macro at F2.0 much better ( Edit- I found out the answer liao why wth macro filter also kenot get so close haha..all from the other alpha thread... really noob since coming from digicam camp )
This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 5 2012, 10:56 PM

Haha..Still new to mastering this mirrorless cam wth DSLR sized sensor haha..so many things to learn...Now only O know that macro filter does works wth telephoto lens only that needs to zoom further and kenot goes so close to object like those F1.8-F2.0 digicams haha

OK still mastering this macro techinque on zoom lens...Just taken moment ago haha.. Kenot too close hv to zoom..still on AF mode wth F4. 1/60sec & ISO3200..pretty dark room wth my desktop monitor lighthing

Pic spam..1st time using Hoya Macro +4 on an 18-55mm NEX lens..all on auto mode wth diff zooming..After the session at 1U secret Garden, bought a +10 macro liao..not yet try haha:

Mother of all mirrorless haha..BTW...that one Taiwan warranty or oversea?

Tnx. Just now play abit wth +10 macro lens..now can focus very close dy but if wth the UV filter in frontm the 4 edge abit darker and if I add the +4 in front of +10, getting slight closer focus but the edge getting even darker....I think can get natural lomo effect using +14 liao haha ..pic quality probably affected and more light needed kua?

Just check the effect wth just +10 macro filter Vs just only +10. Both in abit darker environment wth light maingly from my desktop LCD haha

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+10 + +4


This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 6 2012, 10:29 PM

After I recalled, I think both also +14 and the only diif is one taking out the UV filter haha...old liao..even taken moment ago also can't remember...Just play few +14 macroing wth ants & insect outside my house b4 battery drained. Here's the result - all auto + max zoom:





Two more insects photo one wth max zoom (55mm f5.6) _abit blur & another wth lower zoom (23mm F4.5)

That's my Y'day test macro lor haha. sumore in front of desktop LCD lighthing..for sure dark wan.. That's just to compare the effect of +10 & +4 macro filter with & without additional UV filter in front.. The one wth dark 4 edges were wth UV filter and the one bigger view without UV filter.

For sure wth macro filters, I can get closer to the object liao haha

If that 200mm max zoom wth +10 macro filter..I think can see spider eyes to the max liao haha

Haha.. Yeah..she's now beh tahan liao bcos I use more than her