My 1680z stopped working earlier this month during my vacation (make a strong gear sound when switched on and will not focus. When dismounted from camera, the focus ring can only turn a bit near 1m to infinity). So i sent it to the Sony service center in the Curve for checking.

Today the quotation come back, the technician said my lens motor is broken and the total cost for repair is RM889 (!!!).

That is just too costly to repair! So i need some advise from you all if you have experience in this. From what i see, i've got a few option:

1. Bite the bullet and ask Sony to repair for RM889
2. Send it to other shop for repair (anyone can recommend any?)
3. Don't repair and buy new lens (cost even more money!)

Also, I bought this lens in 2009 so the warranty has long expired.

Hope my fellow forummer can give me some advise

eddy, to learn to see a good photo, u have to learn several photo elements,
1. emotion, the photo doesnt emphasis on emotion since its not potrait, so its okay.
2. colors, colors can portray emotion, color used is light, light sky, light ground(soft brown) to tell slow and smooth...
3. contrast, strong contrast on the human shows, well, many human busy with action, strong contrast usually show crashing element, activity, busy little humans.
4. Texture, is what u get from contrasts too, the first photo has very bad angle and crashing of texture(trees and buildings), causing conflict in direction. picture 2 and 3 has better harmony of texture
5. Shape: which, u have to remove emotion(people), color(errrm), contrasts(shadows), texture(trees) to see.

now, let me know, which shape is the most harmonious to you? that is your best photo.

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you see, the composition for the first pic is stuck half way, telling no story. the soft skin(was it celled teal? or peach color?) color is not connected properly, no repeat feature.
picture 2, has a little contracting feature, point to left then turn right then up.
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picture 3, is the most harmonious leading line and repeating pattern. do you see it?

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Added on April 2, 2012, 5:50 pm

rah@: there is too much negative space on the mid lower right side (the tree and slope). it disturbs the harmony of the picture... that why. the left side wall of china is too left, and leaving negative space on the right, having improper composition. the shape i drew, is directly drew on the picture itself, that is the shape it has taken, when u able to throw away all other element and leaving only shape, that is when u see the real whole composition ppl been talking bout 'why your pic lack compo'

but again, there is no right or wrong in photography, just getting the best angle

Due to the reclamation plan in my hometown, the old style fishing village going to move to some other location. I managed to take some photo at last week during sunset.
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_DSC91032 by Jack's Wonderland, on Flickr

C&C are welcome