The Mitakon/ZhongYi Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 has a stepless, clickless aperture ring, making it ideal for videography. There's a guy who brings it in to Malaysia with 1 year warranty.

However, it is difficult to manually focus if the subject is moving, and if you plan to record a movie you'll need to have very accurate focus or it will be very annoying to watch.

thanks for reply and gave a good review and idea of the camera and lens..
so now i need to planning which camera should i get either a6000 or 70D haha..

Hey there guys and gals. It's been a while since I was last here. Seems the family has grown... considerably... large.

It's wonderful that Sony has FINALLY made my greatest dream come true: the FF Nex, though in its current form it's still very much a unattainable luxury for me - unless I sell a kidney or something. Hopefully Sony comes up with an A6 or something for us poor mortals.

That said, I'm now keen on getting a new digital body, especially now that ColorDotCom has closed up shop (*cry*). Eyeing either a cheap second hand Nex6/Nex7 or an A6000, either new of second hand.

So, besides much improved controls,  better battery life , faster AF and the xbionz - am I gonna miss much if I skip the A6000? Especially when my last experience with a DSLR was with the venerable A200?

I'm primarily gonna do still photography (landscape, archie, street, product shots, travel) mostly with MF legacy lenses and maybe sometimes with the kit lens or a 35mm prime of some sort (either the Sony 35 or the Zeiss, whichever comes up cheaper on the used market lol) - so "faster AF", "more AF points"  and "a control system that isn't buried in menus" aren't really must-haves for me.

I'm looking to spend 4k max, much less if possible - especially as there's the accessories to consider too: batteries, lens-adapters, filtes, straps.

So, old Nex6/7 + cash for extra stuff or A6000?

Sry, confuse a bit.. this announcement means there will be new lens for A6000 or A7 series?

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-huge-ze...s-will-love-it/

yup.. just afraid on this... hmm.. maybe time to sell A7? ANy taker? 

That said the A7 lens catalogue for "proper" shooting (read: commercial shooting needing use of AF, OSS and stuff) is kinda sad, especially if you don't have the AF motor Alpha mount adapter. Not many first party FF lenses and even less third party stuff (which is bad news for a starving hobbyist like me).

Sure, there's the basic Sony stuff and the handful of Zeisses, but that's about it. Compare that with the long list of EF and FX lenses and you'll know what I mean.

It's actually sadder then during my A200 days, even when we used to moan about lens choice all the time. Back then we could easily get screw focus Minolta lenses because AF motor was in-body. And there was even more Minolta lenses than you could shake a stick at.

However, if you got the A7 to shoot manual lenses for fun it's a different story lol. Or if you don't mind using the slightly bulky LA-EA4, there's still those beautiful, beautiful Minolta glass floating around - especially the ones made for film.

Like the Sony/Minolta 135mm STF. Oh the STF. Good lord liquid bokeh literally dripping everywhere (though technically the STF is an MF lens so the LA-EA3 or even a Metabones adapter would suffice already).

In the end, Sony's mirrorless FF lineup still has quite a lot of room to grow, so time will tell.

BTW, has anybody begged Tamron to do an E-mount 17-50/2.8 yet? Or Sigma with their 16-35/1.8. Now that I'm firmly set on the A6000 I need lenses for the darned thing.

10Aug2014_1172 by william leong, on Flickr


Sony SLT-A99V
24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM
ƒ/3.2  70.0 mm 1/80  125 Flash (off, did not fire)

what for spend so much when u can buy a piece of A4 paper?or better yet buy those styrofoam like thingy at stationery shop...forgot what's called...make a bounce card for it and it doubles up as a white card...

thx for the help

Not sure if I can answer this question lol...

If cannot, you can try "Lightzone". It's a free RAW processor (like Lightroom, but free) and supports Sony RAWs, at least you can convert into something you can play with in PS.

yes. of course selling in MYR. yet i can slightly cheaper than Sony promotion. 3 units left, as today i purposely take leave for COD with customer & friends around OUG
i had confirm from Sony Malaysia of after Malaysia Independence Day the price will revert back to RRP RM1099 and no way to get cheaper

fuhh.. waiting for this model, so might end up with a5000 only then..

I think the RM2450 price you mention is for A6000 body only, and the new A5100 price includes the collapsible kitlens, right? From that point of view, the A5100 is not all that overpriced, no? But yeah, no hotshoe/smart connector is a real bummer in the A5100 for me. Not the EVF though. Not a biggie in a camera of this class, to be honest. And the A6000 looks nicer, especially in the silver color version. But that's a personal thought lah. I don't have A6000 nor do I have intention to buy A5100, by the way. 

Will Sony announce A6100 in Photokina?

Hey guys! I'm kinda stuck making a decision, and thought I'd see if anyone here can offer some insight =)
I own an NEX-6 and I'm considering buying a spare battery, but an original battery is 200++ =(
Do third-party batteries work fine? Is there any option to charge the batteries outside the camera? Would love suggestions/recommendations =)

Some street photo.

Really reminds me of my M9 days. Plus the af speed, lightweight, comfy grip + super useful custom buttons!

i wonder any EMount adapter to use Canon lenses with AF...

Nice color right... just like the output of my M9 haha

Anyway, in camera i set to standard, Adobe color setting.

Then in post i just put in LR and slide the black down.