i got a AF ZOOM 75-300mm 1:4.5 - 5.6, for Sell or Trade, suitable for Sony A100

click here http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/396752

anyone interested can PM me

Nikon D80's metering is wonky, too, overexposing for shadows.

Sony A100 underexposes when there is backlighting, but DRO ensures that the shadowed subject still has enough salvageable detail.

Sony has expensive Carl Zeiss lenses. However, Canon has expensive L lenses.

If you want to go for high-end lenses they will still cost you what. It's not like a Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM is RM1000!

Sony is noisy at ISO800, with the same sensor as the D80 and D200. However, in RAW, they are the same. And hey the D80 isn't as clean as a Canon either.

If you are lucky, you can find legendary lenses like the Leica-designed Minolta 70-210mm F4 beercan.

The power button on the A100 is undoubtedly in the wrong place, but DOF check, shutter and focusing point (9-point including the middle joystick button, which the D80 doesn't have) is well implemented. Props to Nikon for putting everything (else) in place.

Then again, we should all read the manual. I've seen many Nikon and Canon users slowly select ISO from the menu! (For the Sony, tapping the Fn dial at ISO, then rolling the right dial allows you to view and change ISO in viewfinder.)

You may pay RM200 more for a Sony lens compared to a Canon/Nikon one. A Canon/Nikon without IS/VR that is. (Withstanding the 70-200mm F2.8.)

Sigma has a cheaper 70-200mm F2.8 (and Tokina 80-200 F2.8.)

Undoubtedly, lens choices for Sony are less, but does anybody really get a rare lens? How many here have a fisheye? A tilt-shift? A reflex mirror?

Sony's Super Steady Shot does work as promised to 3.5 stops. (You have to see the stabilizer bars go down to 2 bars at least; IS/VR is not instantaneous either, swimming a bit first.) Plus you can use it on a 35mm F1.4 for darker places (or the Tamron 17-50mm F2.8.)

I fail to see how logical is "going for something because everybody else has it". You're just going to be annoying if you have to borrow a 50mm F1.4 everytime you wanna shoot a model. You want to OWN your own lenses. You'd want to have your own battery and a spare. Who doesn't get a spare battery?

(As for spare batteries, you can get an original one from Sungei Wang for under RM200. Don't go to a SONY shop and say "WAH so expensive" then go to a Sungei Wang shop and find a cheaper Nikon version. Sungei Wang prices are much less.)

wah ! now 400d kit & a100 double kit lens price is very tempting !

my friend got one alpha100 and i tested it, however, i personally think that it lacks grip, feel plasticky and doesnt hold comfortably into your hands. Quality wise i cant comment because i have not seen his shots yet. Ergonomically its not as good as i think it should.

sockman, it is not comfortable in your hands but it is comfortable in my hands. At least it handled better than the 350D (didn't try the 400D but I think they are similarly sized & shaped). I thought it was ergonomically well designed grip. But like albnok, I think the power button is in the worng place too. well, i can't have everything my way i guess..

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