Personally I think 70-200mm f2.8 for portrait is brainless. Not only it's expensive, but also not practical. For motorsport or field sports probably yes, since we need fast shutterspeed for that.

Well said Albnok.

The point of bringing this up to clear up my doubts on people getting fast lens. A person like me who likes to shoot fauna (birds do not complain like human do btw), I like my image to be as sharp as possible.

When one purchase a 70-200mm F2.8, use it to shoot portrait is unlikely because there are better alternatives like super wide to wide and prime. So a lens like this will be used to shoot fauna or flora. So knowing a sharpest result can be obtained at F8 or F11, then what's the point of getting the F2.8 version?

I'm not saying that buying these lens is wrong, I'll just want to know the rational behind it. Smaller DOF and able to use it at dimmer condition don't quite justify, as the way I look at it.

I'm looking for something/answer that I do not know. So stop flaming me

Add on: I've just missed the point on shooting foot ball game (or what ever game). Still, I think 200mm will not give enough reach unless one is sitting next to the goal gate. This can be a reason for fast lens though, any other reason?

Hmm... Ya. I got my A200 twin kit lens oledi just last week.

After leaving my Nikon D40 for some reasons then now switch to Alpha club. I still prefer my ex D40 handling.  .

Anyway, newbies here. Hope all master here can tutor abit. 

That's why my plan would be a F1.4-2.0 prime lineup; a 50mm F1.4, maybe a Sigma 30mm F1.4, and a Sony Carl Zeiss 135mm F1.8.


mhhee: Sure ah? I like having the ISO and Drive buttons separately... you have to check out the A200 vertical grip.

Anyway, welkambs to the Orange family!!!!
Eh since u wanna get 50mm 1.4, sell me ur 50mm 1.7.    About the battery grip, it's loooooooooooooooovely. I cant believe so few Alpha ppl using it. I mainly bought it because it looks so good. I din even know what it was for when I bought the camera, I jsut added the batt grip to make the camera look nicer.   Later oni learned how to utilise teh batt grip n what it's for.  howzabout u post up teh pic of the camera with batt grip again to poison more ppl.

OK, anyone knows what's the going price for the Tammy 17-50mm f2.8? soulfly, got lobang or not having an f2.8 lens is that bit more important to an A100 shooter like me who really cannot go any higher than ISO400 without worrying about noise level. Like they said, I would gladly sacrifice a bit of sharpness for the picture rather than add noise to it and destroy it. And some shots simply cannot have flash light, like this shot:

In the end it all boils down to what we shoot, and where we shoot.

I find that the performances I shoot are either dark that I need around F2.0... or bright that I can use F4.0.

Similiarly, I mostly shot at ISO400 on the A100, or ISO1600 on the A700. I don't use ISO800 much, like I don't use F2.8 much, for some weird reason.

I find that I prefer lighter lenses than the 70-200mm F2.8. 17-50mm F2.8 is good though. The Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 is better for me, I always wish my 70-210mm F4 can go wider (it is meant to be on full-frame).

Of course, your kind of composition will be different than mine... and you might like to flash... so pick your own lenses.

Though, just nitpicking, I prefer the bokeh rendition on my 70-210mm F4 to the 50mm F1.4.

ianho: I've always had a 50mm F1.4 la LOL.

I don't have cheap lobang for Tam1750 

But I think for that shot you can use 50mm f1.7 

guys
need ur help
where i can buy tamron/sigma lens??
i scouting around bukit bintang
none shop had both lens for alpha

1 shop recoment me minolta but then said stock not arrive yet

coz my budget is limit to RM600 only
so i think i gonna get 70300 first

Soony: The Sony 55-200mm F4-5.6 DT is nice. Very compact, like a slightly longer kit lens. Same thickness.

Do you know where i can get the bags?? normally found in what type of shops?? Any recommended bags for a camera and two lenses?? no flash and so on?

I'm planning to get 35mm 1.4 for product shooting, maybe abit of candid streets and indoor model shooting, , any comment ?

I got mine at RM680. Let me know once you have decided on the purchase and I'll PM you the contact.

Great... now I have a problem whether to get this or a beercan as my first telephoto...

Eiraku: Get the beercan.    it is a legendary lens.