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16105 is Sony design. It was supposed to be an updated version of the CZ1680 but Carl Zeiss did not approve the design and forbid Sony from using the T* coating on the lens. Therefore it's sold as a normal lens. This means that this lens is as good as the Carl Zeiss 16-80 but without the Zeiss T* coating.

As for 18250, it's just Tamron design.

the 1680cz is better than 16105 in terms of contrast (awesome microcontrast from T* coating) and larger aperture. it's also slightly better in terms of corner sharpness. i guess you get what you paid for. i would get the zeiss if i have extra bucks... but for budget conscious people, 16105 is a wiser choice. it has better build quality than the zeiss.

F42 can use 430EX/EXII diffuser

i've tried Gary Fong Lightsphere (ori) before on my F42 .... one thing I don't like about it was that it always fell... it fits tight actually, but less grippy. The whaletail (toilet bowl) had better gripping because rubber band is used.

doesn't work for me. you should've feathered the selection to about 200px... it will look nicer.

this is black metal

colour is a bit dull and lack sharpness.

I don't see any problem printing up till 8R... you wont notice the noise.

If you were to get a non-Sony flash, get the cheap one with manual power control, and trigger them via RF triggers. The Nissin works fine, but you will not want to trigger it with the pop-up flash. It just doesn't sync (based on my experience with Di466 for Canon). It flashes, but it doesn't come out in the picture unless you set the pop-up to manual flash. But then, you can't use it together with Sony wireless flash. With RF trigger, you can attach the transmitter to the sync port and use Sony wireless at the same time.

What's great about F42AM is that it's more sensitive to trigger compare to older flash like F36AM or F56AM. I have tried a shot where the flash was not even in the line of sight and it triggers (subject on the stairs, flash on the 1st floor directly above me and I'm shooting from the ground floor)

CMOS is only better at high iso handling. CCD will produce crispier images than CMOS at its optimum ISO levels.
Digital medium format camera still use CCD for a reason.

a200/300 has the most useful feature compare to its competitors in the entry level segment.
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This post has been edited by soulfly: Dec 11 2008, 08:09 PM

they dont sell the original one

no limit.

if you want cheap but fast writing speed get kingston elite pro (SLC type NAND)
those transcend 133x aren't exactly fast writing... they're using MLC instead of SLC NAND flash. they're cheap though.

because CF is tougher and more durable? Pro level DSLR all use CF one worr.....

cable transfer rate is actually quite fast with the Alphas, but then again it depends on the card speed too. it drains battery though.

This is way out of topic, becoming kopitiam already. Let's stick to Alpha topic shall we?

anybody going to pudu plaza plz check for me price and availability for sal-16105 lens

if you shoot photojournalism style, or wedding photography.... creative angles makes picture more interesting

ALERT:

You guys must've already seen the cheap F58AM/F42AM ads on FTZ rite? I already asked the ghetto seller about warranty, source, even offered to COD here in Miri... but he seems avoiding my questions and insisted on postage.

There's a very high chance that this guy is a scammer.

status in kastam... dunno what are they doing keeping so long

Poison anyone?