neo_lam: Lots of things - bokeh, Zeiss, Minolta, ergonomics, AF/MF system, SteadyShot...

cjlai: HOT DAMN! The Mirage filter! I didn't remember what it was called. Superb filter that is.

Some of your shots are a bit bluish. I like #8!

firz: The A700 with firmware V4 has similiar image quality to the D300 even on higher ISOs. Everything else is down to ergonomics and price;

The D300 has this over the A700:
- 100% viewfinder (ironic, but the D300 does cost much more than the A700...)
- higher FPS
- Live View with Contrast-Detect and Phase-Detect AF
- ability to use F-mount lenses

The A700 has this over the D300:
- ability to use A-mount lenses (Minolta AF, Sony and Carl Zeiss ZA) and M42 lenses with an adapter (Nikons cannot use M42 lenses due to back flange distance.)
- controls are all on the right hand (on the D300, the ISO button is out of place on the top-left corner.)
- image stabilization in body
- can use the HVL-F58AM quick-swivelling flash!
- the battery grip is more ergonomic and has all the buttons of the normal grip (on the D300 battery grip, the joystick is shrunken)

vikingw2k: Wow, strong words from some guy who paid a lot more to go into a system that doesn't autofocus, doesn't let you MF on something outside the center, has really really bad AWB, adds infrared purple to anything you shoot and doesn't have any telephoto lenses.

But hey, a Leica IS nice to look at...

I never said the D3 or D700 is bad. Quote me if you can find such a claim. But you must recognize that no camera has EVERYTHING.

KTCY: More AF points are useful to avoid recomposing. Recomposing can cause your image to be out-of-focus:

http://www.mhohner.de/recompose.php

If you only focus on the center, you'll be fine.

Your comment could be interpreted in many ways. Make it specific if you want it to be interpreted as you meant it to be.

@cjlai : what a color!! very nice.. hmm what lens are you using?

cjlai...love the colour of the Cola...did u do any PP??

it's called HOYA multi-vision or Kenko mirage lens....

some a bit blur.... coz 1st time bring these lenses for outing

Ah yes, Hoya multi-vision! Tried one in a shop named dSLR in Subang Parade. Didn't know Kenko made one, too!

@.@ so dizzy...but i see A300 or A350 on the table

For someone who always wants research and facts to act as backup to statements one makes, you sure don't do your own research very well.

For your information, there are people who does use the 500mm reflex lens to take portraits and takes some very nice portraits to boot! Without the donut bokeh! Go check out the nickname Billycane in alphanatics or you can search for his website in multiply where he hosts his blog. An alpha user from Singapore.

It's a matter of how you use your gears that matters. Sure the 500mm does produce donut bokeh but if you know how to use it, it does not necessarily have to be that way.

BTW donut bokehs can also be caused by some teleconverters in certain situations. It's not unique to the reflex lens.

i'm using 70-210mm f3.5-4.5, 18mm f3.5, & 50mm f2.8.........

some got pp for contrast n brightness....

thanks

just now i shoot moon .. quite ok la ..
SAL-55200
shutter speed 1/640
f8
ISO 200 - 400

but .. till now i still din see any sign of lunar eclipse ..

edit: i use spot AF and just leave metering to multi segment ..

This post has been edited by lehtung: Feb 10 2009, 12:29 AM

mind showing us some photos? mine was totally crap..

Hello alphabeta, Im not using Sony but I think the setting is almost same, what do you adjust other than ISO, exposure, aperture and metering right. Hope this helps -



Focal Length - 250mm
Aperture - F/10
Shutter Speed - 1/100"
ISO - 200
Flash - Didnt Fire

This post has been edited by mizivincible: Feb 10 2009, 12:38 AM

blurring due to shaky hand, i shot in my friend's house and i din bring my tripod ..
cropped ..

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Added on February 10, 2009, 12:41 amwah , so sharp ..

This post has been edited by lehtung: Feb 10 2009, 12:41 AM

very nice...taken with wht lens?

mizivincible nice moon shots you got there...

He took the picture with Canon 40D...

lehtung, it helps to shoot ONLY when the moon is really solidly white. That's when there are no clouds and you can get a faster shutter speed.

Also, if you noticed, mizivincible's moon is not a full moon... the sun is hitting it at a slight angle which gives the 3D effect on the craters on the top-right.

If you want, you can actually combine a few moon exposures to give the 3D effect across the whole moon.

This post has been edited by albnok: Feb 10 2009, 12:58 AM

Thanks, it was taken with the 55-250mm only, handheld. Do try it out with different aperture range F/8-F/12 until you satisfy with the result. Yeah one more thing, spot metering is very important. As long as you get the settings correct, nothing can stop you (except for battery dry out, raining, or your mom forbids you from shooting outside during night )

Anyway good luck and do share with us what you got aite.

oh i see ..
tonight here a bit cloudy .. can see a ring around the moon ..
i'm still a noob..

its a looooooooooong time, but;

PICSPAM!


Should have increased the aperture :/

Now u mentioned and explained only I noticed and realized it. Thanks for the heads up aite mate

This post has been edited by mizivincible: Feb 10 2009, 01:03 AM

check this thread:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/885593

got there by clicking the link in TS's siggy.. 1680Z for RM2350.. that's cheap aite?? i thought the street price is around RM2500