ya, this coming weekend got lots of stuffs to shoot

hopefully 4 gb jpeg enuf

100-0001

then after 10k
101-0001

aiya... then I bought a lousy grip then
- got cable connect to the remote
- only 1 button - only the shutter release button

however, there are some feature that umm.... looks nice, eventhough I may not use it
- there is another shutter release button, located at the bottom - for left hand users, so that left handed can now hold the camera and click (I'm right handed, so this feature is useless for me )
- it comes with AA battery holder when you can plug it in to grip. Kinda if both batteries went dead, can go 7-eleven to buy normal AA batteries. Not tested though
- according to the seller, unlike other grips that cannot switch battery when one is empty, this one can. Also not tested as both my batteries are almost full

Brand: ownuser

but then again, do we really need other buttons beside the shutter release button?

yes, that is the one, the ownuser... but I don't remember the remote though - hahaha... later check the box back. The seller is help me plug into it and teach me how to use it as well show the use of the AA battery holder.

RM230

I don't use EV at all actually.. well, that was during my m42 days where everything is manual. Same goes to AEL - only use during landscape panoramic shooting to get the same exposure on the shots - but that is of course my personally, a700/900 may have a difference perspective

nope, won't work
you have to use manual settings (i seriously doubt aperture priority would work), and manual focus

cheap lens go hmc
expensive lens go pro1d (rm1k above)

i'm going to acgc sat and sun
dun have long zoom... so shoot indoor

flash first
lens... if wan tele, can always crop your photo... if wan wide, can always do panoramic

in photography, everything is about light.... exposure
so flash is your light source to make exposure right

then after you get flash, get lens
but no matter what, flash first

what lens or flash depends on you
are your the type that say "main thing got picture properly exposed and focused" or the type "in my photos, each and every pixel must be sharp sharp and nice"

how about this?

(I will assume that this goes under hobbyist not professional )
you take a photo - purpose? Share with family and friends? How? Through web or printout?

Web - when you show, usually you will be showing at 1024px or 800px. This are the common ones. When you resize, photo will become soft. So normally we apply some sharpness. A full resolution from a kitlens may not be sharp as a G lens. However, after resizing and some sharpness applied (we use USM, unsharp mask), the result will be sharp sharp.

Printout to share - How big you want to print? 4R? 8R? BILLBOARD SIZE?
Last time I use my panasonic fz3 at 3.2mp, can print 8R. Looks ok, but of course if see close sure can see the pixel breaks. 4R at 3mp already looks good. So, don't really need such long zoom lens. Just crop them
However, do becareful when printing in photos with high ISO, you can see noise. So how to compensate for not using high ISO - use FLASH

some processes in your computer may affect the transfer
example like, antivirus will scan each file when copying to your hard disk, that already few milliseconds multiply by hundreds of photos...
sometimes when I transfering files via usb and then open applications... it will also slow down the transfer

try google, because if you ask me, I will google also

yeah, big hand like me can touch the internal flash and it pop up

umm... hotshoe connection got relate to internal flash popping up?

Some snapshots in ACGC 2009 at Tropicana City Mall today

No PP (lazy), just resize

failed? meaning?

remember that there is a minimum focusing distance (500mm) that comes with the lens, even if you macro. Just as long you are in the MFD, you should be able to macro. However, don't expect full macro, you get like 1:3 ratio only, so it is actually kinda closeup

if auto focus don't really work in your way, try manual focus, or just set at infinity and move in and out of the object

must set to MF on your camera, then you can move the focusing ring to infinity
if your lens has AF/MF switch, you may need to switch it too... unless certain less, for example HSM lens does not require you to move the AF/MF switch on the lens to manual focus

so quiet tonight... all must have been tired shooting events today