DCIM price can be cheaper, however the price is cheap compare to their RPP price, but not to the street price.

For example, Sony sells HVL-F42AM at RM999 (RPP). Sony may sell it lower at RM899 but never at street price that can get at RM750. I think if Sony sells lower, other vendor that sells sony will sure make noise

Some of the photos from today's event (ACGC 2009)

(Not all posted though, just the ones I consider nice cuz the backdrop ruined the photos - don't have 1.4 or 1.8 )

malas nak PP
also good ma... can see the performance of the lens

Add 2 more for "L"

#7



#8



Basically each contestants were to make 3 poses... to me, "L" is indeed the best pose
Though... left early, did not wait for results

5 secs pose... no time to change settings in aperture priority or view result in LCD, but I keep that in mind

for almost 1 year... my shutter count 10k
so 9 more years to 100k
doubt the camera can last that long
maybe by 2-3 years, 20mega pixel camera will be a norm and it is time to change again

This post has been edited by chiggy: Mar 22 2009, 10:36 PM

best to shoot normal
you can always crop to get widescreen 16:9

you need this kind of thing

example
http://www.moresales.com.my/catalog/entry/yilxpusa.shtml



This post has been edited by chiggy: Mar 23 2009, 08:07 PM

no, as the lens comes together with the kit that you already register with it


that the battery out, put in again
take the lens out, put on again
and lastly, give a passionate kiss to the camera



This post has been edited by chiggy: Mar 23 2009, 09:36 PM

did you follow the common rule of first time battery recharging of 6-8 hours even the manual say only 3 hours?
whatever battery it is, I left them charged for 6-8 hours the first time even though it takes lesser time

it is called slave flash
the slave flash will trigger when it detect light from your main flash, pop-up flash works too to trigger

i've one, but did not really played with it, kinda wasted RM250 for it

i don't have F58, so I can't answer that
slave flash will trigger with any camera or any flash. Even a PnS camera can trigger a slave flash. Even your handphone with flash (if powerful enough) can trigger a slave flash

anyone going to sungei wang plaza today?
can check on the concourse when is the Seed Fashion Show. Got a someone say it falls 28/03, 29/03, 04/04 and 05/04 3pm... just wanna confirm.

Thanks

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Added on March 24, 2009, 9:59 amwhat is there to miss on my f42, to me all I need is a flash to shoot events. Don't need any mumbo jumbo
just as long can flash, can manual settings when needed (especially when using manual lens), can rotate twist and turn... enough already


This post has been edited by chiggy: Mar 24 2009, 09:59 AM

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/2009-04DSale30715991.htm

most of your non-flash macro is blur
I assume you use a tripod or some stabilizer like chair, table, dustbin etc.... please do turn off the SSS

yeah i know... magnifying glass
I still retain what I said above

yes turn off SSS when using tripod

Read the manual, it is stated there

here is my non savvy explanation that I know. You can google for more
when SSS is on, it can compensate some to your shaky hand. You shake a bit left, SSS compensate right.
when on the tripod, there will be no shake shake.... but SSS will still compensate some. So, a stabilized shot on a tripod can be blur due to SSS on while on tripod


Here are some google results
http://www.google.com.my/search?source=ig&...arch&meta=lr%3D

This post has been edited by chiggy: Mar 24 2009, 10:46 AM

when you press the shutter release button, I think by now you know the focus will lock. At the same time, the exposure - shutter speed and/or aperture (depending on which mode you on) will also lock. When you full press, the picture is taken with what you focused with the exposure selected. HOWEVER, if you were to recompose before fully press, the shutter speed and/or aperture will change according to the object exposure.

For example, you want to take a building with a sky background in the afternoon. When you focus the building and half press the shutter release, you may get F4, 1/200s. Then you recompose, where the focus point now is the sky - you may get F4, 1/500s. If you were to fully press, the building will become dark. So before you recompose, press and hold the AEL button, both shutter speed and/or aperture will remain no matter where you are recomposing now

that is the AEL button.

if you don't prefer HOLD, you can toggle it so that when you press 1 time, AEL will ON. Press again, AEL will off

yaya... i wan MC this friday to go DCIM 2009