cjlai : what lens you used ar?

albnok: thx bro. yup i did some sharpening on it coz it's a bit soft. guess it's a big mistake then.

btw, i'm using firmware 4 with NR off

this is the original picture with no sharpening (just editted on the colour curve):


is this normal for ISO1600 with a700?

yes...only 3 options on A100 to 350 - Off, DRO and DRO+. Ok get A700 to do +5! poison enough??

moon from the 500mm reflex lens...

this is my recent macro shot

This is what the A700/A900 can do with DRO Level 5:


I think you know by now that if you usually shoot in such sunny conditions without DRO, the trees would be nearly black!

You can do the same thing with RAW or a HDR program. Really this is what HDR is meant to do, not those cartoony-looking pictures!

moon from yesterday

SHOfrE3zE, you could mask the sharpening off so it doesn't occur on the noise in the blues. That said it has a film-like texture which I don't mind.

AlphaBeta: Yes, because DRO is basically an automatic Shadow Fill. Highlight Recovery is done by the camera, which chooses to underexpose to retain the tones in the white clouds. So even though I shot it at ISO200, the blues are a good 2 stops below (0 EV) while the buildings are possibly 3-4 stops below  the sky (ISO1600-3200.)

When you underexpose an ISO200 shot by -2 EV, and bring it back up to 0 EV brightness, the picture has basically become an ISO800 shot.

started laa... dei alphabeta, i just oni got my A200 laa... chill a while laa... haha... was lookin forward to join ur "red and black" clan... ut then i had to go get a cobra... 

don get wht u mean.. u mean the f42 flash?

Anybody uses iPhoto on a Mac to do photo editting?

Anybody uses iPhoto on a Mac to do photo editting?

albnok: thx for the tips. actually, i just pull the red channel on the curves. smart blur eh? never thought of doing it coz i'm busy worrying about the sharpening . need to familiarize more with the high ISO thing.

Anybody uses iPhoto on a Mac to do photo editting?

wad u use for sharpening??the default sharpen in photoshop is a lil bit hash imo..i prefer smart sharpen too...

achew, I'm still using Photoshop 7, so it's Unsharp Mask for me. Smart Sharpen is much better though for handling highlights and shadows separately.

ask achew..he is using Mac..and he produces good photos..

oh...u call N 'black and red'? i call it darkside lol... Sony is good...i love the CZ lenses and button layout of it.

EDIT: there achew replied you b4 me lol..

guys, i haven't tried this myself yet... ut had a friend of mine telling me that GIMP can be a lil more easier than Ps.... and guess what, it's a multi-platform program.... oh yea and it's FREE!! 

check this out --> http://inphotos.org/gimp-for-photographers-levels/

yup..its a multi-platform...i tried to use it few times b4 i could 'find' any cs4 for my mac....but after exposed to photoshop for so long..i just couldnt get myself fit into gimp..lol

but i think if one havn get used to ps..and need a freeware..it could b a good choice..

guys, i haven't tried this myself yet... ut had a friend of mine telling me that GIMP can be a lil more easier than Ps.... and guess what, it's a multi-platform program.... oh yea and it's FREE!! 

check this out --> http://inphotos.org/gimp-for-photographers-levels/