Planning to get Sony Nex 7 Mirrorless Camera..

[Alamaking]

Yes I'm a Sony fan and I own A35, A57, Nex7 and RX100 with about 10 lenses. Don't ask me why I have so many. I just like to play with them

Sony cameras are fun to use, image quality is excellent and the features are way more advance than its competitors. Not many people use this brand because "Its a Sony" and not a Nikon or Canon. These cameras have a lot of features but KNN Sony only focus on showcasing its Translucent Mirror Technology.

I bor bian liao, too many Oly mounted lenses, overall Im very satisfied with Oly, fuck Canon :p:p:p

 

[tonychat]

Yes I'm a Sony fan and I own A35, A57, Nex7 and RX100 with about 10 lenses. Don't ask me why I have so many. I just like to play with them

Sony cameras are fun to use, image quality is excellent and the features are way more advance than its competitors. Not many people use this brand because "Its a Sony" and not a Nikon or Canon. These cameras have a lot of features but KNN Sony only focus on showcasing its Translucent Mirror Technology.

i plan to get the Nex 7 with the 24mm f/1.8 E-Mount Carl Zeiss Sonnar for a start.. i guess this combination can take most general photo shots.

 

[Alamaking]

i plan to get the Nex 7 with the 24mm f/1.8 E-Mount Carl Zeiss Sonnar for a start.. i guess this combination can take most general photo shots.

your 24mm f1.8 is a long lense, can fit into your pocket lah... lol

 

[Logisex]

i plan to get the Nex 7 with the 24mm f/1.8 E-Mount Carl Zeiss Sonnar for a start.. i guess this combination can take most general photo shots.

Just get their new E mount 35mm f/1.8. Its smaller, much cheaper and the focal length is more versatile.

 

[Logisex]

I bor bian liao, too many Oly mounted lenses, overall Im very satisfied with Oly, fuck Canon :p:p:p

Last time use Oly before but don't find it better in terms of quality and price as compared to other brands and after what happened to the company recently, I think this brand damn jialat liao

Yeah fuck Canon...........

 

[Alamaking]

Last time use Oly before but don't find it better in terms of quality and price as compared to other brands and after what happened to the company recently, I think this brand damn jialat liao

Yeah fuck Canon...........

OMD E-M5 is good what, no meh?

 

[Logisex]

OMD E-M5 is good what, no meh?

Got good review and seems quite popular but I never use before. Their 'retro' look not as good as Fuji leh

 

[tonychat]

Just get their new E mount 35mm f/1.8. Its smaller, much cheaper and the focal length is more versatile.

Thanks buddy, but i will pay tribute to this camera with this video:

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[tonychat]

i am still very confused with Focal length ( F1.8, F2.8 to F4.5) and the zoom (, 24mm and 35mm to 200mm)

how are all these being related to get a desire quality of your photos..

how do they work together.. i do read up and google it and still i do not understand. They say about each of them but not on how they work together.

 

[Leongsam]

i am still very confused with Focal length ( F1.8, F2.8 to F4.5) and the zoom (, 24mm and 35mm to 200mm)

F1.8, F2.8 etc aren't focal lengths. That's your aperture settings. The smaller the minimum number, the better the low light performance.

That's why an F1.4 lens is much more expensive than an F2.8 lens.

24mm, 35mm etc has nothing to do with zoom. That's the focal length of your prime lenses.

A zoom lens is one where you can vary the focal length eg 70mm-200mm lens.

 

[tonychat]

F1.8, F2.8 etc aren't focal lengths. That's your aperture settings. The smaller the minimum number, the better the low light performance.

That's why an F1.4 lens is much more expensive than an F2.8 lens.

24mm, 35mm etc has nothing to do with zoom. That's the focal length of your prime lenses.

A zoom lens is one where you can vary the focal length eg 70mm-200mm lens.

Thanks... so how do these 2 work together (the F and the mm)? Is it better to get a lower F number as low as possible? when is it necessary to get a bigger F number.

how much difference is a 24mm 1.8F lens to a 35mm 2.8F lens?

 

[Leongsam]

Thanks... so how do these 2 work together (the F and the mm)? Is it better to get a lower F number as low as possible? when is it necessary to get a bigger F number.

how much difference is a 24mm 1.8F lens to a 35mm 2.8F lens?

It all depends upon what the lens is for. If you're going to shoot events/sports etc in low light conditions, then get the fastest lens you can afford. If the lens is for portraits in a studio environment where you have control over the light, then you don't need a fast lens. F2.8 to F4.5 is fine.

As for the focal length the shorter it is, the wider the angle of capture. You decide on the focal length you're going to use depending upon what you're shooting. If you want to capture a wide scene in limited space, then a wide angle lens is a must. If you're shooting soccer 200 metres away from the action, then you'll need a 400mm to 600mm telephoto lens if you want to capture individual players in action.

 

[Fook Seng]

i am still very confused with Focal length ( F1.8, F2.8 to F4.5) and the zoom (, 24mm and 35mm to 200mm)

how are all these being related to get a desire quality of your photos..

how do they work together.. i do read up and google it and still i do not understand. They say about each of them but not on how they work together.

The F numbers are not focal lengths but focal ratios between the focal length and the aperture diameter of the lens. The smaller the ratio, the more light it captures, allowing you to take photos in dim light without flash. At the same time, assuming you use the full aperture of the lens without stopping down with the iris, it will give the picture a shorter depth of field. In fact portraits normally benefit from such opening of the lens because you usually want the subject to be in focus but not the background. On the other hand, for landscapes when you want everything to be in sharp focus, F ratio should be higher.

 

[Alamaking]

how much difference is a 24mm 1.8F lens to a 35mm 2.8F lens?

24mm F1.8 = Can take in more light, wider view, good for shooting food
35mm F2.8 = Good for general shoot, group shot

 

[blackmondy]

I bor bian liao, too many Oly mounted lenses, overall Im very satisfied with Oly, fuck Canon :p:p:p

Same here using Oly 4/3. Oly has good skin tones right out from jpegs without further processing.

Simply cannot understand why people prefer spending time processing raw instead of spending time out shooting ?

 

[Alamaking]

Same here using Oly 4/3. Oly has good skin tones right out from jpegs without further processing.

Simply cannot understand why people prefer spending time processing raw instead of spending time out shooting ?

Hehehe, thats why I love Oly lah, others quite bad, hahaha.....

 

[blackmondy]

I always have a soft "spot" for Olympus because of their amazing multi-spot metering in their OM-4 film camera in the 80s.

And my el-cheapo E620 can do high-speed flash sync all the way to 1/4000 which more expensive camera can't even do.

 

[Alamaking]

I always have a soft "spot" for Olympus because of their amazing multi-spot metering in their OM-4 film camera in the 80s.

And my el-cheapo E620 can do high-speed flash sync all the way to 1/4000 which more expensive camera can't even do.

E620 4/3 camera? R.I.P

 

[blackmondy]

E620 4/3 camera? R.I.P

Still serving me well fren

 

[Alamaking]

Still serving me well fren

Dun think Olympus will revive 4/3 range, thats what I meant, haha....... I'm using E-P2, still serves me well too, but now mainly using iPhone5 to shoot, its good enough for street and food photography