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Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Monday, 26 January 2009
My Photo
Posted a blog on SWPP Convention 2009 last week. Joanne added Gary Fong on Facebook and tagged him on one of my photo. It was a surprise that Gary used the photo on his blog and my name was mentioned. What an honour from the well-known professional photographer in the industry :)
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Sony A700 Firmware V4 Update
It has been a while since the latest firmware Version 4 for A700 been leaked on the cyber community. I have been waiting to get the 'genuine' version and finally it's up on Sony Europe site!
The improvement and solved issues:
The improvement and solved issues:
- The choice to select auto exposure bracketing (single & continuous) with 3 shots in 2 EV steps has been added.
- The choice to turn [Off] the High ISO NR feature has been added.
- Improvement of the image quality in high ISO setting.
- Improvement of the auto white balance and D-Range Optimizer performance.
- Improvement of reliability for communication between camera body and vertical grip.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Schmap Bath
Although I don't make a living from photography, but it's always a delightful things when the photos are being recognised by some people, even though just a small group of people.
I have a photo published in The Star paper back in the late 90's which won me RM50 which was a small achievement for myself during that time. That was a photo of 3 little guinea pigs of my neighbour hanging on the glass cage. Unfortunately I didn't keep a copy of the paper cut and don't even remember where the printed copy has gone.
I was happy that photokaki put my photo on the front page last year - ya they change it like few times a month but it feels good to have one of mine on the front.
One of the photo published in Dyxum Galleries Exhibition #39 early this year.
And recently I received an email in flickr...
Schmap is actually an online travel guide which I have never heard before but it should be something to have its 5th edition in the making.
It is not one of my favourite picture but certainly I am more than happy to have it included in the guide.
It's just a small thumbnail picture on the website.
With my name on it, hehe... nothing to brag about but it's a small encouragement to myself.
I am eager to change profession to a job which I truly enjoy but unfortunately that will only realise when I can make more money from photography than what I am doing now in order to survive, that's the reality in life.
I have a photo published in The Star paper back in the late 90's which won me RM50 which was a small achievement for myself during that time. That was a photo of 3 little guinea pigs of my neighbour hanging on the glass cage. Unfortunately I didn't keep a copy of the paper cut and don't even remember where the printed copy has gone.
I was happy that photokaki put my photo on the front page last year - ya they change it like few times a month but it feels good to have one of mine on the front.
One of the photo published in Dyxum Galleries Exhibition #39 early this year.
And recently I received an email in flickr...
Schmap is actually an online travel guide which I have never heard before but it should be something to have its 5th edition in the making.It is not one of my favourite picture but certainly I am more than happy to have it included in the guide.
It's just a small thumbnail picture on the website.
With my name on it, hehe... nothing to brag about but it's a small encouragement to myself.
I am eager to change profession to a job which I truly enjoy but unfortunately that will only realise when I can make more money from photography than what I am doing now in order to survive, that's the reality in life.
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Alpha 2008 Lineup Update
Early this year I've posted my 2008 line up. In 3 months time I have tidy up the lineup, adding few lens and sold the Sony A100 kit with the Dicain vertical grip.
So the updated 2008 lineup will be:
Back row: Sony HVL-F56AM, Minolta 70-210mm F4 'Beercan', Minolta 3600HSD (supposed to let it go but decided to keep it a little longer til I get a right price)
Front row: Sigma 10-20mm, M42 Jupiter 9 85mm F2, Sony A700 with Tamron 17-50mm F2.8, Tamron 90mm SP F2.8 Macro, Minolta 50mm F1.7, M42 Helios 135mm F2.8
The last thing I want on my list this year is the Sony VG-C70AM vertical grip.
So the updated 2008 lineup will be:
Back row: Sony HVL-F56AM, Minolta 70-210mm F4 'Beercan', Minolta 3600HSD (supposed to let it go but decided to keep it a little longer til I get a right price)Front row: Sigma 10-20mm, M42 Jupiter 9 85mm F2, Sony A700 with Tamron 17-50mm F2.8, Tamron 90mm SP F2.8 Macro, Minolta 50mm F1.7, M42 Helios 135mm F2.8
The last thing I want on my list this year is the Sony VG-C70AM vertical grip.
Monday, 17 March 2008
M42: Jupiter 9 85mm F/2.0
Brought my second M42 lens - the Russian made Jupiter 9 85mm F2 to Bricklane two weeks ago with Joanne to test the lens' portraiture capability.
The first 2 digits on the front of the lens tells the year of made, mine is N7508915, so it's a year older than me, and still fit as I am!
It's heavy and build solidly that's why it can last for so long.
Bokeh test at F2.0
It's soft at its widest aperture.
The soft effect is ideal for portraiture. The lens is old but the quality is there!
High key finish with superb bokeh.
It's sharp from F4.0 onwards.
With nice contrast as well.
My favourite shot of the day, the street performers at Bricklane. It's an honour to be selected in Dyxum's Exhibition #39
For the price I paid for it's the best value lens I have now and it's gonna be my favourite lens in the bag for a while.
The first 2 digits on the front of the lens tells the year of made, mine is N7508915, so it's a year older than me, and still fit as I am!
It's heavy and build solidly that's why it can last for so long.
Bokeh test at F2.0
It's soft at its widest aperture.
The soft effect is ideal for portraiture. The lens is old but the quality is there!
High key finish with superb bokeh.
It's sharp from F4.0 onwards.
With nice contrast as well.
My favourite shot of the day, the street performers at Bricklane. It's an honour to be selected in Dyxum's Exhibition #39
For the price I paid for it's the best value lens I have now and it's gonna be my favourite lens in the bag for a while.
Saturday, 23 February 2008
M42 Photography
DSLR photography can be an expensive hobby. Once you get a DSLR body, you'll start looking at the lens for different range and purpose, which can be even more expensive than the body. I found the cheap option - the M42 lens mount which is also known as Praktica or Pentax thread mount. These lens can be found cheap on eBay or second hand shop.
You have to get one of these M42 adapter specially made for different mounts. For my understanding, it works well on Sony/Minolta and Canon but not on Nikon as it can't focus to infinity. I got one for my A mount from eBay for USD$10. Btw don't get it from the China seller, 3 weeks delivery in the modern world just doesn't make sense!
Got my first M42 lens from eBay for £11 + pp - a Japanese made Helios 135mm F2.8 (I thought it's Russian made initially)
I guess this lens is older than me, should be 30 to 40 years old.
Brought it for a test near Tower Bridge overlooking River Thames and the surrounding.
Photo taken at F16, shutter speed unrecorded. For such a cheap lens, the performance is quite acceptable. Anyway I was struggling with the manual focus but I do enjoy the challenge.
Shooting the Gherkin at an angle I never thought of before with a tele lens. In fact I never really thought of taking landscape pictures with a tele lens. My favourite shot of the day.
Stalking people on the bridge at F2.8
It works well on portraiture.
An useful M42 database website - M42 artlimited.
Too many lenses in my camera bag and dry box now and I don't know which lens to bring every time I'm out taking pictures. Perhaps I should get the A200 as second body? (stop thinking about that!!!) And... I just won my second M42 lens on eBay, a Russian made Jupiter 9 85mm F2.0, can't wait for its arrival!
You have to get one of these M42 adapter specially made for different mounts. For my understanding, it works well on Sony/Minolta and Canon but not on Nikon as it can't focus to infinity. I got one for my A mount from eBay for USD$10. Btw don't get it from the China seller, 3 weeks delivery in the modern world just doesn't make sense!
Got my first M42 lens from eBay for £11 + pp - a Japanese made Helios 135mm F2.8 (I thought it's Russian made initially)
I guess this lens is older than me, should be 30 to 40 years old.
Brought it for a test near Tower Bridge overlooking River Thames and the surrounding.
Photo taken at F16, shutter speed unrecorded. For such a cheap lens, the performance is quite acceptable. Anyway I was struggling with the manual focus but I do enjoy the challenge.
Shooting the Gherkin at an angle I never thought of before with a tele lens. In fact I never really thought of taking landscape pictures with a tele lens. My favourite shot of the day.
Stalking people on the bridge at F2.8
It works well on portraiture.An useful M42 database website - M42 artlimited.
Too many lenses in my camera bag and dry box now and I don't know which lens to bring every time I'm out taking pictures. Perhaps I should get the A200 as second body? (stop thinking about that!!!) And... I just won my second M42 lens on eBay, a Russian made Jupiter 9 85mm F2.0, can't wait for its arrival!
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Portobello Revisited
Looked out from the window on Saturday and there was rare lovely sunshine so I decided to visit Portobello Market to try my luck in hunting some used M42 lens. All pictures were taken with the Helios 135mm F2.8.
A candid shot taken near Liverpool Street Station. It wasn't that impressive before post processing. Picture desaturated with high contrast. I quite like the 135mm (200mm on APS-C sensor) range for candid, portraiture and landscape.
I didn't check the weather forecast and it was freezing!
Same old place.
Same old stuff.
The popular destination for Londoners and tourists.
As the Helios is a manual lens on the M42 adaptor, no EXIF data for aperture used were recorded. I guess this was taken at F3.5.
Vernon Yard.
A street performer who perform on the divider on the middle of the road.
Didn't manage to find any lens and it was too cold so I decided to call it a day at this point. Lesson learnt - check the weather forecast and wear proper clothes before going out.
A candid shot taken near Liverpool Street Station. It wasn't that impressive before post processing. Picture desaturated with high contrast. I quite like the 135mm (200mm on APS-C sensor) range for candid, portraiture and landscape.
I didn't check the weather forecast and it was freezing!
Same old place.
Same old stuff.
The popular destination for Londoners and tourists.
As the Helios is a manual lens on the M42 adaptor, no EXIF data for aperture used were recorded. I guess this was taken at F3.5.
Vernon Yard.
A street performer who perform on the divider on the middle of the road.
Didn't manage to find any lens and it was too cold so I decided to call it a day at this point. Lesson learnt - check the weather forecast and wear proper clothes before going out.
Monday, 11 February 2008
Photo Session @ Kudos
It's day 4 of Chinese New Year, suppose to meet up with the boys for dim sum lunch at Chinatown but turn up late hence meeting them at the Kudos Cafe Bar at Charing Cross instead.
It's quite a nice place and they have picked a nice corner which is a perfect set up for indoor shooting.
Taken with Tamron 17-50mm at F2.8, ISO800, the dark wall at the back matched well with the good lighting.
Michael, who said he has not got any decent pictures in recent years for his gaydar profile should be happy with this.
This is for Ivan. He has got a big acne mark on his face so I have to photoshop for him in every single picture.
Tried using the bounce flash but it doesn't works well here. Probably I should get the Stofen Omni-Bounce Diffuser soon (I have to keep telling myself stop buying, buying and buying...)
For the straight guy Marco.
Different quality from different hands and obviously the camera wasn't in my hands.
It's quite a nice place and they have picked a nice corner which is a perfect set up for indoor shooting.
Taken with Tamron 17-50mm at F2.8, ISO800, the dark wall at the back matched well with the good lighting.
Michael, who said he has not got any decent pictures in recent years for his gaydar profile should be happy with this.
This is for Ivan. He has got a big acne mark on his face so I have to photoshop for him in every single picture.
Tried using the bounce flash but it doesn't works well here. Probably I should get the Stofen Omni-Bounce Diffuser soon (I have to keep telling myself stop buying, buying and buying...)
For the straight guy Marco.
Different quality from different hands and obviously the camera wasn't in my hands.
Sunday, 6 January 2008
For Sell: A100 & Accessories
So my 2008 line up isn't my final line up as I can't afford to keep 2 DSLRs at this time and I'm raising fund for the Sigma 10-20mm. It's time to part with the A100 which has accompanied me for a good one year.
1. Sony DSLR-A100K
Bought in December 2006, the camera is in mint condition with box, rear display screen is protected by film protector since day one of purchase. Shutter counts approximately 7,000 to date. Sensor just cleaned and serviced by Sony Service Centre in December and filmware updated to latest version 1.04 which give better performance at high ISO.
Package includes:
2. Dicain VG-1 Vertical Grip
6 months old, by far the best 3rd party vertical grip for the A100 (there isn't any Sony grip available!). Great for portraiture and other vertical composition and believe me, once you have it fixed on the A100 you won't want to take it down.
Asking price: £60 plus delivery cost
3. Minolta 3600 HS(D) Flash unit
I bought the Sony 56 flash unit so I don't need this anymore. It's in very good condition, comes with diffuser, leather case and the MS-2 stand.
Asking price: £85 plus delivery cost
Oops... I just won a M42 Helios 135mm F2.8 lens on eBay for £15 including delivery... for experiment purpose, I must stop somewhere on the purchase...
1. Sony DSLR-A100K
Bought in December 2006, the camera is in mint condition with box, rear display screen is protected by film protector since day one of purchase. Shutter counts approximately 7,000 to date. Sensor just cleaned and serviced by Sony Service Centre in December and filmware updated to latest version 1.04 which give better performance at high ISO.Package includes:
- All cables - AV, USB etc
- Original NP-FM55H batteries x 2 with charger
- Sony Pro Duo Stick adapter (memory card excluded)
- User manual
- CD installer
- Sony DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6 - glass is perfect, no fungus whatsoever, will include a 55mm Hoya Skylight filter which is always on the lens as front element protection.
2. Dicain VG-1 Vertical Grip
6 months old, by far the best 3rd party vertical grip for the A100 (there isn't any Sony grip available!). Great for portraiture and other vertical composition and believe me, once you have it fixed on the A100 you won't want to take it down.
Asking price: £60 plus delivery cost
3. Minolta 3600 HS(D) Flash unit
I bought the Sony 56 flash unit so I don't need this anymore. It's in very good condition, comes with diffuser, leather case and the MS-2 stand.
Asking price: £85 plus delivery cost
Oops... I just won a M42 Helios 135mm F2.8 lens on eBay for £15 including delivery... for experiment purpose, I must stop somewhere on the purchase...
Saturday, 5 January 2008
Meeting with the A700s
Managed to meet up with two A700 users in a small TT session at Times Square before leaving Malaysia. Both Malaysian bloggers and Sony Alpha featured photographers.
Jason aka Smashpop, famous of his jump shots. Picture taken with Albert's 8mm Peleng lens.
Albert, he has some wide coverage on Sony/Konica Minolta system in his blog with many interesting tests.
Shooting each others with the A700.
We also tested the A700's wireless remote control on 3 A700s and it works!
Test shot with Jason's Sony 11-18mm at the wide end.
I seriously got tempted by Albert's 8mm Peleng fish eye lens. A very interesting lens indeed for creative photography. It'll be my next purchase after the Sigma 10-20mm.
The lens can be used for candid shoot, they weren't actually realised that they were framed when I was aiming at the Tamron lens.
Been reading their blogs for some while and finally got to meet them in KL. It's great pleasure indeed for their kind sharing on the flash technique and some features on the A700.
Jason aka Smashpop, famous of his jump shots. Picture taken with Albert's 8mm Peleng lens.
Albert, he has some wide coverage on Sony/Konica Minolta system in his blog with many interesting tests.
Shooting each others with the A700.
We also tested the A700's wireless remote control on 3 A700s and it works!
Test shot with Jason's Sony 11-18mm at the wide end.
I seriously got tempted by Albert's 8mm Peleng fish eye lens. A very interesting lens indeed for creative photography. It'll be my next purchase after the Sigma 10-20mm.
The lens can be used for candid shoot, they weren't actually realised that they were framed when I was aiming at the Tamron lens.Been reading their blogs for some while and finally got to meet them in KL. It's great pleasure indeed for their kind sharing on the flash technique and some features on the A700.
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
2008 Line Up
Happy New Year 2008 and I'm back in London with my new gears bought in KL.
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Picture taken with Canon IXUS 30 at manual setting, custom WB and ISO400 so pardon the poor imagine quality despite the equipments that I owned now.
So my 2008 Sony/Konica Minolta line up are:
Top left to right: Minolta 3600HS(D), Sony HVL-F56AM, Sony A700, Sony A100 with Dicain VG-1
Bottom left to right: Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro, Minolta 70-210mm F4 'Beercan', Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6, Minolta 50mm F1.7 and the newly acquired Tamron 17-50mm F2.8
Bought the Sony semi-pro DSLR body A700 finally and I'm happy with the ISO performance and the improved AF, also the high end HVL-F56AM flash, which is much better and accurate than my 3600HS(D), both at Boeing Sg Wang. Also bought the Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 which is a perfect replacement for the kit lens from Shashinki.
The only lens which I'm going to buy in 2008 will be the Sigma 10-20mm wide angle zoom lens, that will be after I sell my A100 + kit lens, vertical grip and the 3600HS(D). I will concentrate on taking good photos and stop talking about the equipment after then!
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Picture taken with Canon IXUS 30 at manual setting, custom WB and ISO400 so pardon the poor imagine quality despite the equipments that I owned now.So my 2008 Sony/Konica Minolta line up are:
Top left to right: Minolta 3600HS(D), Sony HVL-F56AM, Sony A700, Sony A100 with Dicain VG-1
Bottom left to right: Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro, Minolta 70-210mm F4 'Beercan', Sony 18-70mm F3.5-5.6, Minolta 50mm F1.7 and the newly acquired Tamron 17-50mm F2.8
Bought the Sony semi-pro DSLR body A700 finally and I'm happy with the ISO performance and the improved AF, also the high end HVL-F56AM flash, which is much better and accurate than my 3600HS(D), both at Boeing Sg Wang. Also bought the Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 which is a perfect replacement for the kit lens from Shashinki.
The only lens which I'm going to buy in 2008 will be the Sigma 10-20mm wide angle zoom lens, that will be after I sell my A100 + kit lens, vertical grip and the 3600HS(D). I will concentrate on taking good photos and stop talking about the equipment after then!
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