Alpha 200 new user

[waiwh]

Dear all seniors ,

Newbie here ... just get my alpha 200 today ! Wish all seniors can guide me , thank you

[doomslayerz]

Hihi~!
welcome~
hope to see some of ur pics &
don't just use AUTO~

[waiwh]

Bro doomslayerz,

I hope oso .. but before that must learn very hard 1st .. haha

[wenzheng]

Originally Posted by waiwh Dear all seniors , Newbie here ... just get my alpha 200 today ! Wish all seniors can guide me , thank you

gratz on the new camera, u really seem excited! welcome to the world of dslr...just remember shoot more... then you'll learn more

[doomslayerz]

should go for the free course~

[navlem]

Congrats on getting A200, it is a very good camera.

You will like it.

[Galdor]

Welcome to the Alpha family. Hope to see you in our outings soon.

[MontoyaSG]

Originally Posted by doomslayerz Hihi~! welcome~ hope to see some of ur pics & don't just use AUTO~

Why not?? The auto mode is still useful if you need to use it like a point and shoot.

[doomslayerz]

Originally Posted by MontoyaSG Why not?? The auto mode is still useful if you need to use it like a point and shoot.

ahah yea~ just dont use it all the time~
got a fren who bought a nikon d60 and has been using auto for everything and has no idea what A S P are for

[waiwh]

Already registered the warranty online , now wasting for SONY to reply me . Dunno they will offer me go for the course or not ?

[kelvint81]

Originally Posted by waiwh Already registered the warranty online , now wasting for SONY to reply me . Dunno they will offer me go for the course or not ?

sure have one.
got the free funtamental course.
check your email for the user name then log in to choose which date to go.

[waiwh]

Okay ... registered for the course liao. 22/4/2009 6pm , hope after that atleast can know some basics

Thanks all seniors for the info & help !

[kelvint81]

Originally Posted by waiwh Okay ... registered for the course liao. 22/4/2009 6pm , hope after that atleast can know some basics Thanks all seniors for the info & help !

No problem!

[derricksony]

welcome on board! Hope you enjoy your A200 like I do...
cheers!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/klovir/

[kelvinlin]

hi to all the senior just bought my a200 today at cathay photo for S$829 . Very excited abt it... been trying to learn to shoot some photo. find out that my night photo shoot from my house balcony is quite bad. anyone can teach me to adjust to what setting for night shoot ... or isit a must to use external flash (which i nv buy) ? and how to join you guys for the outing? tks guys.

[kelvint81]

Originally Posted by kelvinlin hi to all the senior just bought my a200 today at cathay photo for S$829 . Very excited abt it... been trying to learn to shoot some photo. find out that my night photo shoot from my house balcony is quite bad. anyone can teach me to adjust to what setting for night shoot ... or isit a must to use external flash (which i nv buy) ? and how to join you guys for the outing? tks guys.

use tripod.
off SSS
long exposure time of 10-15sec
f8-f10
Long NR iso ON

thats all i know
newbie here also.

[Galdor]

Originally Posted by kelvinlin hi to all the senior just bought my a200 today at cathay photo for S$829 . Very excited abt it... been trying to learn to shoot some photo. find out that my night photo shoot from my house balcony is quite bad. anyone can teach me to adjust to what setting for night shoot ... or isit a must to use external flash (which i nv buy) ? and how to join you guys for the outing? tks guys.

Hi Kelvin,

welcome to the Alpha family. For night shots, you will need a tripod or a stable support as the shutter speed is slow. Any slight movement would render blur pictures.
Try the method recommended by kelvint81. ;

[kelvinlin]

icic tks bro ... been trying and error... mayb i have to go for the free course by sony... anyway i got another noob question usually u guys set to raw or jpepg format? and what is the dr or dr + ? usually set to what ? tks

[Galdor]

Originally Posted by kelvinlin icic tks bro ... been trying and error... mayb i have to go for the free course by sony... anyway i got another noob question usually u guys set to raw or jpepg format? and what is the dr or dr + ? usually set to what ? tks

Usually I am shooting in JPEG format as the RAW format is too big for my small card and I don't really post process my photos. But RAW format will give you better picture quality and there is more room for post processing since the resolution is higher than JPEG files.

DR/DR+ is Dynamic Range. Usually I'll set it to normal.

[MontoyaSG]

Originally Posted by kelvinlin icic tks bro ... been trying and error... mayb i have to go for the free course by sony... anyway i got another noob question usually u guys set to raw or jpepg format? and what is the dr or dr + ? usually set to what ? tks

usually i'll shoot in raw as there is much more headroom in terms of exposure control.

if you do shoot in jpg i'll recommend the DRO+ setting. it works pretty well in difficult lighting conditions