Recent content by shilldonix

Haha will do! :) And yea.. i'm sure it is, looking at the pics posted here.. Yummmm.. Hahaha ;p

I've tried the first chart before, seemed okay at the shop so i made the purchase. But when taking shots of other stuff, like objects, the problem arises. The 2nd link is new to me! though it seems to utilise the same principle.. Haha thanks alot man! Appreciate it! ;D

IIRC, the front 'Aperture Ring' is used for MF as well. Haha OH! I totally got lost there, so sorry about that! So what you mean is that i should use the Mid AF Point? Update: Okay, i just tried using MF. Results were that the pictures are only okay at most. I've retried using the AF as...

Hmm. The Canon S90, S95 and SX30 IS is able to MF. I'm not sure about others though.. Haha

I see! I always thought that we were to use auto focus to test lenses >< Haha i'm a manual focus lover as well! Just feels good to know that you managed to hit the 'sweet spot' with your fingers =p But sometimes I just need to snap something real fast so I can't always use MF. Haha I'm using a...

Haha think I'll have my lens brought down for checking.. Just wondering, will the technician just bring it into his lab along with my camera body and then calibrate it til its tack sharp or would I have to be there to constantly check to see if its sharp enough? Cos I was wondering if I could...

Ahhh! Seriously.. I missed that out.. But mine doesn't seem to only be 'sometimes' to me. Haha Luckily its twice! Man if it was only once, then i'd be... /facepalm Haha yea that's what i did, until the guy came to nag me.. :s And it now seems like i didn't even take that long compared to...

Haha yea man.. the feeling really sucks :s Anyway, i just mounted it on a tripod and took some pics. Seems that under Auto-Focus with all AF Points activated, nearly the whole picture was blurred. Tried 5 times, each using 10-Sec Timers. But when i set it to only the Middle Focal Point, it...

Yea man, that's why! Just i won't be one of them. Haha that's also why when the staff told me that, i felt.. as though he was trying to imply "Dude, what's with all the testing? Just grab and go to Sigma for calibration. That's what the warranty is for?"

Haha thanks! :D Its like, after i snap a photo, it comes out blurred. I tried taking the same pic with the same settings and all, but sometimes it is sharp and sometimes blur.. I used the test chart at the shop and it seemed fine. No back/front focusing issues, just that even after it AFs, the...

YAY! Just got my lens today! But...... I did some test shots at home and realized that it doesn't focus well every single time. In fact, only about 50-60% of the time it is focused properly :s Might have gotten a sour one even though i checked the lens for like 20mins in the store.. Damn i suck...

Haha. Maybe because its the one that would actually make people dig into their pockets deeper.. Since there is a risk, and we may not be able to fully test out the lens at the shop, why not make sure everything is covered nicely. Better then last minute need to pay for servicing/calibration/etc...

Ohh. I've heard of camping at the shop to test until everything is 'passed' then purchasing it. But then I don't dare to stay there to test the lens for so long cos it feels like I'm imposing on them.. Haha man, there's still some things unclear about Sigma's grey sets but I have no time to find...

Ahhh. But then the lens needs to be calibrated to the body.. Haha so yea I wouldn't take the risk as well ;x Haha I see. But you seem to have quite a range of lenses so I'd say you know your stuff well enough to get a sharp copy of grey sets. Haha Yea man, I'll be checking on the focusing...

Haha. Maybe because I have no experience in buying/testing lens, so for me If I were to get a grey set there is a high chance I'd have to pay the $150 for calibration. So for my case the difference is actually okay for me at $100 +- And the extra $100 paid actually covers an extra calibration...