What accessories you have for your F828?

[bernards]

Bata is located at the entrance from the other end of the building. The end that is next to the multistory carpark.

 

[snowspeeder]

stil don knoe where is it leh... where is BATA shop, where is KONOTA ?? sorry i only know CP and East Gear

BATA is at the corner of Peninsula plaza on the ground floor. Its impossible to miss it if you're walking to this part of the building from City Hall MRT.

 

[King Tiger]

stil don knoe where is it leh... where is BATA shop, where is KONOTA ?? sorry i only know CP and East Gear

CP and East Gear is at Peninsula Plaza.
So is Konota and Bata Shop.
Inside the Peninsula building itself, you will be able to see a newly renovated big signboard BATA SHOP.
KONOTA shop is just opposite BATA shop, very near to the outside carpark. Look for a old gentlemen and ask him that you want omnibounce for F32X.
Price is $28 fix, non negiotable.

This lobang was introduce by Snowspeeder. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[King Tiger]

Saw on your list you have both the telecoverter and the closeup lens. Like to check with you that with both of them combined, what are the results in terms of:

a) Focusing distance (at 200mm) from lens to subject?
b) Compared with using the closeup lens alone, do you get a larger magnification with (a)?

Hi Snowspeeder and Bryan
a) i)Focusing distance (at 200mm) with Sony VCL-3358 closeup len, you can take the photo 30 cm away from the object.
ii) Focusing distance (at 200mm) with Sony VCL-3358 closeup len and Sony VCL-HGD1758 teleconverter, you can take the photo 50~60 cm away from the object.

b) There will be no larger magnification even if we install the teleconverter cos
teleconverter act as an longer distance range for closeup lens only.

The advantage for this combination is good as we will not scare the insect and butterfly away when taking marco mode.
Also, as both are high grade lens, the picture quality is :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[bry'an]

Hi Snowspeeder and Bryan
a) i)Focusing distance (at 200mm) with Sony VCL-3358 closeup len, you can take the photo 30 cm away from the object.
ii) Focusing distance (at 200mm) with Sony VCL-3358 closeup len and Sony VCL-HGD1758 teleconverter, you can take the photo 50~60 cm away from the object.

b) There will be no larger magnification even if we install the teleconverter cos
teleconverter act as an longer distance range for closeup lens only.

The advantage for this combination is good as we will not scare the insect and butterfly away when taking marco mode.
Also, as both are high grade lens, the picture quality is :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

thanks for the info... :thumbsup:

 

[snowspeeder]

Thanks for the valuable input. My current dilemma is that I have to spent $355 for the teleconverter just to obtain a further distance of 20-30 cm away from the subject (as compared to using the closeup lens alone). Not certain if that $$ is justifiable. I took a close up shot of a bee resting on a flower just the other day with only the close up lens, and it did not even bother about my existence. Perhaps I should first try on other insects as well before deciding.

 

[mpenza]

get the Olympus TCON17 1.7x tele. It costs ~$140 only and offers as good if not better quality than the Sony one. you'll need to get a step down ring (~$10) though as TCON17 is 55mm threaded.

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Thanks for the valuable input. My current dilemma is that I have to spent $355 for the teleconverter just to obtain a further distance of 20-30 cm away from the subject (as compared to using the closeup lens alone). Not certain if that $$ is justifiable. I took a close up shot of a bee resting on a flower just the other day with only the close up lens, and it did not even bother about my existence. Perhaps I should first try on other insects as well before deciding.

u will definitely need the teleconvertor to close up on mpenza's avatar... if u too near... prepare to have more den purple CA over the pics... :bsmilie:

mpenza, will the tcon17 cause any vignetting? & btw since the lens is 55mm den wouldn't there be a dark ring?

 

[snowspeeder]

get the Olympus TCON17 1.7x tele. It costs ~$140 only and offers as good if not better quality than the Sony one. you'll need to get a step down ring (~$10) though as TCON17 is 55mm threaded.

From what I know the TCON17 is inferior to the Sony one in terms of quality...unless you've tried both already.

 

[bry'an]

BATA is at the corner of Peninsula plaza on the ground floor. Its impossible to miss it if you're walking to this part of the building from City Hall MRT.

halo, get my omnibounce at KONOTA this evening. :lovegrin: The uncle is very kind and helpful. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: get it at very reasonable price. tempted to visit the shop next time.

 

[bry'an]

Update 10/07/2004 @00:19 :blah:
1) Sony 828
2) Sony Flash F32X
3) 512M cf card
4) USB card reader (coz don like to bring long cable)
5) Hoya UV Filter
6) tripod (cheap cheap don knoe wat brand)
7) S$12 camera bag
8) Omnibounce

Intended to buy in 6 months
1) Sony Close Up Lens or Hoya +4
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3) Skylight filter
4) Circular Polarizor
5) Optech Strap
6) Lenspen Cleaner

 

[King Tiger]

halo, get my omnibounce at KONOTA this evening. :lovegrin: The uncle is very kind and helpful. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: get it at very reasonable price. tempted to visit the shop next time.

What time are you at Konota?
I pass by there around 6.45 pm.

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Update 10/07/2004 @00:19 :blah:
1) Sony 828
2) Sony Flash F32X
3) 512M cf card
4) USB card reader (coz don like to bring long cable)
5) Hoya UV Filter
6) tripod (cheap cheap don knoe wat brand)
7) S$12 camera bag
8) Omnibounce

Intended to buy in 6 months
1) Sony Close Up Lens or Hoya +4
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3) Skylight filter
4) Circular Polarizor
5) Optech Strap
6) Lenspen Cleaner

y u wanna buy a skylight filter when u already have a UV filter???

anyway, the main filter on my F828 is the skylight filter, the guy at CP tell me to use this with the F828 instead of the UV filter...

 

[bernards]

My B+W Skylight filter caused a red cast on my pics all the time. You prefer your pics that way?

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

My B+W Skylight filter caused a red cast on my pics all the time. You prefer your pics that way?

hmm i din notice tat, cos i have a deficiency of not able to detect colors.. :bsmilie:

 

[King Tiger]

anyway, the main filter on my F828 is the skylight filter, the guy at CP tell me to use this with the F828 instead of the UV filter...

Funny leh, when I bring my F828 to CP, the guy there recommend me UV filter leh.
I am starting to worry now, am I using the wrong filter all the time?

Jedis !!! Any comment on filter which is better or which filter which will cause
degrade in pic quality.

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

seriously thou... i can't see colors as well as u guys.. so i kinda always dio suan to take b&w instead... hehehe... btw i certified CAD liao... but my world not b&w despite being total CAD... i can still guess colors correctly by luck or by experience..

 

[bry'an]

What time are you at Konota?
I pass by there around 6.45 pm.

about 7:15pm.

 

[rexus]

get the Olympus TCON17 1.7x tele. It costs ~$140 only and offers as good if not better quality than the Sony one. you'll need to get a step down ring (~$10) though as TCON17 is 55mm threaded.

I do own a 2nd hand B300 which is the old model of TCON17. It vignetts all the way even at fullzoom..what i do is that i will enable smartzoom (5M pixel resolution) to remove the vignetting. Luckily sony has this feature... :blah:

Haven't do a full test on it yet. Will do one on one of this days.

 

[rexus]

y u wanna buy a skylight filter when u already have a UV filter???

anyway, the main filter on my F828 is the skylight filter, the guy at CP tell me to use this with the F828 instead of the UV filter...

Ahaha...I thought F828 have 4 colour ccd in attempt to reproduce the true colour of the image...with a skylight, kind of waste the extra feature of the CCD rite?