Ahbeng New Phone - Nokia E71

I been shopping for a new phone for quite sometime to replace the blardee battery hunger HTC Tytn ii and i was deciding between Nokia e71 and Blackberry Bold, then i learnt about the Celcom "FREE" blackberry promotion ... to which is a major dissapointment (to me at least) bcoz unless your monthly hpone bill is over RM1,000 per month ... or else you can forget about it lol!!! RM1,000 phone bill per month u no?!!! WTF?!!

I then found out that the Blackberry Bold cost about RM1,888.00 with a 2 years contract which is reasonable BUT! (yea there is always a "BUT" in this kinda case) their blackberry service with "unlimited" bandwidth is RM188.00 per month (which comes to RM4,512.00 for a 2 yrs contract) RM4,512!!!! Oumaikot!!!!! Ampat Libus sial!!!! AMPAT LIBUS!!!! WTF?!! That actually stopped me from pursuing my Blackbery fetish anymore. With AMPAT LIBUS i can actually do alot more things than just stuck with blekbeli handphone lol.

So no choice la ... since i m now on a chip chip RM58 unlimited Mobile broadband usage from UMobile i think i better stick with it rather than keep incurring more expenses la .... so i begin to shop for other alternative ... i would prefer a phone with battery that can last long long per charge and internet frendly preferably to come with gps one.

After surfing the web for phone reviews I narrowed down my choice based on my requirements to either Nokia E71 or Nokia E75 .... guessed which one i picked?

Nokia E71

I picked Nokia E71 over E75 bcoz Nokia E71 comes with 1500mah Battery as opposed to Nokia E75 1000mah battery. I paid RM1,300 for a Ori Zitron unit, wherelse an AP unit can be obtained as cheap as RM1,100.00 with options to choose colors also! I got bad experience with AP unit ledi so i think RM200 extra is worth paying for the PISS OF MIND!

Nokia E71 out of the box

This is how slim the Nokia E71

Full view of Nokia E71

3.2 MP AF camera with LED flash and a camwhore mirror

Nokia E71 Speaker

Micro SD Card and USB slots

3.5mm headphone jack (no cover tho)

Volume control Buttons

Nokia E series

Nokia E71 Screen

Nokia E71 QWERTY Keyboard

Nokia E71 Shorcut Keys

Nokia E71 Mic and Charging slot

Its actually too early to pass judgement on this phone mainly bcoz i only had it for 1 day, at this moment i m filling this baby up fast with softwaressss lol. Will be able to see the overall performance a couple days later but after a day .... so far so good!

Ahbeng New Toy - Sony Alpha a200 DSLR

I been comparing few DSLR recently, my target is below 2k mia la .... so i got a few choices.

The battle is between :

1. Canon EOS1000D
   
2. Olympus 500d
   
3. Nikon D40
   
4. Sony Alpha 200 (Ex Minolta)

After Lengthy consideration (like 2 minits) I decided on Sony Alpha 200. Part of the reason is that I m using an old skool Minolta dslr for a few years ledi and its still werking fine. Others would be non motorised lens (cheaper mah!) Lotsa seconda hand minolta lens available in the market also, positip rebiu from current users and the lens also quite a favorable lens prefered by most of the Sony Alpha 200 fans out there.

Most important factor would be the plice also la .... at RM1,699.00 its a great bargain! Whats in the package?

• Sony DSLRA 200k Body
  
• 18 - 70 mm kit lens
• 2GB Compact Flash
• Screen Protector
• Kenko 55mm UV Filter

Heres the pikture of the hansem guy!

Body material	Plastic
Sensor	• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Interline interlaced CCD • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 10.8 million total pixels • 10.2 million effective pixels
Image sizes	• 3872 x 2592 (L) • 2896 x 1936 (M) • 1920 x 1280 (S)
File qualities / formats	• RAW (12-bit,.ARW format) • RAW + JPEG Fine • JPEG Fine • JPEG Standard
Dust reduction	• Static-resistant anti-dust coating • CCD-shift dust reduction mechanism
Lenses	• Sony Alpha lenses (also compatible with Minolta A-type bayonet mount lenses)
FOV crop	1.5x
Super SteadyShot	• CCD-Shift 'Super SteadyShot' system • Five level LED shake indicator in viewfinder • Anti-shake effect: Equivalent to 2.5 – 3.5 steps in shutter speed
Auto Focus	• TTL CCD line sensors (9-points, 8 lines with center cross-hair sensor) • EV -1 to 18 (ISO 100) detection range • Predictive focus control for moving subjects • Auto-tracking focus point display
AF area selection	• Wide AF area • Spot AF area (center) • Focus area selection (any of 9)
Focus modes	• Single-shot AF • Direct Manual Focus • Continuous AF • Automatic AF • Manual focus
AF assist illuminator	Via internal flash, must be raised
Eye-start AF	Yes, selectable from menu
Shooting modes	• Auto • Programmed AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE • Shutter priority AE • Manual • Scene modes (below)
Scene modes	• Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Sports • Sunset • Night portrait
Sensitivity	• Auto • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200
Metering modes	• Multi-segment (40 segment Honeycomb pattern) • Center-weighted • Spot
Metering range	• EV 1 to 20 (Multi-segment / Center-weighted) • EV 4 to 20 (Spot metering) (at ISO 100 with F1.4 lens)
AE Lock	• AEL button • Half-press shutter release
AE Bracketing	• 3 frames • 0.3 or 0.7 EV steps
Exposure compen.	• -2.0 to +2.0 EV • 0.3 EV steps
Shutter	Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane Shutter
Shutter Speed	• 30 to 1/4000 sec • Bulb
Flash X-sync	1/160 sec
Aperture values	Depends on lens, 0.3 EV steps
DOF preview	Yes, dedicated button
White balance	• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Color temperature (2500 - 9900 K) • Manual (Custom)
White balance fine tuning	• Auto (none) • Preset WB: -3 to +3 • Fluorescent WB: -2 to +4 • Color temperature WB: -9 to +9 (Magenta to Green)
White balance bracketing	• 3 frames • Hi or Lo steps
Dynamic range optimizer	• Off • Standard • Advanced
Color space	• sRGB • Adobe RGB
Color modes	• Standard • Vivid • Portrait • Landscape • Sunset • Night view • B&W • Adobe RGB
Image parameters	• Contrast (-2 to +2) • Saturation (-2 to +2) • Sharpness (-2 to +2)
Noise reduction	• Long exposure for exposures longer than 1 second • User controllable: On / Off
Viewfinder	• Eye-level fixed pentamirror • Spherical Acute Matte focusing screen (not changeable) • Magnification approx. x0.83 • 95% frame coverage • Diotric adjustment (-2.5 to +1.0) • Eye-relief 20 mm from eyepiece, 16 mm from frame • Eyepiece cup removable • Viewfinder info bar
LCD monitor	• 2.7" TFT LCD ('Clear Photo LCD Plus') • 230,000 pixels • Anti-reflective coating • Auto dimmed by viewfinder eye sensor
Flash	• Built-in pop-up flash (auto release) • Metering: ADI, Pre-flash TTL, Manual flash control • Guide number 12 (ISO 100/m) • Angle of coverage 24 mm (35 mm equiv.) • Flash sync 1/160 sec, 1/125 sec (SteadyShot on)
Flash modes	• Auto • Fill Flash • Red-eye Reduction (pre-flash) • Wireless/Remote Off-camera Flash • Rear Flash Sync. • High Speed Sync. • Slow Sync with AE Lock
Flash compensation	-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
External flash (optional)	• Sony HVL-F56M (guide no. 56) • Sony HVL-F36M (guide no. 36) • Macro Twin Flash Kit HVL-MT24AM
Drive modes	• Single-frame • Continuous • Self-timer (10 or 2 sec) • Continuous bracket • Single-frame bracket • White balance bracket
Continuous shooting	• RAW: 3 fps, up to 6 frames • RAW+JPEG: 3 fps, up to 3 frames • JPEG: 3fps, unlimited
Self-timer	• 10 sec • 2 sec
Orientation sensor	Yes, for shooting, playback and control panel display
Connectivity	• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mass storage or PTP) • Video out (NTSC or PAL) • DC-IN • Remote terminal
Video out	Selectable NTSC or PAL
Storage	• Compact Flash Type I/II • Supports FAT16 / FAT32
Power	• NP-FM500H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery • Battery charger included • Optional AC adapter
Vertical grip	VG-B30AM (optional) accepts up to 2x NP-FM500H batteries
Dimensions	131 x 98.5 x 71 mm (5.2 x 3.7 x 2.8 in)
Weight (body)	No battery: 532 g (1.2 lb)

See? see? RM1,699 for so many things!!! mana mau cari wei?!