Monday 21 September 2009

死海文卷

英文是 Dead Sea Scrolls。

在星加坡早一陣子有一個〔死海文卷〕的展覽,而星加坡是亞洲第一個國家有這一個〔死海文卷〕展覽,會有部份〔死海文卷〕既展出。個人覺得理由好簡單,同在星加坡上影荷李活電影比較快一樣,可以省除了翻譯,可以快好多。

未去呢個展之前,我對〔死海文卷〕的認識都仲是停留在 《新世紀福音戰士》(1995)(日語:新世紀エヴァンゲリオン;英文:Neon Genesis Evangelion)的年代。即係當時〔死海文卷〕還是神秘,未明所以,未翻譯好的部依然多,大家對〔死海文卷〕的內容還是高度猜測的年代,有人估計內容是關於世界末日, 也有好多人因為類似原因攻擊聖經的真確性。

去展覽前參巧〔死海文卷〕最新的資料,發覺已經面目全非,十年人事幾翻新。於翻譯了既絕大部份的文卷內,都係現有聖經的內容。而大部份內容都是沒大兩樣,什至有一篇/書的內容完全一樣。

因此, 〔死海文卷〕失去了神秘性,大家(可能只是我)又少了一個可能會世界末日的諗法,想借此卷攻擊聖經的人又啞聲,同時我都對零波麗都失去了興趣...

但是,有機會參觀,按道理都不容錯過,看一看這一部大約有二千年歷史的古卷什麼來頭。

展覽一開始先會播放一段關於〔死海文卷〕紀錄片,接著上樓上展覽廳有一些歷代不同大少不同制做做方法的聖經的展覽。走了大約兩個廳,都是如此,都看不著 〔死海文卷〕。

結果到時後,找到了:





就是這一片很小的一塊。
當然只是其中的一小小小小小小小塊,在這一個展覽會,總共有四塊,上圖的一塊好像是最大塊。

可能本人對文卷這一字有所吾解。
又可能個個展覽會個 Video 頗精采(對一個展覽而言),再加上 Web Site 內真是有一卷東西...

無論如何,都是一個有趣的一晚。

八十歲後

唔識我,十個有六個都以為我廿五歲。
上網時,做心理測驗十居其九都係話我似五十歲。
腳底按摩師父就話我似八十歲,禁邊到痛邊到。

早一陣,新聞話香港人平均年健齡七十九歲。

即係我已經 Above Mean,我加下每一日都仲係到既話已經賺左?

Haha.... 

Wednesday 9 September 2009

漫畫啤酒入門

夏天,當然要喝啤酒!金黃剔透的液體,表層堆滿雪白細緻的泡沫,“咕嘟”一聲大口喝盡、暑氣全消,令人不禁讚嘆:啊!這才是、這才是成人專屬的滋味!但 是,你真的“認識”過啤酒嗎?你知道全世界的啤酒種類,依照發酵方法、口感風味、顏色、啤酒花的烹煮方式、水的硬度以及酵母的選擇不同而分類,竟有近百種 之多!而我們常喝的那幾個廠牌,只不過是其中的一種!藏在啤酒中的學問多而且廣,更有上千年的智慧和創意──原來,我們都太小看啤酒啦!本書是為遍及各年 齡層、每一位熱愛啤酒的“粉絲”們,量身企劃的入門書。輕鬆生動的漫畫,配上深入淺出的文字,從各種發酵技法開始,到各國啤酒風味的解析、下酒菜DIY食 譜,甚至用啤酒還能做出意想不到的超美味甜點!好玩又具知識性的題目,妙趣橫生的文筆,讀完本書就像痛飲一杯冰啤酒的感覺,消暑、解渴又清涼!

一本日本書,睇左大半,有趣既地方係會叫大家做一個品酒日記。
而的確係有可能會提昇對啤酒既了解。

跟住仲有取得 Beer Judge...

真係值得欣賞既係日本人可以從好小既事都可以將做出一個大家容易跟隨又有系統既方法。

跟住又諗下,佢地連打牌都可以拿 Certificate... 即係有一個方法,由理論到實戰去確認一個人既打牌能力... 

Monday 24 August 2009

iPhone vs HTC Touch

I am not a fan of iPhone because I think the features provided by iPhone do not fit my daily need.

And I actually think that it is quite bad if you consider iPhone is a SmartPhone.

I got this picture few days earlier from a friend, which is quite funny, and it is actually right.

 
So an iPhone is just an inch better than a stone. 
Haha....

Monday 27 July 2009

五月天後援會

星加坡八月廿八九好似有演唱會。

頭先坐地鐵到見到(其實係
地鐵見到廣告已經有點奇)


Concert will be on 29th Aug 2009 - 8pm - Indoor Stadium.
Price range: $88, $118, $148, 178. (Prices before Sistic Charge, Sistic charge: $3.00 per ticket)

好貴。

價錢 (個數字) 同香港一樣,不過呢到係計坡紙。

Saturday 18 July 2009

Garuda Indonesia II (Featuring CX / SQ)

After checking the safety record of Garuda Indonesia, then, out of curiosity, I checked the safety record of Cathay Pacific. I have been their Gold member for quite a while. There was a time I took their flight every week.

The last major accident was 15-Jun-1972. I was not on this earth yet. That accident killed 81 people. It was caused by a exploded bomb under a seat when flying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific#Incidents_and_accidents

In wiki, it also indiciated other incidents dated from1948-1972.

Nothing really interesting, but CX awarded "This was the first hijacking of a commercial liner in the world...."...,

When I was about to sleep, "What about SQ?" popped up in my head. With all these some kind additional and duplicated, security and safety checking and even the crews claimed all these just because of our safety....

The list in aiddiaster.com was actually much shorter... only 1 major accident.

However, it was on 31-Oct-2000, it seemed to me very close... and I could probably trace what I was doing that day....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_airline#Incidents_and_accidents

31 October 2000 – Singapore Airlines Flight 006 operated by a Boeing 747-400, crashed at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan killing 83 people aboard and injuring 71 people during heavy rain caused by Typhoon Xangsane. SQ006 was the first fatal crash of a Singapore Airlines aircraft and the first fatal crash of the Boeing 747-400.

The scary part was, this incident was nothing to with multiple baggage scanning (before immigration, before boarding) and duplicated document check. (counter, before boarding, boarding).

In wiki, it also contained a link to SilkAir, which is an airline based in Singapore. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Airline... I think this is a budget version of SQ.

I clicked the link about incidents again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SilkAir#Incidents_and_accidents

On December 19, 1997, SilkAir Flight 185, operated by a Boeing 737-300 and piloted by Captain Tsu Way Ming, plunged into the Musi River in Sumatra during a routine flight from Jakarta to Singapore, killing all 104 people on board. The Indonesian NTSC ruled that the cause of the accident could not be determined, while the United States NTSB concluded that the incident was "consistent with ... intentional pilot action".

And it seems that is nothing related to the pessengers or airport security.

Finally, I checked Air India...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India#Accidents_and_incidents

There was no major accidents after 1990. The one on 1990 caused no fatalities. But their record in 80's was terrible....

If we plot a graph about number of incidents aganist time, we will get this one:



Interesting....

After talking to someone, said that to be fair, the fleet size does matter. I agree and I try to find the incident rate... I could find some reference and the result was not very suprise... According to the above.

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm

DISCLAIMER These accident rates should not be used to provide an assessment of an airline’s safety profile or future risk of an accident. These rates are derived from past accidents and not an estimate or prediction of future risk. There are many additional factors in judging the safety of an air carrier which are not included here. These rates are not meant to endorse or condemn any particular airline or group of airlines nor are they intended to persuade or dissuade use of any particular airline. The accident rates and method of calculation of the accident rates are solely the opinion of this web site and the creator is not responsible for how this information is used and will not be held legally responsible for any consequences arising from the use of this information. There are numerous commercial organizations that provide complete and extensive safety ratings of commercial air carriers.

For the regoinal ranking in Asia, it was listed as follows. The number in the blanket after is the global ranking.
1: All Nippon Airways (8/88)
2: Japan Airlines (10/88)
3: Qantas (12/88)
4: Hanin airlines (What is it?) (24/88)
5: Air New Zealand (25/88)
6: Cathay Pacific (29/88)
7: Malaysia Airlines (36/88)
10: Air India (45/88)
11: Dragon Air (49/88)
16: Garuda Indonesian (73/88)
18: Singapore Airlines / Silkair (78/88)
19: China Eastern Airlines (79/88)
22: China Airlines (88/88)

SQ is just slightly better than 華航... oh my god!

Friday 17 July 2009

Garuda Indonesia

As usual, I was going to Jakarta and just returned to Singapore.

The unusual was I had taken Garuda Indonesia. It was because the SQ flight so full from Sunday to Tuesday for any flights with any class code. And I was also in waiting list of Garuda in the beginning...



First time taken Garuda Indonesia, which is the national airline of Indonesia. When I needed to confirm the ticket, I was feeling a bit un-safe but then anyway. Flight was confirmed.

In the weekend before travel, I met a friend, He told me that Garuda' last accident was 2007. So he wished me a safe trip....

Actually it was not that bad when I was flying from SG to JKT. And it was just a bit bumpy when returning from JKT to SQ.

Tonight (Last nigjt), I was looking for the safety record about Garuda Indonesia. The result was actually interesting...

http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/airline_detail.cgi?airline=Garuda+Indonesia

What a long list! The last accident was actually 3-July-2007. The link above only indicated 1 crew was killed. But then when I checked with google and wiki. I found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia#Incidents_and_accidents


Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737-400 flying from Jakarta, crashed and burst into flames on landing at Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta at 0700 hours on 7 March 2007. 21 people were killed.

Luckily, I was able to return to Singapore, in one piece.

The above was actually no suprise.

To be continued... 

By the way, there was a bomb attack in Jakarta this morning... 

Saturday 11 July 2009

斯德哥爾摩 - Mid Summer

難得可以係暑假去斯德哥爾摩。難得可以同舊老闆出海。
難得有一個好天氣,在波羅的海享受著由北極吹來的陣陣涼風。
在一個沒有日落的地域上,過著一個非一般的夏季。





Wednesday 17 June 2009

SQ SMS Check-in

Singapore has recently launched a SMS Check-in Service, which draws my attention immediately. You can find the link here of you can see the text below: 

Singapore Airlines is pleased to offer you SMS Check-in service designed to reduce hassle and offer more convenience should you be on the go.
To take advantage of this facility, you need to be a Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer or PPS Club member. When you log-in to your KrisFlyer account, access  “My Booking Alerts” and register for a personal flight alerts profile. 
To check-in, simply reply with the given code in the check-in notification sent from “SQAlert” and you will receive a check-in confirmation message when you are successfully checked-in for yourself. 
SMS Check-in is currently available for flights operated by Singapore Airlines with the exception of flights departing from Colombo.  The service is unavailable for mobile phone subscribers in Canada, Japan, Korea and USA.

For me, this is kind of innovative service because it is really better to check-in with mobile, especially when I am in oversea where internet connection is not obvious. The process is simple, just replying a SMS. It is done.

But then, the next question coming is, why I need to do an early check-in?
To reduce hassle, which is answered in the above already.

However, how do we present the boarding pass? Perhaps one day, the Singapore airport and some more airports allow to use a bardcode (or something else) on the mobile as the boarding pass, it could be the solution. Technically is possible and it is not very costly. But I don't see this will happen because part of the check-in process is visual check. This can't be done by a mobile device. In addition, even if I have checked in with mobile but I arrive the airport late. At the counter, will the airline still help me to print the boarding pass? I doubt. Or they have just released by seat because I did not show up in time.

The second reason for an early check-in is to select a seat, but I don't think this can't be done by SMS.

So? Do I need a SMS check-in?

Monday 15 June 2009

Singapore Funny Posters Series

係星加坡,見得最多既就係所有預防既 Poster。
係地鐵有預防恐怖襲擊,係 商場 / Food Court 有預防小偷,係球場有預防雷擊,偷車場有預防汽車底盜竊,Lift 都會有 Lift Robbery。

近期 D 既有洗手 Poster...

再近期 D 既有 Great Singapore Steal,因為就尼有 Great Singapore Sales...

有 Poster 係好事。不過呢 D Poster 絕對會多過香港 D 美容纖體 Posters...  同埋,睇完 D poster 真係會令人好不安。~


呢張好 D,只係警告呀,有少少似漁濃署既山泥警告牌。




呢個 slogan 幾押韻
 
呢四張就不得了,係一 Set 咁。其實仲有好多款。有機會見到新款 Upload 埋。
 

呢張我估 D 小朋友睇到會喊啦



呢張如果我係遊客,我睇到我會即刻走...

Tuesday 2 June 2009

黑社會歡迎你

One day, I went to the biggest shopping mall in Singapore, Vivo City. i saw this banner and i through this is so funny.

It is actually a banner from a restaurant. The name of the restaurant is "Boss", and the Chinese name is '黑社會'!



Look at this banner, it actually said '黑社會歡迎你'. I guess they just want to make a joke, but i don't think this is any funny.

Or, I just can't imagine, when we are going to have a dinner outside. Someone will ask, where we go to eat........... Hm.. "黑社會", even in English "Bosses". 

Hm... or actually, 其實我應該無資格話人. XD

Wednesday 27 May 2009

Why I need to switch to prepaid mobile service in Singapore?

Usually, a mobile operator would prefer a postpaid (contract) subscriber rather than a prepaid subscriber. It is because postpaid subscribers are usually more loyal to the network and they generate higher revenue.
Postpaid subscribers also bind to a contract in term of years. It could mean the operator can give a bigger discount because once they have signed the contract, the cost to manage them for the coming years (1 year - 2 years usually) will be lower.

In simple, postpaid subscribers are higher revenue and lower cost.

On the other hand, prepaid subscriber is price sensitive and they are easier switched to other operators just because of the price. They usually don't value the service provided by the operator. From every annual reports of any mobile operators, we can easily figure out that the value of a postpaid subscriber is much higher than a prepaid subscriber.

Moreover, the additional cost overhead such as SIM cards, topup cards are also huge. Therefore, a prepaid subscriber usually means lower revenue and higher cost.

However, after receiving this bill, I would switch my postpaid subscription to prepaid subscription.


The picture here may not clear, but basically:
1: Postage & Handling Fee for Reminder. S$0.50
  I am being charged because I paid my bill late. They have sent a reminder and it costs $0.5.
2: Caller-ID: S$5.00. Caller ID service is worths $5
3: AutoRoam: S$10.00: Roaming service is $10. It allows your mobile to roam.
4: Free v019: S$5.35. IDD call, subscription is S$5.35 per month.

If I switch to prepaid, the item 2 - 4 will be ALL free. It is just part of the package. In addition, since I become a prepaid subscriber, the operator does not need to send a reminder if I pay my bill late. I will save $0.50.

It is true that my mobile bill is paid by company. But I don't feel I am a value customer at all. One time, I paid my bill late, they have stopped my service when I was in Jakarta. I can't make call and I can't receive call. The operator did not allow me to log on to any network.

That's all.

Wednesday 6 May 2009

Arsenal Singapore Club

After losing to Man U last night, surfing the Arsenal Singapore Club web site and found out that they have posted some pictures of the futsal game I played before.

Then, I found out that I was captured in one of the pictures... Haha...

Monday 4 May 2009

DA21, DA12-24 @ Clarke Quay

In one evening, the sky was pretty and I have went to Clarke Quay to take few evening shots.
 

 
DA21
 
DA21


DA12-24@15mm

Wednesday 1 April 2009

Airfare: CX vs SQ

在一個偶然的情況之下,去了 Cathay 和 Singapore Airlines 的網頁。
在現今的經濟情況下,幾乎所有的航空公司都有不錯的優惠。始終,無論個人或公務而出外的人都少了。而所有的新聞都說明航空是艱難的一年。

看看 CX 的海嘯價,注意以下貨幣是新加坡圓:
從香港人看來,沒有什麼特別之處。星加坡曼谷 S$150 (HK$ 765),星加坡台灣 S$380 (HK$1938),星加坡日本 S$480 (HK$2448),星加坡上海 S$430 (HK$2193),星加坡美國 S$950 (HK$4845)。
我只可以說,超值。星加坡日本 $2448。從前這個價錢由星加坡回香港都不夠,現在加送日本。

再看看 Singapore Airline:
從香港人看來,這一個是震憾價。
星加坡東京 S$798,星加坡上海 S$838,星加坡北京 S$938,星加坡台北 S$838。星加坡 Los Angeleus S$1498。注意的地方是,去東京是最少二人同行,所以價錢平一點。

有趣的地方是,星加坡台北 S$838,CX 是 S$380。用同樣的錢,CX 是二人同行還有錢來買免稅品。到上海也差不多差兩倍。

很有趣的現像。

Sunday 29 March 2009

巴士減價

以下的圖片是今日 (27/3/2009)的蘋果頭條。



巴士減價,理由是油價和其它各樣物價都在下跌,跟據可加可減機制,巴士要減價。減幅是 3.03%。可是,根據政府人仕消息,政府需要巴士公司提交財務資料,包括未來兩年的經營數據,如油價、成本,一併考慮。據知,巴士公司在加價後客量雖下跌,收入已有增加。

整個過程大約需要半年。

半年後,香港人死晒~ ^_^

當然不會,但是半年的過程,是否太長呢?在香港商業社會,每一個決定都是商業決定,每一次都是談判。最後的結果都好像是單一個,少數人得到利益。

相反,在星加坡, 減左,四月一號實行。

在星加坡,除了綠化做得好比較好深印像,政府效率高,是另外一個深印像的地方。
當然,星加坡所有公共交通工具都係公有的,即係是政府的,所以可以有個說要減就可以減的可能。但是我壞疑,在香港,政府就是要減政府的收費,可能也是等了又等都做不成。

Wednesday 25 March 2009

尋找孫燕姿

星加坡最出名的,是雞飯。問十個人,大概八個會說如此。最後兩個,會說孫燕姿。

孫燕姿是一個在香港頗為有名的歌星,成名作是<天黑黑>,出名的作品有<遇見>,<逆光>,<開始懂了>,<我的愛>等等。

在香港,我這一代的人,應該不會有人不懂孫燕姿。

可是,在星加坡幾個月,從未有見過孫燕姿的踪影。直至一至看見巴士站的以下 Poster。

 
如果注意得到,在 Poster 中,吃飯了嗎對下有一些小字,可能看不到。但是它寫的是孫燕姿,在我感覺而言,通常來說是不太有名的人才有名字出的。最少,我在這兒看到的劉德華和成龍的 Poster,不會寫著他們是劉德華和成龍(PS: 在這兒成龍好像很... 受歡迎的)。

早一陣子在香港,在銅鑼灣 Sogo 對面有一張 Adidas 的 Poster,主題是 Me, Myself。
主角就是孫燕姿,說她做了 17 下什麼的運動。

在星加坡,也有同一個主題的 Adidas,但就是搵幾個鬼婆,講返 D 咁上下既野。


當然真正既原因可能是兩回事。
一個有趣小發現。

Bus Service in Singapore

在星加坡,公共交通工具既選擇不多。只有地鐵,巴士, 輕鐵,的士。
跟香港不一樣,沒有電車香最重要的小巴。

雖然香港地方小,但如果只是由巴士香地鐵,去好多地方都會變得好不方便。
例如西貢,如果西貢人只可以坐 92號,我想西貢沒有現在的多人居住。

小巴的定位是介乎地鐵 / 巴士既大型交通工具香的士的一個平衡。

星加坡的巴士,雖然是實施分段收費,但是感覺在這兒坐巴士好像比香港的全程收費還要貴。
好像以下我經常坐的巴士的收費表,最低收費 S$1 (~HK$5.2),最高 S$1.9 (~HK9.88)。而只係坐三個地鐵站,就要 $1.4,香港已經可以由黃大仙坐到出尖沙咀。



可能星加坡地平關係,這兒的巴士服務沒有香港的直接,很多時都會左穿右插。站與站之間的距離亦過近,令行車時間增長。還記得第一次在這兒坐巴士,本來是很近的兩個地方,竟坐了四十五分鐘,上車時睡著了到醒時還沒有到。

經歷過星加坡的地鐵和巴士服務,會絕對明白為什麼這兒的人愛駕駛。

最後,這兒的巴士服務,令我最能欣賞的是有一個用 SMS 查詢下一班巴士到站的預計時間,頗準的。使用方法是發一個由兩組數字組成的短信,第一組數字是巴士站號碼,第二組數字是巴是號碼。之後便會收到一個回信告知要查詢的巴士幾多分鐘後才到站。記下一些常用的巴士站號碼後,這一個服務什為實用。

Friday 13 March 2009

PMP Training in Singapore

In a nothing to do evening, surfing the web, trying to find some training materials in Singapore. PMP is a common topic. When I was trying to ask for further information for a PMP course in Singapore. I was asked to provide email and some details about organization.

After the details were provided, I got the email below:

Dear Match Cheng,

Thanks for requesting information on the PMP exam preparation program. Just this action alone shows that you are serious about your career, and want to grow, build and take charge of your future. No mean feat! I would like to congratulate you for taking this first step towards achieving this great credential.

The Project Management Professional (or PMP) certification has become the de facto certification for project managers. Some companies even demand it in their job specifications. Just having the words "PMP" printed on your business card can have a great effect on your prospects, customers and friends.

Getting a PMP certification is not difficult. It just requires that you follow the right approach, take the right steps, read the right material, and do the practice tests. If you follow the regular schedule, you can be ready to take the PMP test in as little as 60 days.

The PMP examination is based on your experience as a project manager, your ability to solve problems, and a strong foundation in Project Management.

Once you understand the PMP exam's format, terminology, style, and learn the Project Management fundamental basics, you will be in a on your way to clear the PMP examination quickly, and without hassles.

In the next email, I'll send you more information about PMI & the PMP examination format. Till then...

All the Best & Cheers to your PMP Aspirations.
 

Donald Tsang,
Master Trainer
Mud Q Training Center.


The name Donald Tsang and Mud Q training Center are fake, but the interesting part to me is the "Master Trainer".
This title, ho chi ho scary gum.

In Hong Kong, when I registered a course for the same purpose, I will be called by a sales man after 5 minutes.

Tuesday 10 March 2009

DA21 隨影

Pentax DA21 已經收埋左一段時間,因為有一段時間發覺佢 D 相好似唔係咁好,但係近日發現 有無用 Hood 同相片出尼既 Quality 有直接既關係,結果早一排係香港就買返一塊 43mm 既 Filter,可以裝入 DA21 本身既 Hood 入邊。因為咁,我既 DA21 獲得重生。

其實,早一論用緊 DA*16-50 既時侯,已經係某一 D 相入片,一眼已經知道係 DA21 影出尼。而開頭係無呢一個感覺既。直至用過 DA18-55 / DA50-200 -> DA40 / DA21 -> DA18-250 -> DA*16-50。再睇返 DA21 D 相,先至發現呢個鏡頭可愛之處。

想影 Wide 可以,Close up 得,Snap Shot 都一流。

雖然最近入手 FA43,但係今日都影左好多隨拍照。



下個星期好似有 Pentax 活動,睇下到時我會用 DA21 定係 FA43 啦。

Wednesday 4 March 2009

Arshavin - English football has surprised me

Of course, either his move or English football would not surprise me.

But the last sentence from his Arsenal TV inteview caught my interest:

"I had no solid plans [of moving to London]. But I already thought about England and moreover English is an international language and can be handy everywhere. All experienced people said that the better you know the language the easier it will be. And even if I had not left Russia, knowledge of a foreign language cannot be a waste."

Sunday 11 January 2009

Singapore Hand Chicken

星加坡海南雞飯出名係人都知,不過原來仲有一樣野出名,就係 Hand Chicken。

唔明?中文即係”手雞"。
唔明?有圖為証:


手機個機 (JI) 同埋 海南雞個雞 (JI) 係同音既。

係星加坡,經常同(香港)人討論既就係 Singlish。
聽唔慣既人就會話呢到 D 英文好怪。
我就覺得見怪不怪,其實 Singlish 同香港人講廣東話無分別。即係香港人會講:
”囡,你食唔食個 Cake?"

呢隻雞,睇得明,不過好好笑。

Tuesday 6 January 2009

Pentax DA* 16-50 and DA 17-70

There are not many choices for a standard zoom for Pentax. Nowadays, there are few choices
- DA18-50
- DA16-45
- DA17-70
- DA*16-50
- Sigma 17-70

There are lot of comparison between the DA16-45 and DA17-70, but not many between DA17-70 and DA*16-50. I got a chance to borrow a DA17-70 to try for a while, and finally got time to do a comparison.

The test below was carried out in my office in the night time and It was not professional at all. So if you see any obvious problems, please kindly share with me. The chop area is not very ideal due to various limitations. The conclusion is also very subjective. If you don't agree, just voice it out. :)

Setup:
- Pentax K20D
- On tripod with shutter release cable.
- Av (I should use M, but forgot to do so because it was too late)
- Spot Metering, Automatic White Balance, ISO 100, Spot Focus, JPG.



Scenario:
 




@16/17mm

@36mm

@50/53mm
 

@70mm


Conclusion:
- The center resolution between DA*16-50 and DA17-70 is similar.
- The border resolution of DA*16-50 is slightly better than DA17-70.
- The extreme border resolution of DA17-70 looks better than DA*16-50.
- The color rendering of DA*16-50 is more saturated.

In the daily shot, my feeling is that the DA*16-50 actually can provide a more 3D image than DA17-70, even for the same f4/f5.6. However, this is really a subjective feeling after using various lens.

The original size of the above chops can be found under:
http://picasaweb.google.com.hk/matchz/