IMHO if can increase a bit orange cast will be nicer!

The classic feel of PD. Nice shot.
The lover's bridge, owwh it was quite some time since I last stepped on it.

NEW: SUPER GT ROADSHOW, Berjaya Times Square!

Vol 1: 50mm 1.8D in action
Vol 2: Local race queens
Vol 3: Super Gt race queens: Aki & Momo

now i present u Vol 1: 50mm 1.8D in action. This contains pics taken using the 50mm prime lens, and i using it for the 1st time. I would appreciate some C&C coz i need to learn what i lacking from my pics. Seriously i have a hard time taking pics using 50mm lens.

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As u can see the last 2 pics i was suffering from overexpose. I wonder what i need to prevent this?

This post has been edited by travis_ckf: Jun 16 2007, 10:34 PM

Where did you focus this car? the wordings are blurred
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You made Esther look so blur. You're really handshaking at 1/250
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4171/dsc0138vm9.jpg

Thanks for ur comments!

1. Thew wordings were blurred coz the car is inside the window, in which i using a normal UV filter, not polar ones. My focus is on the num 1.

2. That the problem, coz the lens is small so its hard to stablize the lens. I dont have that problem when using a slightly larger kit lens. How i wish there is VR for 50mm lens.

check back the pic for your response on #1. i'm not taking about the red fairlady

50mm at 1/250 shouldn't be blur. practice more. the other one with phoenie and esther also the same prob even at 1/40

i'll giving comments about technical wise not composition.

first of all, as usual, when ppl get 50mm, they will very fanatic about f1.8

i notice a lot of pics shooted at f1.8, pls remember photos not always necessary to be so bokeh, i know u want to try it out but pls prevent it.

the DOF is so narrow at f1.8 and coupled with manual focusing with ur D40, it is nearly impossible to get the subject in focus especially if u shoot ppl face..

if u want bokeh/wide aperture, this lens is sharpest at f2.8.

for me, only shoot at f1.8 if u really desperate and no other choice OR the focusing distance is somewhat far with poor lighting condition.

as for manual focusing with ur D40, use the focusing green lamp to help u, the focusing will lamp will based on ur focusing point, remember to see where is ur focusing point.
pls trust the green lamp and not ur eyes.


long time didn't gv so serious comment, lol..of coz it is not related to any gals portrait..lol

I c, my bad for reffering to the wrong pic. In that case will flash helps?


So are u telling me use f2.8 is good enough for the majority of portrait shots? I do recall alot of my pics aren't using f1.8. I checking based on my eyes and the green lamp blinking.

Most of the GT gal is OFF or hand shack ..
you should practise more , coz if with 50mm lens and 1/250 still shack , then when change to other lens will be worse
no offence ..

Yes, f2.8 is more than enough, u won't get sharp at f1.8 unless u purposely want it to.

Check back ur EXIF, not all but most of ur photos shot at 1.8

Ok, u might double confirm that ur focusing point is focusing at the subject u want, maybe the previous shot u have adjusted to other focus point u forgot to adjust it back and u happily focusing ur current photo, then the green lamp might light becoz it focus to other things..

If not the case, then u really might have a serious handshake

Serious OOF and lack of contrast in most of the pictures.

hey, travis_ckf, #5 one really blur T_T... any where, keep up...




Esther's friend also laughing

What's her name? pheonic?

This post has been edited by uchan: Jun 17 2007, 01:32 AM

sorry to say that, i cant sense any NIKON of the series in term of color , focusing, sharpness/definition, expo

This post has been edited by tongyam: Jun 17 2007, 01:45 AM

thanks for ur feedbacks, guess i have to practise hard for the 50mm lens in the near future. Next series will comprise of kit lens instead n of coz, the image looks alot better.


Pls define that.

already lorh

I dont get it on how nikon is different in terms of term of color , focusing, sharpness/definition, expo. Pls explain.

ok i try to tell u, but if u still cant get it, mean this is my conversation pro lor
3# i can see a man holding cam shot himself.
4# very mid ...but color not strong enuf
race queen, 7# n 8#, i felt that u shooting in car lo
6# look like kena crop.

the rest pict i cant load.

Seems like u struggling using MF with the 50mm coz i think in this kind of event u have to be quick....

Thanks for ur comments though. Looks like i have a long way to go to improve my shots with 50 mm lens.


That explains why alot of photographers in that time aren't using 50mm lens instead using zoom or kit lens. Well my shots went back to normal and satisfactionary once i swapped with my kit lens. Will upload the remaining later

actually u cant blame for the lense. look at ur composition , and do u check ur pict after shoot or do u think what u want b4 shoot?