IMHO, u can sharpen the photo so that look nicer

bounce flash using SB-600?

Keep photographing and u can capture stunning photos. U can shoot ur daughter when she's playing. Baby's natural expression is the best

Today run several tests with my Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8. Many ppl said this lens is very soft at the widest aperture. I decided to do a test myself to judge this statement.
Setup:
1.My setup is Nikon D60 with Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 with built in motor.
2.The camera is mounted on a tripod and the lens is set to manual focus to avoid any AF bias.
3.I trigger the shutter by using remote control to avoid any vibration which can cause softness.
4.In between each release, I wait for 5 seconds to wait the vibration of the camera body to settle off after I turn the dial to change the aperture.
5.I shoot 2 different objects to increase the accuracy of my test.
6.All images are shot in JPEG fine format Large size @50mm focal length

Hope can assist those who are interested in this lens

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: Jun 9 2009, 12:16 AM

Test #1
100% crop

f/2.8
f/3.2
f/3.5
f/4
f/4.5
f/5
f/5.6
f/6.3
f/7.1
f/8

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: Jun 9 2009, 12:06 PM

Test #2
100% crop
f/2.8
f/3.2
f/3.5
f/4
f/4.5
f/5
f/5.6
f/6.3
f/7.1
f/8


My conclusion: This lens if little bit soft at widest however cant be differentiated clearly by normal viewing. And I think at f/2.8, it's still very satisfying me. After stopping down, the image becomes sharper which sharpest at f/5.6. Although I think can't really differentiate between f/4.5 to f/5.6.

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: Jun 9 2009, 03:31 PM

For those who has PDA with infrared port, there's a way to use it as remote control to trigger shutter release as Nikon ML-L3. Those interested can PM me for details.

Truly like computer graphic

get full use of ur SB-900?

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: Jun 11 2009, 12:22 AM

u dun buy a meter to analyze the humidity jst to prevent it too dry?

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: Jun 11 2009, 12:03 AM

Joe McNally so funny??

I guess the moisture absorber from Shashinki is more reliable

This photo was taken in WuZhen 乌镇 China. I was surprised by the old fashion alcohol container which previously I only saw on television.

This is an ancient alcohol making factory and the markings on containers really can tell the ages...



Nikon D60
26mm
f/6.3
1/160s
ISO 400

i've incorporated D5000 in this thread since they share same specs as non-built-in motor model and D5000 is considered as the "upper entry level DSLR" for Nikon. D5000 users please report in!!

i guess there will be battery grip in the future

i not sure of that but i think should need to spend few hundreds bucks.
if the dust in the lens doesnt affect the image quality, can leave it there
just my opinion

then u r so lucky, bro,,
What's problem with ur d5000, so new got problem??

wow, u are real lucky. If in Malaysia, need to pay much to repair that

or can it be dust on the sensor?

it can be sticky dust which can't be blowed by blower. My camera also got 4-5 dusts sticking to the sensor. not obvious on normal shooting until aperture stopped down to f 20. Just leave it there..