aiya, almost wanted buy SB-600 jz now...
but in the end cant tahan temptation ambik SB-900

Wahh! You're so rich! SB600 and SB900 like comparing Ferrari with Proton Savyy How much u bought the SB900??

lol, using Ferrari & Proton comparison macam compare PnS cams wif D3X lor
i got it at RM1680

OMG, the best flash in Nikon range now.
Enjoy playing with ur new toy

Wahh~ RM1.6k?Anyways, have lots of fun with your new gadgets! Really envy you Anyways, i've been searching for an overall lens on the Internet. Nikon 18-200mm VR is my choice but it's too expensive. How about the Tamron 18-270mm?I heard it's good. Around rm1.7k right?

Tamron is about 1.8K last I saw. But I think you can consider the 18-135 or the 18-105VR. Both are very sharp lenses.

will definitely have fun wif it!

btw, if kevyeoh's low exposure problems is the exposure bias,
how about mine?
my photos were taken in auto mode
it was yesterday morning 8-10am, outdoors n weather cloudy





top is original pic, bottom is after photoshoping
y so dark? cos cloudy?
cant b gua, cos wif eyes the surrounding r not that dark

I'm guessing is that it is the meter. Meter is not 100% accurate. From the shadows I'm guessing that the background is brighter (from the girls' t-shirts) in these situations you should turn the flash on as a "fill" light. Anyway you can try using "P" instead of "Auto".

the Tamron 18270VC is priced at 2.5 to 2.7k..

Tamron 18-270mm is little bit cheaper than Nikkor 18-200mm. Sharpness is good throughout all focal length. Only problem is AF sucks in low light condition. VC works like a charm, even better than VR

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Added on May 31, 2009, 8:56 pmThe white shirts 2 girls wearing fool the metering system of the camera. U can increase the exposure compensation to make it brighter.
Usually i'll look at the photo after i take it and adjust accordingly and take the second shoot if not satisfied with the first one

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: May 31 2009, 08:56 PM

use A mode, let shutter adjust itself. u can enable Auto ISO too.

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Added on May 31, 2009, 9:59 pmsharing some bokehness







This post has been edited by shutterdll: May 31 2009, 09:59 PM

Did you use flash to fill flash? Even with exposure 0 EV, the shadow on the girls' face should be eliminated by fill flash...

i was rushing here and there taking pics, no time change settings, so i used Auto

i think the white shirts r not the problem, cos many other pics of people in other color shirts oso gave same results
maybe is becos the area is a basketball court, and the floor is grey cement?



the ISO was auto, even if manually set highest still same

btw, nice pics u have there!

Auto mode...
flash din auto light up...
n wanted save battery, so din manually on flash...

This post has been edited by General_Nic: May 31 2009, 10:57 PM

Fill flash mean fire flash but with lower flash compensation?

No, fill flash (in his case) means fire flash towards the face of the girls so that the shadow on the face can be eliminated. In his pic the shadows are covering the details in the face, so fill flash will be a good idea.

Someone correct me if i'm wrong in my explanation, I am not good in explaining

This post has been edited by zellleonhart: May 31 2009, 11:08 PM

Alright I get what you are trying to say here.

dude...if the condition is 9/10 as per what you said, even RM500 is worth grabbing...

Share some pic here



Nikon D60
50mm
1/200s
f/8
ISO 400

This post has been edited by kimurastanley: Jun 1 2009, 10:56 AM

wht lens?? so soft...

got flash d, so next target is lens!
can i know which is the cheapest all-rounder lens?
if cheap not good, which is the best at the cheapest?