if u can confirm that there is no vibration during the shot taken, then is not necessary to have VR to on...well, my D90 manual have suggest that if ur cam was on a tripod, is best to turn off the VR...but if there is any wind blowing ur cheapo tripod and cause ur cam shake, then better turn it on...=)

woah...cehapo..hhaha

but some lens has dual vr/is right?

Darn,.,... my D40 seems to have a scratch at the mirrors near the sensor there. One big line in the middle. Maybe the sensor is the one damaged.

i think u are trying to say there are 'active' and 'normal' VR?

that what i want to write..what the different ?

Use NORMAL for hand-holding from a fixed position. Use ACTIVE if you're in a helicopter, sand rail, or motorcycle.

awesome reply..thx..btw..how much u buy 50mm lens huh?

Active VR...?? Do my D60 with kit lens come with this function?

a.ihsan: what overheat in a flash is not the batteries, but the flash bulb
leaving the flash on when it overheats does not affect it, as the flash has overheat failure prevention, when overheat it'll jz go into idle mode

silver_de_gene: the major problem Nissin Di866 currently have is there is error when trying to CLS with SB900
the other problem is some, not all, Di866 r unable to iTTL with camera sometimes

as i explained in earlier pages, UV filters suppose to protect lenses from UV rays, but do have much difference from not putting UV filters
so basically UV filters act as lens protector, but sometimes UV filters give more problems than helping, especially creating flares
if u want to buy UV filters, cheapos r good enough d
the only difference expensive UV filters r they have less tendency to have flares, but not 100% eliminate flares

y taking macro pics nid take out UV filter, cos to prevent flares

what ppl meant by lens that is able to shoot in low light means u can shoot with high shutter speed without having underexposed pics
this is done by having larger aperture, means smaller f number.
with any image stabilization tech, u can increase the shutter speed higher somemore without getting blurry pics

is best to turn off VR when using tripod
cos the VR try to compensate small vibration cause by air movement or ground vibration which r negligible
the compensation made by VR r too much than needed, creating negative result instead of helping

mybiebie: Only expensive high end lenses such as 70-200 VR have ACTIVE n NORMAL VR

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Oct 20 2009, 06:20 PM

Can Nissin Di622 do CLS? Does it posses the same problem like Di866?

general> 18-200 also got http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200/18200-vr.htm

Di866 uses wireless trigger, IR or other tech im not sure
Di622 can CLS too, but detects camera built-in flash or main flash for trigger

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Added on October 20, 2009, 7:05 pm18-200 is expensive rite?
i only say normally expensive or special purpose lenses have both type of VR

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Oct 20 2009, 07:06 PM

OH
thanks, now I get the real picture!

This post has been edited by a.ihsan: Oct 20 2009, 07:18 PM

>general: YEAH! HAHAHA but many of my friend use it and they dont event know what the diff between active and normal

wow, banyak duit beli lens tapi tak tau guna full functions?
jealous la

haha..maybe they forgot the read the manual kot?
hey..how long our slr will survive?

I have a question, if my shutter jammed, is it covered in the warranty?

depends, but surely can last at least 3-5 years

off cos, any problem with the camera is covered under warranty
unless if camera drop or hit by somethg then no la

hi there... i'm new in this section.. i'm the proud owner of Nikon D40 (don't laugh, I bought because of my course requirement) and it's 2 years old now... And I have the problem to autofocus my camera when i want to shot with auto mode... i set the lens to A, and the camera mode to Auto, but when i press the shutter half, it doesn't make any sound... but when i set the lens to M, and manually focus the subject, then I can capture the photo.. I wonder why, and should I bring my DSLR to get fixed? I love my DSLR because i invested so much for this baby... please help me. Thanks!

what lens u using??