add me as D40x user. thanks

for event shooting,i prefer using SB-900 with battery pack since its much faster than SB-600.
does Di866 can become slave flash for SB-900?

I dont know about Di866, but what i know is SB-600 dont have battery pack
i prefer u to go for SB-600 since u can use it for CLS in the future

Im using it right now.
Tamron have abit of problem when it comes to low light shooting.(focusing problem)
Compare to Nikon f2.8, its much faster in focusing and very good in low light shooting.
but the price tag is..
rm5000+
hhahahaha

I have, but i dont post 'creative' photos here, just for my sister(in NZ) and friends who want to see their pictures
www.flickr.com/faiz92

sorry no creative photo there

UWA can take event photo, well not all the time. sometimes using UWA lens.u can actually get subject.( for me la)
got one of my friend (he is 17years old and using Canon 5d mark II with 70-200mm f2.8 )his photo quite dull after few shoots because not much "subject" in his photo
then he change to 17-40 f4, with his full frame camera,his 17mm is really wide and his photo become very nice after that
so the conclusion is, u need a lot of lens for an event
or u also can use the 18-200mm for landscape and event ,but for indoor, f5.6 is not enough for me

sometimes bro,u have to buy and take few picture first,then u know the 'POWER'

thanks!. tamiya is really hard to take, some of the photos not good at large because the car is very fast indeed, and max flash sync is 1/200, so its quite blur

im using d40x that time and d40x at higher iso very noisy
so i use iso 800, lock focus at nearest object ,shutter 1/200 with flash bounce on the ceiling
if use d3? no need flash, use iso 2500

yeah,wireless flash. usually for modeling or groupfoto.

My example when using SB-900 and SB-600 ( last time D40x no commander mode like D90)

Use manual for interval shooting mode, esp white balance must be manual.
remember to try few shot before use manual.have fun trying

Great explaination but for the last one got abit problem.

My opinion with external flash is sometimes the flash can only highlight nearest subject, how about the background?thats why we use High iso to highlight some details on the back.

For example,in the hall with high ceiling,we know that our flash cant bounce that high and have to use exposure lock button(to use the flash as fill flash), the shutter speed will be too slow and the subject will become like blur blur.This is when the High Iso can do its job.

My 2 cent, still young and learning.Hope some taiko can teach me more stuff.

WHAT? u dont have DSLR and already know the usage of iso? wow. u better get D90 as fast as u can

Ahem
AFS 50mm F1.4 or AF 85mm F1.4? or maybe AF135mm F2? HAHAHAHAH
poison poison

This post has been edited by faiz92: Oct 1 2009, 02:00 PM

More zoom,more bokeh. U may try 17-50mm F2.8 and try to use at 17mm and 50mm,
assume that aperture is always F2.8, at 50mm, the picture looks more bokeh.
thats why some people use 70-200mm F2.8 for studio picture,so that the background more bokeh.

Yeah,'bokeh' is blur background. I also dont know how to explain. F is aperture, the bigger it is (small number) the more blur the background is.

U guys can try take few picture with your kit lens.( 18-55mm F3.5-5.6)
Try to use 18mm at F5.6 and 55mm at F5.6, u will see that at 55mm F5.6 capable to do more blur background( assuming you are taking close up picture)

If dont understand,i will post some pictures later .

Here some example (sorry for noob picture)

AT 17mm F2.8


AT 50mm F2.8

Note the background(At the book 'SPM exam secrets'), at 50mm,its more blur blur(bokeh)!( i wish i have 70-200mm F2.8 so that i can show at 200mm F2.8 )

depends,for me,go for SB-600,easier to take photo indoor and also outdoor.

where got so many things,my dry box still empty

depends la bro,i have my 55-200,but at 170mm and above,the focus is quite soft,so think twice before u buy that lens bro.
better go for flash,because ur picture will look nicer with bounce flash rather than direct flash.

new one around rm750-rm800.
i bought mine at rm750 last two years.i dont know about now.

ofcuz more blur. but F1.8 too soft for product picture,need F2 and above right?
i read somewhere in the forum that for F1.8 lens,it is sharp at F2 or F2.5.
For F2.8 lens,it is sharp at F3.5-F4? hope some sifu can teach me too

Thanks
Btw,what lens did u use? if longer focal length,then more light lost. Have to set the Ev to +0.7 +1.0 then higher ISO, well,this is one of the reason why i upgrade to D90



Nice video,i think u should use wider angle rather than focus on the cloud only.
Or maybe,have some subject in the picture,like a car or something .(discovery channel use buildings )

Thanks for good explaination!
I always use my F2.8 at F4 because it is sharper and nicerrr.(trial and error)

Anybody do CLS here?

I prefer u buy nikon since nikon have VR, (for Tamron is VC)
i always prefer to have VR lens for longer focal length lens.
just my POV