i always not sure how to use the terms for f-stops...

is f/1.8 higher/lower/bigger/smaller then f/3.5???

which is the correct term?

i know what it is. juz not sure shud we say 'bigger' or 'higher' or what ;p i think 'wider' is not a good term to teach ppl, since they will confuse with a wide lens as in short focal length

as i said, i know what it is, im asking about the term

oh sorry, got wide telephoto lens? example?

okay, so i should just stick with wide aperture then

picture control (well, optimize image for me) i just leave at normal. anything else later i decide in PP hehe. when shooting i only worry about composition n exposure

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jan 13 2010, 01:02 PM

thx do u think wider should be bigger (for diameter) or smaller (for the number)?

how come so many ppl misunderstood my question sorry2

yeah u did fine oh yeah u're talking abt wide telephoto lens... i was thinking 'wide telephoto' end hehe my bad

no no, i was confused how can a focal length be both wide and tele at the same time. didnt realize u were talking about wide tele LENS heheh

i agree with Isepunye, too blueish ;p maybe u can crop it to a vertical photo? since the sides are empty

damnn companion5! good choice heheh

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damnn companion5! good choice heheh

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poisoning u with my 1st hobby

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well im impervious to speaker poison already. ended up just sticking with headphone hehe

yeah, im stuck with laptop now. external x-fi is nice but dun want to sacrifice USB port heehe

nahh nvm

for me f/1.8 is very shallow, cannot imagine 1.4 :S most of the time i step down to 2-2.8 else too easy to get OOF. f/1.8 much cheaper too ;p

HAHAHAHHA

and what's with the pose anyway??

1st night no need to learn anything. just set to f/1.8 n shoot n enjoy ehehe

some of my friends, after using the 50mm f/1.8 almost never play with other lenses already (except for special occasions laa). my 18-55 juz sitting in my drawer now as my 35mm never come off haha. fast prime lens is really fun

i agree with noobie1. rm2k for a D90 body is very cheap. if d80 ok la, or a heavily-used d90

that's sarawakian for 'ape isepunye buat kat sini?'

i think should skip (4) cuz no antishake

nikkor 18-105 dah ade ke belum?

bird and insect are very different categories

for birds i think u need at least 200mm telephoto lens, and a fast one at that

insects u need macro lens. close-up filters might do, but less quality lah

anyway since a lot of u guys here in this thread got the 18-105mm lens...is it a worthy replacement for a D40 kit lens?

i want more focal length for candid shots. currently considering the 18-105 vs sigma 18-200 OS HSM. no money for nikkor 18-200, n dont want to change lenses so the 55-200 is out. i thinkkk 105mm should be enough for me, but im wondering what's the maximum aperture for the sigma at 105mm? i also really like sigma's built quality, dun mind the weight lah since d40 is already light. those using 18-105 now do u feel the range and quality is okay for portrait/candid shots?

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jan 25 2010, 03:16 PM

single area for me. dynamic for moving subjects lah of course. i prefer to select the focus point myself. no no, u cant focus more than one point..normally in auto-area the camera will just select the closest subject n focus on it. that's what i noticed with my D40 la atleast

D90 + 50mm shud be around 3.7k perhaps

18-105 kitlens and 50mm got pros n cons. 50mm is 'better' of course, but u're very limited with ur range. for example, for 50mm very hard to use in small rooms.

really? that's cheap. i juz based the prices according to yamiya... d90 body RM3192, 50mm RM419 = total RM3611, so juz round up around 3.7k or is it yamiya prices are expensive?

50mm on DX body will be 75mm. macam short tele already. meaning if u want to take picture of someone, u have to step back quite a bit. in small rooms u wont have space to step back

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jan 26 2010, 09:27 PM

good use of the lines

i had the same thought as u before... crumpler design looked too childish to me

then i look at other brands, n i noticed almost all look the same.. haha

so crumpler at least look different a bit. juz dont get those with funky colours lah