hehe kesian. but i understand how aperture can become confusing

lower number e.g. F3.5 is "high" or "big", higher number e.g. F22 is "low" or "small"

actually i think the more accurate term for lower F number is "wide", and higher F number is "narrow"

^ agreed. for me as long as it's sharp at 1024px enough already

1st u need to use the correct AF mode. hit the 'i' / 'zoom in' button, n scroll down to the 2d lowest icon on the right. hit OK and select either the middle (better for moving subjects) or bottom one (bttr for static objects for some reason ).

now u can change the AF area by pressing right or left. u can see the red lights change as u press

how cheap is cheap? google quite hard to find...i just look at yamiya.com.my. go to lenses n accessories > lenses > nikon or other brands. knock urself out

nikkor is just branding my fren...got cheap nikkor rm400 only, also got expensive nikkor up to rm30,000, even more i think. look for sigma, tamron or tokina brands too...they make lenses which are cheaper than the nikkor equivalent (in terms of range n speed), but most of the time the quality, build n performance is lower

oh one more thing... since u're using D3000... u can only use lenses that has autofocus motor. which are more expensive than the equivalent lens without motor

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Mar 17 2010, 07:24 PM

lol sorry i replied after u posted the above msg 1k can get 55-200mm lens as suggested. if over a bit can get 18-105mm...benefit of this lens is u dun need to switch between ur 18-55, but the range is less than the 55-200. yes it's slightly more expensive than the 55-200, but since if u get the 18-105 u wont need the 18-55 anymore so juz sell it

this one is good for portraits but remember, the cameras of this thread (d40 til d5000) all need AF-S lens. can use AF lens but need to manual focus, which for me is a PITA lah haha

PITA = pain in the... guess urself lah ehehe

yeap AF-S and AF is different. n yes we can use the AF ones with manual focus...but obviously it will slow u down = u take less pictures = less good pictures. also it makes u worry too much about focusing, while u shud be thinking abt composition

oh ya...the crop factor is based on camera. our camera is 1.5.. so any lens u want u need to multiply with 1.5. dun worry abt this lah, we wont know the difference unless we use film or fullframe hehehe. juz that lets say some photography article recommend 18mm lens, meaning u need to get 12mm lens not 18mm lens

'acceptable' is different from person to person no need to listen to other ppl...juz try the lens... n see if it's acceptable 4 u or not. haha

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Mar 17 2010, 08:08 PM

right hehe. about rosak im not so sure lah, but generally all lenses have very good built..juz take care of it.

normally for portrait is a lens with wide aperture.. maybe F2.8, 1.8 or 1.4, because these lens can give nice bokeh (the blur background thing), which usually makes for a good portrait shot. the range shouldn't be too near or far... 35mm, 50mm n 85mm are pretty good range. as u said, if too wide the face can become distorted, making the subject look fat. if too far, hard to get a clear view of ur subject in public places cuz ppl always crossing by hehe. also u cannot use in small rooms

the stretching thing is true. u can see some samples online, most lens review websites got show the distortion. this is only important for certain types of photo lah, e.g. got a lot of straight lines, because it will be obvious when it's distorted. for others, like landscape, etc, shud be ok. fyi all lens got distortion, some worse than the other,but can be fixed in photoshop

hahah it's a poison all of us kena

the aperture written is the maximum (smaller number is bigger aperture)

maybe juz use kit lens 1st? its a pretty good lens already. maybe for portrait can get tamron 17-50 but it wont help much for landscape lah. if u want to take nice landscape pics, bttr spend money on travelling

18-105 is okay for a zoom lens what...dun compare with prime..haha

ISO 1600 is okay la.. if 3200 juz convert to black n white.. hehe

i tot only got one version of 70-200? before was 80-200 rite?

i never realized we got fellow curtin miri student here

3rd year. wanna trade my 35mm with ur 18-105 for some time? ehehehe

lol. actually cuz i still cannot decide wanna buy 18-105 or not ;p

dun wan to change2 lens

exactly heheh

i dun have any figures to shoot

but then i decided to save up for KK trip later instead of new lens. after trip think again lol

haha very true.. open burning everywhere... how to change lens??

i read so much 18-200 too soft... nvr tried myself so i dunno if it's too soft FOR ME or not. played with sigma 18-200 before, very soft picture, but that's because of my unstable hands heheh

18-105 n 55-200... mcm wasting? 55-105 overlap~

hmmmm i join this photography section to learn abt photography, which i did, a lot in fact... but nowadays... i get more poison than knowledge dy... haha

probably good thing im not interested in those strobist thing...later poison flash lagi haiyah

some small pekan called lachau... careful how u pronounce the name.. hehe





sunset on the way from BSB (brunei) to miri

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Added on March 21, 2010, 3:09 amno no... 2 weeks got 3 report to do, where got free week anymore ;p

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Mar 21 2010, 03:09 AM

wow i really like the 2nd pic

some people are okay with 2nd hand stuff, but some people really avoid it. if u dun mind... around rm2000 can get you a D80, rm1300 or so a D60, n for a D40 u can get less than rm1000. nice thing about 2nd hand is that u can sell it later for around the price u bought it when u decide u want a better/brand new camera provided u didnt wait too long la hehe

for me, the beginner dslrs (d3000, d5000) and intermediate ones (D90) not much difference in user friendliness. it's more about learning photography, not learning how to use cameras. anything newer than D40 is pretty much user friendly enough for a beginner. so if u can afford D90, get D90

apart from the external conditions (scratches, dents, etc) and warranty, other stuff u shud note is the shutter count. need to ask the seller about this. it's something like the mileage for cars. if under 30k shud be alright i guess.

i leave it in auto most of the time, n yes i shot JPEG only. later in PP i decide whether i warm the pic to be warm or cold. dats y i use auto, so i'll get the 'middle ground' hehe. if i set at warm, then suddenly wanna change to cold, not that nice dy unless i shoot raw

im under the impression that lots of us here like to use adobe lightroom including myself

reveur i noticed on ur pics, the jpeg compression is really bad. what software are u using? try to export with a higher quality