OOOhhh yea i forgot the Gay L 1.2 from canon. only 1.2 in the market right

Just imagine your fren wanted to surprise u so much in buying something photography related and give u a SB400 as a gift.
What will be your reaction.

first thing to say to him : thank you very much

last thing to say before u sleep with it : WTF i surpose to do with this?

jeje , no offence

18-55mm 3.5-5.6 is already well known kit len in nikon family.
28-105 is a old lens if i m not wrong, should be a D len so the nikon without a build in focusing motors wont be able to auto focus.
at 105 mm without a VR really need a tripod or a very steady hand. (Classic lens) kinda old but it still a very good lens because at 105 mm u still retain the high aperture of 4.5 which actually may give u nice bokeh in just the nice distance for portrait.

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 9 2010, 08:55 AM

if u can get the sb400 for rm200 = why not?

if its close to rm400 , i suggest u to go for nissin as a cheap solution to your lightning
Sb 600 size would be better if u mind the size of nissin.

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Added on January 9, 2010, 7:53 pmvery agreed that af-s 35mm f 1.8 dx can properly heal the poison of 50mm 1.8 for a long term
till u fully heal and get an upgrades.

gimme the poison

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 9 2010, 07:53 PM

i see most fashion photographer using it . I think it is use to mount your flash in a different position than mounting it on your camera which block the entire center front view of yours. With a bracket , your flash will serve u the same but its position at the side which enable u to lower down abit after every shoot and let u aim it faster without lowering it lower to survey what u shooting at.

hope this helps

Selling nissin di866 professionals flash

Bought at okt 2009 , how much should i sell it? hehe
yea i m serious if the price is okay

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Added on January 12, 2010, 1:35 pmvery nicely done
kids photography is real natural and fun


This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 12 2010, 01:35 PM

Hope its the lens with the problem.

Time for the kit lens to retire and time for a replacement.

17-50 tamron 2.8 VC FTW

time to get some poison

so guys , what about the outing? plan cancelled?

Its a matter of whether u need that lens or not. Sometimes its just luck for we bump into a good bargain and buy something that we dont really need.
Its a very good bargain for a 55-200 VR. Make sure u check it nicely before u pay the cash.

At that bargain, u should ask yourself, can u sell it away without losing sum of money?
If its cheap to buy and easy to sell it when u wanna put it away , then i say its fine right

good luck, maybe got someone bought it already

of course di866 is better than nikon sb600
di866 is a comander/slave pro flash while sb600 is just a sexy slave in CLS
If u using it to fill flash or normal flash usage, i recomend getting the nissin di622 which is like half the price of a sb600
but sometimes its not that friendly with our SLR
firmware issue most of the time but di866 have usb to update firmware whenever there is an updates

based on your quality of work, i can see your expectation. With the quality of pics u get from fix prime like 35mm at high apertures as 1.8, its really hard for u when u start comparing capability in giving u satisfying shots. If u would have want a better zoom lens for travel, i could suggest u some.
Most people who reach this level having the same thought as u do

if u hate to change lens in traveling = 24-70 f2.8 of tamron and sigma

ask your self how much u need that 200mm ? do u do birds , sports car , paparazzi?

if u ask me, i would love a 200mm for none of the reason above, i only want a 200mm with high apertures for portrait
200mm portrait in dx format = really have to get quite far to get a whole body shop but the bokeh is kinda crazy unbelievable.

Getting a all rounder lens like 18-200mm is not a good solutions to me

prime produce the best results ( no doubt )

if u have to choose, a cheap secondhand 18-200 VR1 would be a good choice

Its not a standard choice for most nikon user , i would say a nissin would be a better intro into flashes for new players.
Cost at the half of the sb600 with the same basic function cept the lcd of sb600.

Dont select your gears base on what people say
Most important is u know how to use it and how much u need it.

Do go to shops that allow u to test it so that u can feel it

try choose a weekdays and go YL at pudu, they know the best

people always compare between the 18-70 and the 18-105

both are good for portrait but 70mm at 4.5 aperture makes 18-70 nikkor kit len the best choice for a cheap zoom len that can produce nice portrait and both at the same lvl in pricing

hopes this helps

ermmmm... if u are a non smoker i guess u still can control below 85 mm without a tripod

your 55 mm is f5.6 aperture max , 18-70mm at 70 mm can give u max aperture of 4.5 which produce a much better bokeh

for the 18-105 at 105mm max aperture f5.6 ( VR is quite important at that length) the d80 kitlen 18-135 lack of VR is bad , thats why the new kit lens came out with a VR.

i sold my 85mm 1.8 and bought a 50mm 1.4 .(55 and 70 does different alottttt)
50mm to me is much more versatile because i can use it for almost everything
but for a portrait prime, the bokeh is far from what i can do with my 85mm f1.8 ( i can only use for portrait lol)

i sold my 18-55 VR kitlen too so i can put myself in your position right now to get a len to cover my travels (wide to zoom )
considering :-

18-70 nikkor = rm700 - 900 secondhand
18-105 nikkor = rm750 - 900 secondhand
17-50 tamron VC = rm 1800 ++
24-70 sigma = rm 1600++

i do mind about low light ability of the lens, that why i aiming at the tamron and sigma for a cheaper solution

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 19 2010, 11:29 PM

it depends on what day u go to YL, i know they are very good with customer service and have the knowledge to suggest u what to buy. They are not like other typical sales man that say this good and that good. Try find a better time to go , do go on weekend if u can cause they dont have time to serve u even though u think u got tones of credit card and cash in your wallet.

this is the only shop that put 3 piece of different 50mm in front of me when u say u looking for a 50mm , he say best way to know what u want is to try it and see the quality of it.

Dont expect them to come to u even u are a regular if they serving another customer ok

They dont expect u to wait for them also, if u cant accept it , u can always go other shop

they have a very good customer network

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Added on January 20, 2010, 6:58 pmtempting to get a d300
wooosahhh relax relax, i m still in control

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 20 2010, 06:58 PM

Only nissin di866 have the comander mode , so if u using a d40/60/3000/5000 , there is no comander mode build in function
But its still a good buy because u may need more than 1 flash to make some CLS so u should consider getting 1 comander flash and another 1 act as a slave

the new build in motors tamron 17-50 have serious problem in focusing speed due to its motors technology to nikon bodys, the best 17-50 tamron is the one without the build in motors which alot of people hunting for , i m one of them , a used like almost 2 years still cost like rm1200++ in market.

those without a build in focusing motor cant choose much

those with d50/70/70s/80/90 and above can choose the among the :-

tokina 16-50 f2.8 which cost the most expensive in used market like rm 2000++
tamron 17-50 f2.8 without motors in (no longer produce) used in market like rm 1100++
or the new tamron 17-50 f2.8 with VC at rm 1800++ (new)

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Added on January 22, 2010, 12:57 pmgot into this hobby because of my girlfren but she is more to the models than the one holding the camera with all the complicated settings
planning to get a d300 but did some research and i find out d90 cmos in high iso setting noise level is better than the d300.
High noise in high ISO really make me sakit kepala sometimes. like u , i could not have aim for d3 or d700 if i m not a pro that actually earn money with DSLR.
Well if u can hook into some same hobbyist staying around u that can get together maybe sharing lens is ok but not all people knows how to take care of their stuff.



This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 22 2010, 12:57 PM

I deal with alot of secondhand item lately , got alot of experience from time to time. Some of the secondhand item in terible conditions.
Most important is the way the owner take care of the item like lens, the glass is more important than the outlook of it so u can ask for more discount if the outlook conditions is not that good. I just met a malay guy who trying to sell me a 18-70 nikkor where on the meeting he tell me no rear cap provided, i dont really mind because a rear cap is not expensive but the problem is this stupid fellow never use a rear cap where he is not mounting it so the most important glasses of the lens is so dirty and fill with dust, my mind was what the fark , u wasting my time and your time by showing me this wonderful lens turn crap. Thats the first time i rejected even though he come all the way from shah alam.

I know a guy that bought a build in motor tamron and sell it at rm 1000 only after 1 mount, he really hate the focusing speed so much that he just wanna throw it away.

If u planning to get the d90, its ok for u to get a 18-105 used cheaper lens and aim for the 50mm1.4 D/G then its good to go man. I really like the low noise in high iso of d90.

Gonna plan to sell of my d80 if the price is good, my item are in very good conditions

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Added on January 23, 2010, 9:57 amyea , i can hold the d300 comfortable without a grip so the only solution for a d90 for good grip will be the cheap phottix battery grip which cost less than rm 300 together with extra battery:)
For those without a dry box , IT IS A MUST FOR DLSR

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 23 2010, 09:57 AM

2 choices only if u wanna replace your kit len on that range

tokina 16-50 f2.8 the most expensive in the group that focus the fastest at the price of rm 1900 - 2100 used

tamron 17-50 f2.8 non motors = cheap and gooooooood at rm 1100 - rm1300

I m more to used items man, there is a lot out there, u just have to hunt for it, most important is your cash in hand

Get a small box and keep all the cash u planning to shop for lens than put 5 ringgit everyday inside it,
maybe in a month or 2 u find your self got enough money to get a nice used lens at cheap price.

good offer comes and gooooooooooo

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Added on January 23, 2010, 10:07 ami really like the feel of the new tamron 17-50 VC, but still doubt the focusing speed of it so i ll let those who got it to experience it first
Almost as big as the 17-55 bazooka nikkor

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 23 2010, 10:07 AM

if your budget is rm3k then u dont have enough to go for the fix aperture 2.8 of nikkor.
I would suggest u for this tokina


cost less than rm2500 and less than 2 k if u consider secondhand, i know few people prefer this lens for their wide angle

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Added on January 23, 2010, 9:27 pmagreed with project, is there any third party lens that can challenge af-s yet?

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Added on January 23, 2010, 9:32 pmzelleonhart , i saw 10 year old nikkor lens before, perfect conditions , i m not talking about those antiques at nikon time square, a good photogs kinda know how to preserve what the most valuable things of photography , its all about the lens , camera is a second thing to consider.
New body in market comes and go in history but a the legend of the lens stays on

VC version kinda look too big for a d40, everything make d40 look so small cept for the 50mm but it cant auto focus with d40 lol

takes care of it maybe your next few generations get to use it

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 23 2010, 09:39 PM

pretty useless, i bought 1 and i find it so extremely useless.
Newbie use it to get the right white balance thru a few step which is easier for those that have no idea to get the right WB.
Its kinda hard when u in hurry for shoots, people dont wait for u to play with your settings.
Best way is to shoot in raws using any white balance then adjust it in photoshop.

photoshop will solve all your white balance if u using raws , Raw is gooood

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Added on January 23, 2010, 10:49 pmi m so poison with d90 now, but need like rm1 k on top if i sell my d80. With d90, u can spend cheaper with the 50 1.8 at high ISO
So many thing about d90 make me so so poison OMG.

This post has been edited by maxh3h3: Jan 23 2010, 10:49 PM