dude if u manage to find a place around BB that can clean the lens (and camera?), PM me yeah

i also found my dad's pentax SLR a few weeks ago. with 50mm f/1.4 lens and i think 70-300mm macro or something

maybe can try film one day

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jan 19 2010, 10:12 PM

oh i quit smoking already. does that count? haha

thanks for suggesting the 18-70mm. the extra stop should be useful. hopefully at nikon bts can try this lens see ok or not no VR.

D3000 with 18-55 kit is rm2k here. 55-200 around rm950. so seems like a good deal and according to google it's rm2775

dun wan to get 35mm f/1.8?

not sure if it's still in production, but u still can buy brand new ones.. rm1149 here
http://yamiya.com.my/store/product.php?pro...59&cat=0&page=1

i just got back from kl. i went to nikon bts to try the nikkor 55-200 and 18-105

i tried the 55-200 on my own d40, but for the 18-105 the salesperson told me to juz try the lens on the d90 on display. i noticed the 18-105 kinda focuses faster? is it because of the lens or cuz the d90 got more AF points?

also managed to play with a sigma 18-200. i think i can tolerate the weight la since d40 is very light hehe.

wait ler... need to sell my LX3 first.. hehe

ur shutter sound is softer than other d40s?

i think d90 is a worthy upgrade. cuz, say u go for a d5000, i wont really 'enjoy' the upgrade since it's too similar to d40. might as well go all the way to a d90

plus, if u get the 50mm, u'll like it so much that u'll be using it a lot. and soon u'll really hate it instead cuz cannot AF on d40.

btw for me ISO 1600 is decent. but 3200 is damn ugly already.

ooo ok i get what you mean. yes the shutter doesnt make that satisfying 'kacha' sound like d90 hehe. but actually for shutter sound i prefer canon's. dont flame me!

i was snapping away with the 35mm in a friend's house the other day n feel quite narrow already. if 50mm lagi la...

light trails use small aperture and long2 shutter speed hehe. havent try myself la since i have no tripod

LOL same la, i wonder how will it feel to buy an unmolested DSLR hehehe

mmm my attempt at 'street photography'... or whatever it is heheh

pp but i didnt do noise reduction. what do u mean by blur become like watermark?

oh yeah, totally forgot to use RAW hehe. actually the pic isnt that yellowish, i increased it more colourful heheh

thx! dunno how to make up story eh

thx! powdery noise is just maximum sharpening n detail in lightroom hehe. i think the gritty noise matches the pipe texture. 35mm lens

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jan 24 2010, 06:48 PM

u must!

should be around rm800 or so

got 50mm f/1.4G rm1.8k. the AF version (no -S) only 1k, rm800 for the motor~

for no built-in motor (they should have single term for d40/x/60/3000/5000!), to budget ofcourse the 35mm lah. if get the 50mm, as i said earlier, it'd be annoying to manual focus all the time.

but for me evn if i use D90 also i'll get the 35mm cuz it's wider, easier to use indoors

this one PP bokeh rite? hehe not bad la. juz that u shoudnt have blurred the floor in front of the child. since his hands are in focus, the floor should be in focus as well

for his hair, dont use a solid brush.

n use a prettier font for ur watermark

the thing about PP bokeh is that u have that 'glow' behind the sharp subject, due to the blurring of the lower layer. notice the yellow glow behind the baloon, and red glow behind the tshirt.

maybe u can just remove the background entirely?

now that's an impressive fake bokeh good work

yeah i know quite a few people who 'know' how to use so many features in photoshop because they follow tutorials, but can't figure out to do anything on their own.

i only know the basic tools in photoshop but i feel they're enough for what i want to do. the more advanced features just makes it easier i guess. once u got to know the basic tools, normally u wont need to read any tutorials anymore there are no rules

of course not all... just the ones i like and those i dont really like but i feel can improve hehe

bro take it slowly. even if u're rich, there are so many better ways to spend 10k than blindly buying DSLR and lenses. there are a few stuff u should know 1st.

1. lens makes the biggest impact on photos. sharpness, contrast, zoom, capturing speed, focusing speed n accuracy, bokeh, vibration reduction, n a lot more. of course the body factors in as well, but not that much difference. a cheap nikon D3000 with a good lens will beat an expensive D3S with a crappy lens any time
2. this is the most important thing: the best camera with the best lenses doesnt make good photos. photographer does. so instead of splurging on lenses n cameras, maybe u can go for a proper photography class n learn how to take good photos. that way u'll make the best use of whatever DSLR u get
3. prime lens juz means a lens that cant zoom. the advantage is that they have excellent optical quality, n typically has wide apertures. u can google what is aperture if u want to know
4. as for DX, the simple answer is that DX lenses are recommended for DX bodies. DX bodies are all nikons except for the expensive full-frame ones (D3X, D700) and the film ones (F6)
5. yes pro lenses are better, and more expensive as well. by better, i mean in terms of those in (1), except for vibration reduction

those listed by maxh3h3 are a good choice to start. the 50mm f/1.4D is a prime lens, and that "1.4" means the maximum aperture it can go, so it's considered as a very fast lens, but u cant zoom with it. however the f/1.4D is actually RM1300 hehe. the f/1.4G is the RM1800 one, difference is that it focuses faster

the D90 is excellent as well. good enough for beginners, but it's well spec enough to serve pros as well

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Jan 25 2010, 09:25 PM

that's not a noob question at all

in terms of value, yes the cheaper lenses would work fine. IINM AF-S is a bit faster and quieter, n probably easier to sell

very true that was kind of the reason i bought D40... i plan to learn n improve 1st.. once i feel more confident, then wont feel so guilty to upgrade body later. hopefully when d90 replacement is out, i'll have the skills and money worthy of it hehe

wow thankyou2 hehe. erm for my af-s 35mm, after turning the focus ring fully, it would give a slight resistance but still can continue to turn (but the focus will remain the same lah). is this feature only for af-s, so that it wont break after full turn? sorry i dont have any af-d lenses...n never noticed this stuff when playing with friends'

is this too dark, or got the 'abandoned' mood?





and is this too bright/saturated? wanted to bring out the colours but scared too much





"want to shopping or nott??" hehe mmm im not really sure what's the ethics of snapping and posting some stranger's pic

yeah it's dark... i cant decide if darker or brighter is better ;p