nxt time meet him he poison me with D90 + SP90
sure blame him again...

hey, u 3 dun say each other, to me u 3 alike!

@Zell, i use D5000 upgrade to D90 not worth la, waiting for D400 n more $$$
n if, IF, i do manage to get an extra D90, that dont count as upgrade

@Kent, reli love the 1st pic
only thg is the wire on top right is distracting, maybe can photoshop it out

2nd pic i find the spotlight too harsh, cant even c the leaves original color
maybe can try another angle?

good job for 1st pic

wow, Kent, nice colors in d 1st pic, wat settings?
2nd pic, same advise, try to avoid any distractions, in this pic is the top right corner got another another buildings shadow
keep up the good job, spam more

even D3000 can use high end flash, dun worry that not suitable
i'll say that SB800 is the better choice, if u dun mind 2nd hand item

film SLR? i dunno, sory
but u can try search in garage section c anybody selling same or similar model n check their price

u can check the settings by looking at EXIF
right click the image n click properties, then c under details

Sigma 17-50 f/2.8?? i only they have the 17-50 OS, sudah in market?
or 18-50 f/2.8?
the pic very sharp, wide open?
btw, i thk i tau which shop is that, issit LYP 1st the 1 beside escalator punya?


using only Picasa n Photoscape
lazy wan use complicated softwares like CS

your sharing is evil 1...

myb he too used to saying Tamron 17-50, so typed wrong 17-50
the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 OS was jz announced recently, out in market d meh?

to me CS complicated is the mountain of tools it have, lazy to rmbr all
use Picasa got Auto PP, then manual quite easy oso, jz a few settings bar
anyway, i hardly PP oso, jz sumtimes increase color contrast when too dull

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 15 2010, 12:39 PM

reveur: cheapest good filter brand is Hoya d, other cheaper brands r jz China cap ayam 1
those cap ayam degrades your pics badly, so either spend more on good filters or dun use any at all

zeist:wide angle converter is a converter mount on any lens to make it capture wider images
example if u have 18-55, use converter, at 18mm it'll give image close to 16 or 17mm
not much difference n reduce image quality a lot, but thats the cheapest wide angle solution u have
but IMO, for casual everyday shooting n standard landscape shots, 18mm of kitlens is way good enuf d
do u really nid that wide?
n there's no common lens, it differs from ppl to ppl
but if wanna know, i'll say 18-55/18-105 r very common as it's kitlens, then 24-70 for FX users

Zeist:combining many images into 1 is called panaroma, u dun really nid ultra wide angle lens, 18mm is wide enuf
n there's no such thg kitlens shutter speed is faster
if use auto, the shutter speed depends on the lighting condition
if use manual, the shutter speed is determined by u

C.P.U:Nissin Di466 flash head cant swivel left n right, so when shooting vertically u cant bounce flash, only direct flash

Bad melatonin:i think Lightroom is easier to use than CS
i jz lazy to do any PP most of the time, so nvr install those high end PP softwares

Zeist:diffuser is for flash, reduce the harshness of the flash n give softer light for nicer portrait
this is a must have if have external flash, very useful

u mean the fake bag cant protect the cam frm wat?
bag can only protect the cam frm bumps n fall, but wont protect it frm fungus or dust
the problm of the grip rubber u said is most likely the person put too much or strong silica gel in it
the rubber will dry up cos all moisture is absorbed by the silica gel, thus harden n crack

dun use cam 1 or 2 days is fine, even not use it for a week is fine too
a month oso can but u r taking the risk
normally fungus grows when the cam is left untouched for few months in humid area
if kept in aircon room oso reduce the chance of getting fungus

thats the lenspen, but its the 1st time ive seen Nikon lenspen

the technique u asked, issit pic of 'many' of u within it?
this is created by combining in photoshop softwares using multiple shots

tripod, depends, i only used less than 5 times
other than group shots, it is useful for landscape n long exposure shots
i suggest Benro, can check garage section, got forumers selling it

wravez:IMO, changing frm D5000 to D90 doesnt count as significant upgrade
u practically not upgrading in terms of performance, since D5000 n D90 uses the same sensor
u only get the AF motor which is aint much difference, the only cheap lens that utilise it is 50mm 1.8
u sell off D5000, pay extra to get D90, then pay for the 50mm 1.8, the $$$ i thk is enuf to buy 50mm 1.4G d
r u gonna buy other non motor lenses? such as fisheye or 85mm in d near future?
no then better keep D5000 n upgrade to D300s or D400 nxt time is more worth
n Nikon is gonna replace their lenses with AF-S sooner or later
jz my opinion

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 16 2010, 12:03 AM

aiyo, takutkan orang aje, sangka 17-50 OS sudah selling
18-50 so bagus, cant wait c 17-50 OS how

well, its a matter of preference
i thk when we upgrade we shud be upgrading in terms of image performance
not upgrade jz for those convenient features

wah, Melaka meh, my parents sure dun allow

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 16 2010, 09:14 AM

well, me n most of us started of with entry level bodies n r used to single command dial d
been playing with single command dial since 2006 on fren's D40x
when i use my fren's D70(ezrasang), i totally not used to the front command dial, keep forgetting abt it
when he 1st time try out D90 at Nikon Centre he complaint tot the front command dial very inconvenient (sory, buddy )

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 16 2010, 09:25 AM

depends on which u prefer, mini or muscular
i prefer Sigma bcos of the body build, n off cos the big fat size
but another important factor is 2 yrs warranty by Sigma

where got so cheap??
Nikon 50 1.4G price has been stuck at rm1800+ for quite a long time AFAIK
Sigmalux price always hover between 2k n 2.3k

Benro is good choice too

im not too sure about the example u posted
maybe is grey set? cos i know grey sets Sigmalux around rm1.8k

but local set Sigmalux gets 2 yrs warranty wor
well, i bought it d, cant fume over this, must enjoy the lens

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This post has been edited by General_Nic: Apr 17 2010, 01:13 AM

sell u at the price i purchased, u mau?

loving it

Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter speed: 1/60
ISO: 500
Exposure bias: -1.0
Flash: Fired, compulsory, no strobe return

looks sharp too me, except abit soft on the left model's face
but after saw my own posted pic n compare to the real 1, looks real soft
issit Photobucket compressed my pic?

how bout this?

guess the 1st pic is human error by me then
nid more practice >_<

underexpose? ic, shudn set -1 on the exposure bias

another 1, more critics pls

wat time were u inside PC fair?