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 Nikon D40/D40x/D60/D3000/D3100/D5000 V11, Apprentices of the Dark Lords

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post Aug 20 2010, 10:10 PM

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Wow! That's a lot of dust. What happened?

Got my blower from mitmivec. Can find him in garage sales.
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post Aug 24 2010, 09:31 PM

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QUOTE(jacky5283 @ Aug 24 2010, 07:58 PM)
Hello Si-Fus,
I bought D5000 few months ago, and i love it so much! Next three weeks I will be going to Singapore. I have serious problem in getting nice photos in low light. With a tight budget, I wish to get either a SB-600 or a Nikkor 35mm F1.8G.

In order to meet my needs of photographing nice low light portraits and other versatile photography, which one should i opt for?

Please share me your opinions of what would you choose and why.
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SB600 first, then 35mm f1.8...
Because I got mine in that order.

Hahaha... jk.

For travelling... I'd say go for the 35mm first. You'll probably dump the kit lens and use 35mm all the time. It's such a lovely lens which gives great photos. Plus, you still have your built in flash for desperate situations.
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post Aug 26 2010, 06:46 PM

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QUOTE(arif787656 @ Aug 26 2010, 06:04 PM)
guys..can anybody who are using sb600 in particular tell me what's the best battery to be used for it. I heard about Maha but it's kinda too expensive
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+1 for Eneloop
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post Aug 29 2010, 02:14 PM

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But it just seems too good to be true.
I could instantly drop my iPhone order and get this instead.
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post Aug 29 2010, 06:46 PM

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Korek korek not enuff, take loan. If retail price is really that high, even paying interest is worth it. laugh.gif
Joking only. Live within ur means is the best.

But I'd say, chances are... 98% unreal.
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post Aug 29 2010, 06:51 PM

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QUOTE(SoLiD @ Aug 29 2010, 06:48 PM)
eh i tried the reverse lens method damn hard to get a sharp pic le..=.= can't even see thru the viewfinder, how u all focus?...jz tembak buta buta ?
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Hold the aperture wide open.
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post Aug 29 2010, 07:05 PM

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Depends on what lens you use. If kit... wide open is only f3.5 DOF won't be too shallow. If fast prime, use a tape to hold the aperture... according to your preference. All just to see thru the viewfinder.
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post Aug 30 2010, 01:11 AM

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QUOTE(illegaldragon87 @ Aug 30 2010, 01:00 AM)
CS3 can aso... i m using tat...  smile.gif


Added on August 30, 2010, 1:02 am
my frenz is using it... i guess should be ok since he din complain on it... but plz dun compare it with Nikon speedlight since itz still 3rd party...  smile.gif
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For D90, can use CS3 by using an older version of camera raw. They also have a newer version for CS4. But for D5000 and D3000, need to use CS4 or newer.

Btw guys... anyone knows where to print photos at a cheap price?
Went 2 shops and asked today... my ears almost fell off when one shop said RM4.90 per piece of 5R!!

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post Aug 31 2010, 07:49 PM

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Guys... anyone here interested in Nikon AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G DX?
I'm very sure I didn't hear wrongly, Fotokem in Sunway quoted me RM1999.
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post Sep 5 2010, 04:38 PM

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It really doesn't matter what mode you use if the pictures have the effect that you want...
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post Sep 9 2010, 11:28 PM

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So far, cheapest I've got from lowyat is RM770 lens only. I didn't buy in lowyat tho. Just don't get cheated into buying cheapo filters at a premium price.
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post Sep 10 2010, 05:14 PM

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QUOTE(weirdo88 @ Sep 10 2010, 05:11 PM)
tongue.gif Don't know...let the big boss decide
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I also wanna join!

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post Sep 11 2010, 09:26 PM

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5MDH is also my target. But first have to find buyer for my nikon bag to fund for 5MDH.
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post Sep 15 2010, 11:33 PM

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QUOTE(CyberianHusky @ Sep 15 2010, 02:43 PM)
anybody got this lens

Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro (Model B003 N II) (Nikon AF) (Import)

it has VC - Vibration Compensation

what do you think of it ?
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I'm a user of this lens. I have to say that the VC is superb, beats Nikon VR anytime. Color is okay too.
If you aren't a pixel peeper, it's a good all in one. Focusing slightly slower, but I'm okay with it. I usually use it with my flash gun, so the red lights from the flash helps a lot in focusing in low light.
If you don't own an external flash, you might have some problems using the built in flash on cam too, the lens cause some shadow at the bottom part of the picture.

Overall, I'm satisfied with the lens. After all, the price is considered cheap compare to nikon's 18-200.
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post Oct 1 2010, 09:13 PM

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Hope it comes out surprisingly cheap like the D3100. I know I'll be upgrading then...
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post Oct 24 2010, 12:25 PM

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QUOTE(nomanomi @ Oct 24 2010, 12:23 PM)
small budget la bro
nikkor 18-200 cost 2.5k
tamron only 855 at shashinki
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Tamron has no VC.
For long range, VC or VR really helps a lot.
Cheap but will not give you nice pictures = useless.


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