Hi guys, new D90 user here. Hope I can join in the group.

Thanks. Can't wait for tomorrow's outing for my cam first debut.

Your hands are quite steady.

But at 0.05 sec (1/20) 155mm focal length, it's a bit harder to get a sharper focus unless you mount it on a tripod.

The depth-of-field looked gorgeous, but the flower is slightly out of focus. Would be more interesting if has clearer focus.

This post has been edited by geekster129: Sep 10 2010, 08:54 AM

no worries. I'm learning too

I'm really amazed by Celciuz pics.

The sharp focus is very enticing, btw.

Any tips for better focusing techniques?

At the moment i relied a lot on single point af. Sometimes if lighting condition doesn't permit, i need to rely on manual, which i'm still trying to improve. When there's too shallow depth of field, my manual focus is going to be bad.

I like the second one. My eyes were directed to the lights straight away before checking the beach. Where is this place?

Looks so romantic, I love this shot.

I was wondering what makes it not sharp for 200mm above? Is it because of the distortion from the lens itself?

I felt very heartbroken after seeing this video. Such an expensive gear being tortured like that.

i remembered soft and dreamy style pics were quite popular in the 1980s wedding pics.

bro, how often do you use Manual focus?

Capture their emotions, candids, and some unexpected moments during that event.

Oh, remember to set your D90 to "machinegan" mode when capturing the graduands throwing their caps (mortarboard) and use the best pics. You're good to go.

This post has been edited by geekster129: Oct 16 2010, 10:50 AM

I think Nikon Center is not selling cameras and gears. They are just showrooms.

I did the same thing like you. Thought they were selling, then the staffs at Nikon center BTS mentioned they are not selling, and recommended me a few camera shops instead, lol

But the price there usually has been marked-up, you may want to check out a few camera shops around Klang Valley for the best bargains.

pros and cons

Prime lens for clarity, zoom lens for capturing candid moments from a far when people doesn't notice you to get natural expressions.

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Added on October 17, 2010, 5:03 pmFast lens means those lens with lesser optical elements (e.g. prime lens with fixed focal length- 35mm, 50mm, 85mm prime, etc). So light travels faster to your cam sensor, hence more light is being captured.

P/S: Love the Speedlight SB-600

This post has been edited by geekster129: Oct 17 2010, 05:09 PM

which costs a bomb.. i wish i could own one of those.

must resist poison.

This post has been edited by geekster129: Oct 17 2010, 07:51 PM

Unfortunately, some people still point blank their external flash to the subject, and did it like the built-in flash. Which defeats the purpose of buying the external flash.

Or any valid reason to do so? (point blank the flash?)

This post has been edited by geekster129: Oct 18 2010, 01:51 PM

Use LiveView? (if the camera supports)

This post has been edited by geekster129: Oct 19 2010, 01:59 PM

I think I'll just hire a few people help me hold the reflector better