From the looks of pics posted here and elsewhere so far, the interior lighting at klims looks screwed up... Tungsten mixed with fluorescent. Ugh... Reminds me of a cheapo restaurant wedding dinner shoot. Worst kinda lighting imaginable.

I think I'll give it a pass like that. Will take too much effort with lighting just to make anything look even remotely good.

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Added on December 4, 2010, 11:38 pmThere is nothing wrong. Its called long exposure noise reduction. Also known as dark frame subtraction. What the camera does is take a second exposure with the shutter shut, and use that frame to reduce noise on your long exposure shot. It slows down your shot to shot time by twice the shutter speed you use.

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If you needed to ask, then yes it will be hard. Use bounced flash off the walls or ceiling if you're indoors, or off camera flash, with a softbox if outdoors. If you're on holiday, just forget it and take some snapshots.

Or just hope the ambient lighting is good enough and shoot without flash. 35/1.8 or 50/1.8 will be more than enough.

I'll head there with 24, 50 and 105. See how it goes. Looks like the big fat zooms will have to stay home...

Or maybe 135/2 DC hehe. I was thinking of picking up thr 200/2 VR2 too.. Hehe


Na... Just joking.

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Added on December 6, 2010, 12:49 amDunno which idiot thinks can shoot indoors with 2.8 zooms and no flash. Dumbass.

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I kinds like the dreamy hazy look of big aperture lenses shot wide open. Gives very good glowing skin tones and hides the imperfections in the skin.

The only thing I don't like is the polygonal bokeh look of the straight aperture on the older lenses. The 85/1.4, 105, 135 and 70-200 gives very nice and much better IMO rounded soft blur circles.

It is possible. But difficult. Events indoors where the subject moves? 1/30s and VR whatnot is not going to save you...

You need to be on AF-A or AF-S mode. If I recall right, AF-C mode won't turn on the AF assist lamp. Also, you need to be on dynamic focus points or single focus area and select the middle point. Other AF modes will not work. I believe the manual should have more details but I dont have a D90 to check. It should be almost the same for all Nikon cameras.

If you guys really have to shoot telephotos at f/1.4 or f/1.8 indoors, this is what you'll get. At those aperture values, the DOF is less than the tip of the nose to eyes. Its essentially about a 1 to 2 cm plane that is acceptably sharp in that aperture range.

Oh you will get to see 24/1.4 pics after I go to IMS this Saturday...

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Added on December 9, 2010, 1:20 pmGood luck. As long as you know where you're pointing and not just spray and pray, you'll be fine. It just takes a lot more effort with a fast lens to get things in focus at the right place. Those spray and pray noobs... no comment la.

This post has been edited by adriancs: Dec 9 2010, 01:20 PM

14-24, 24-70, 70-200 & 200-400. No overlaps, all fast zooms.

Use center weighted or spot metering, and do the Zone system for exposure metering. Matrix metering is only good if you're shooting fast action and not much time to setup.

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Added on December 9, 2010, 1:32 pmThere is also the 35/1.4, 50/1.4, 105/2, and 135/2

This post has been edited by adriancs: Dec 9 2010, 01:32 PM

Keep waiting la... U know Nikon's style with lenses. Wait like 10 years for the 24/1.4, 15 years for a 85/1.4 replacement... The only thing they reliably update constantly is their f/2.8 zooms. I'm not a fan of 50mm. Don't like 50mm angle of view. I only still use 50/1.8 cos its so cheap and almost weightless, but performs like a champion.

My camera and attached lens goes straight into the bag, lens down. When I want to take it out, just put my hand in, hold the handgrip just like shooting time, and pull the whole thing out. I put some velcro pads so that the camera+lens will stand up straight in the bag. And no, no straps on the camera. A handstrap sometimes, but usually nothing.

Omg... KLIMS so packed like sardines! Also the models smile go for a whole week ade... Tired looking some of them.

Man KLIMS on Saturday was like sardines. Can't even walk properly without tripping over someone. Didn't spend much time there. Was really claustrophobic inside there.

Here's my contributions to this post. More to come if I can sort everything out.

Whats going on in Botanical Gardens?

thats about it. On paper you're paying more for slightly less power at a faster cycling time. I'd keep my SB600s they're smaller sized.

24/1.4

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Wide open. Yes I crop the two sides. I don't like the 3:2 format. I'd do square, but its such a waste of good glass to crop away so much. I use a 24mm like a 35mm in the way I frame things since I throw away the sides.

Flickr link here if you want to view the exif

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pygmyseahorse/5260214313/meta/

This post has been edited by adriancs: Dec 14 2010, 10:35 PM