When I get my D7k kit, the promoter says that it is good enough with the LCD cover that comes with the camera. So do I still need the buy the LCD protector to stick in the screen in order to protect it or it is sufficient with just the tag along screen cover?

Another thing is that, since I am buying the D7k kit, it should come with the lens hood rite? I cant find it anywhere? Is it the promoter left it out or it does not come with the lens where we need to buy seperately?

Thanks.

Try going back to the shop n ask...mine comes with the hood...I think they had left out when then examine the stock...

Ok. Thanks! So do you still get a LCD protector since it came with the cap?

D7000 comes with a LCD protector.

Ya. maybe i use the wrong term. actually i mean is the sheet sticking on the screen before putting the LCD protector.

Depends on your nego with the shop, since it already comes with the plastic screen protector very unlikely for them to give you a film type already.

But anyways, the Nikon free screen protector is no good. Once you have particle trapped in between, you risk scratching your LCD.

I bought from Digitalsmania, Rm3750 wif kitlens, good price or not?

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Added on October 12, 2011, 5:59 pmact. i ma quite new to DSLR and I am going to take wedding photos for my fren, of coz is FOC!

The wedding is a dinner held in the chinese restaurant!
and i dun have a flash gun!

Is there any useful tips for photograph taking with kit lens for beginner?

I saw some website recommending to use AF-S with AF assist illuminator. Is it a better idea to take photos in A mode or P mode?

I have read the manual and try playing the camera using P, S, and A mode! It is quite simple to understand and differentiate S mode and A mode! But once it comes to P mode, I am abit confused what is the main diffrence compare to the other two mode (as for A mode, when you increase the F number, the shutter speed will also increase,so does P mode, in order to achieve optimal expossure)?

This post has been edited by tatagal: Oct 12 2011, 05:59 PM

The price is around there...+-RM50...

try not to use flash gun during wedding...What i did was i juz took the shot at the moment then only i fix it with lightroom...

You can get some ideas through the internet concerning the modes...i usually fix my setting in U1 & U2...faster...lol

Remember these few hints if you're shooting wedding dinner indoors (without flash)

1. Depending on your focal length, use correct shutter speed to prevent shaky photos. If you're shooting action, don't lose those shots to low shutter speed, you would rather bump the ISO so that you have a good shutter speed and have some noisier photos (this can be fixed in PP), than shaky photos that are totally irrecoverable

2. Get your WB (white balance) right. Usually the restaurant will have more yellowish lights, so it's better if you could set to a correct WB. I bet most shots are "normal" group photos, and people will argue with me to shoot RAW then fix later. Well, you will appreciate how much lesser PP will be done and speed up your workflow. Besides, any layperson don't really like yellowish photos and that will be usually the obvious "flaw" they comment.

3. When shooting group photos, try to use a smaller aperture (e.g. about 5.6-7.1) so that you can ensure a larger DOF to have everyone in focus.

4. For A mode (Aperture-priority mode), it's a semi auto mode whereby when you fix the aperture value and let the camera figure out the shutter speed to get you an optimal exposure based on how you meter your subject. Remember also that not just making the f value bigger (smaller aperture) will make the SS slower (to get more light). If you increase the ISO, it can make the SS goes faster as well, which goes back to tip #1.

1 thing I want to point out about A mode is that many beginners tend to become careless when the camera decide the shutter speed for them. When you use a flashgun, you can lock down the minimal shutter speed like let's say 1/60s for the A mode. Sometimes, if you're not paying enough attention, the camera may decide for you a very slow shutter speed like 1/15s, 1/20s, 1/30s while he/she may be zooming at the longest focal length, say 55mm on a 18-55 kitlens or 18-105 kitlens. I've seen a case before where the person using the DSLR was shooting at a very low ISO rating, around ISO200-400 indoors without flash, resulting very shaky pics and almost close to became unusable. So you have to be extra careful on this.

S mode (Shutter-priority mode) in weddings, well the common usage I can think of is during the Actual Day whereby you would want to do a panning shot at the wedding car as you would lock down to a slow shutter speed and let the camera decide the F value for you)

This post has been edited by geekster129: Oct 12 2011, 06:53 PM

Errr... Bleed also must bleed smartly. Buying the 24-70mm and complain later that the 24mm end on DX is not wide enough is silly bleeding.

Convertor to use Canon lenses on Nikon bodies does not exist. Besides, why do you want to use a lower grade lens when you can use a Nikon?

Agreed. Wait till you see bokeh shot from from a 300mm f/4.

Thanks for the links. Excellent. Learn something new. I tested the first link and it works great. But what about lens serial number? Does it get recorded in the EXIF?

Not hard especially in daytime if you learn the hyperfocal technique.

If you have money, get the Nikon 10-24.

Did you try to take out battery and put it back in?

Wah, you rush around with the crowd, look round and round to find parking at MV and burn petrol plus parking, the is the RM 17 worth saving?

Fortunately, there is no lens from Canon that would lure me to do that.

Tried the 200-400 f/4 at 400mm f/4 before. Amazing! Now I wonder what kind of bokeh would a 400mm f/2.8 yield...

I went there wanting to test the V1/J1... didn't get to

i said "THAT TIME" laaaa, adui.
anyway if i wan use 24-70mm f/2.8 OR 24mm f/1.4 to create bokeh, which one is easier? i know zoom lens can create a nice bokeh but still need meet certain requirement right?
then the "certain requirement" is hard to do or not since you tested both lens liao i think.

i use 35mm on DX alraedy feel ngam ngam wide, so 24mm is not enough wide?

24mm should be damn wide on FX, but 17mm on DX not so wide....

i dont think its possible yet for the lens to transfer serial number to the exif data.
and i didnt park at MV...park at gardens slightly easier to find parking.

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Added on October 12, 2011, 7:48 pm?
24mm and FX, and 17mm on DX due to crop factor which becomes 25.5mm have almost the same field of view.
so how can the 24mm be damn wide?

This post has been edited by Everdying: Oct 12 2011, 07:48 PM

Hehehe... I'm kind of greedy at that 1mm extra.

thanks.. i'll consider the 10-24 then.. i do manual focus half the time wan.. so i'm alright with it, just worry my sister find it hard to use..

btw.. i heard there is some event on midvalley concourse on 19-23 Oct.. i heard it from radio.. cannot remember what event was that.. you all know anything about that?

Some 50mm f/1.8G samples ,


Elaine, Miss Body Beautiful by CY Pixels, on Flickr


Miya, Miss Best Poise by CY Pixels, on Flickr


Miya, Miss Best Poise by CY Pixels, on Flickr

omg.. poison poison.. make me feel like going 1 utama nao.. >_<

What's at 1U?

either

1. buy the 50mm f1.8G lens
2. thought the leng luis and the cars are there