The f/4 is about time.

I bought lenses that were already 10 years old. Now it's already close to 15 years old.

Nice. Could not join some of my friends down in Malacca last weekend as I was in Singapore instead.

60D is 1.6x crop body.

You should just abandon the idea of getting an FX body and get whatever Nokia replaces the N8.

Not bad. Is this stitched? I miss HK.

unfortunately n8 is the last one have shutter button on the phone?
i get newer DSLR body for spare body to use in case my n8 no battery
*get whacked*

This post has been edited by Agito666: Sep 29 2011, 11:26 AM

zomg! *facepalm* I feel words cannot do this failure justice.. this is just fail..

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Added on September 29, 2011, 12:14 pmNope.. not stitched.. direct jpeg out from camera.. not a single PP.. I think I may have straightened it abit.. I can't remember.. I placed this on the railing (damn the mistake of not bringing tripod!) in the Stars of Avenue and then just clicked the shutter..

This post has been edited by tctham: Sep 29 2011, 12:14 PM

Your friends came to Malacca for the same event?

aiyah , i dropped my d700 kat kl sentral and the lrt went over the camera and pecah liao
poor man like me only use film and manual focus summore

You're kidding right? O.o

Correction: Avenue of Stars

I hope he is . . .

his last thread is selling D700

How to sell if it's ran over by LRT and hancur? Sell for rm10 also no one wants.

HMC uv filter is good enough? Probably gonna re-use it on the 85 f/1.4

Ideally, no filter is best. But due to that, the front elements are the 1st contact point upon impact. So I only use UV filters on my more expensive lenses. Hoya Multi-Coated (HMC) is good enough if you're not too fussy. I use a HMC on my 24-70 as well, and as for my 85 1.4, I slap on a Marumi filter. (don't really like it though, because when there's backlight, with the filter, it gives off a hazy purple layer. So when that happens, I take off the filter and continue shooting - provided it's not dusty/moist/wet). Still looking for a 77mm Zeiss filter.

For filters, I only trust Hoya HD and B+W XS-Pro.

Well, for me Hoya HD seems to be the best buy... XS-Pro is pricey.. especially their CPL =/

Yeah actually just using it for protection, but don't want it to affect the picture quality

How much is Hoya HD 77mm btw?

p/s correction; It's actually Kenko MC

Bout RM250.

my friend(never into photography before) got a D5100 today... kinda jealous. lol

wanna asking. why you prefer Zeiss?

Zeiss + Sony lens --> Super power!

Okay, just kidding. Probably because Zeiss is well known / good etc.

It's the coating I'm after. If you learn up on the history books, it is Zeiss who invented and pioneered the multi-coating technology. It's comparable to Hoya HD and B+W, but some have said that the Zeiss T* coating is better than the Hoya HD by a tiny bit (I have no idea how they tested that), and it's smudge-resistant as well, making cleaning much easier.

p/s: and by better, I mean to the extent that you really can't see any difference with or without the filter in any type of lighting condition, behaving as though there isn't a filter in front of it.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Sep 29 2011, 10:31 PM

True, Zeiss pioneered many stuffs. But if they don't continue to come out with new inventions, then the rest will overtake soon or maybe already now. Back then I really worship Zeiss lens, but after trying out a few myself found them isn't that worth 'worshiping' already. Also doubting how much 'better' or how 'good' is the Zeiss filter now.

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Added on September 29, 2011, 10:31 pmSome old review, but I find them pretty good since it is all done in a well controlled environment.

http://www.lenstip.com/113.1-article-UV_filters_test.html

http://www.lenstip.com/120.1-article-UV_fi...supplement.html

Well, you get the rough idea. Not all filters nor the newer ones are in though.

This post has been edited by celciuz: Sep 29 2011, 10:31 PM

Well, to each his own, with the price of the Zeiss being roughly the same as the Hoya HD and cheaper than that from B+W, I'd go for a known working technology which has been tried and tested for decades. Not to say that Hoya doesn't produce good filters. Just it's a matter of preference.