Non-taken, Actually, I was speaking from my own experience, no I'm not a pro, but occasionally do serious photo taking for 'bosses', and I know how it feels like when expectations are high ,thats why I wrote what I wrote, but I didn't judge you on anything.
I was sure you would be in a nervous situation coz the way you wrote about the event , I can sense some nervousness, plus the boss is expecting some good shots, making it worst for you

that's why I suggested you shoot at the venue in advance, to get to know the place, and at least don't get any surprises when you shoot live.....also, the golfers won't stop to pose for you dude....haha

flash photography can be awesome if used in a proper way, but explaining things on a passive forum isn't the best way
if you do take flash photos in daylight, you need to meter exposure using spot metering as much as you can on the subject , direct overhead sunlight can cast shadows alot, but before anything else, make sure they allow flashguns to fire, else, no point talking or even trying it out. you need to rely on camera skills if this happens.

lastly, i think the 105mm ( 155mm FOV DX) may not be close enough for you to get a good reach of the golfers, as per advise of one of the bros here, you may need to do alot of cropping to get the photos you seek.

anybody thinking of letting go thier 50mm f1.4G ?

50mm f/1.4G very hard to find used, most of it all hidding in the Pros and Sifus dry cabinets......
Just asking here in case someone is 50-50 about selling the item and don't wanna go thru' putting it up for sale on the garage section

anyways, you wanna sell yours?

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Added on February 11, 2012, 9:14 ammight wanna sell if I can get my 50mm f1.4G
what's your budget?

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 11 2012, 09:14 AM

its a 35mm 1.8G, but not in a real hurry to sell, I would consider this a good allrounder prime.

send u a PM, reply from there onwards

try and check your firmware, I think there is a firware update for this particular issue. Even if you have the same firmware, try and flash it again and see.

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Added on February 12, 2012, 8:30 amWelcome to the Club

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 12 2012, 08:30 AM

i suspect your camera have a contact issue.
try this:
1. remove battery and wait at least 15 mins- to clear any leftover static
2. take a small pin
3. open the contacts at the bottom of the camera where the battery grip contacts
4. slowly take the pin and 'polish the contacts, be sure not to get 2 areas into contact of each other
5, take a dry tissue and clean and oxydization or dirt that may be accumulated or removed by the pin
6. put battery back into camera then followed by the BG, then battery into the BG
7. pray that it works well before you switch it on
8. belanja me the next time we meet......

good luck !

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Added on February 12, 2012, 4:11 pmthe camera you mentioned have different target markets
D90 = advance amateurs
D5100 = mid level beginners with advance video options
canon= good for calculator.......hehehe, sorry i cudn't resist

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 12 2012, 04:11 PM

when your D700 is up for sale, can you post it here first for your faithful nikon companions first......
and possibly some additional discount would be high appreciated....

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Added on February 12, 2012, 7:14 pmhaha, just like to use different variety of words to make things alittle more exciting.....

actually it depends on your passion and knowledge, you may outgrow the entry level dslr in no time if your interest are high

some say if you buy a built-in motor camera body, you will save alot if you buy lenses that are non-motorised- true. but on the contrary, newer lenses have better quality, up dated electronics, lighter material.

suggest you look at the range of lenses you plan to use, then look at the difference in pricing between the type of lenses, and in the end if you decision is towards the non-motor lenses, then go for the D90/D7000, else the D5100 would suit you well when you use the newer AF-S G lenses., btw nikon has been updating the popular D lenses( non motor) with AF-S, so most of the lenses are already covered

btw what kind of photos would you mainly be taking?

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 12 2012, 07:14 PM

Agreed, this is good advise

you didn't mention if you were looking for new or used

i read in a forum, cant recall, that if you are good with small tools, have an eye for detail, and good soldering skills, you can actually reverse those dials to function like the original ones......

google is your best friend

its already a manufactured item that is made to be reversed, you can send it back a zillion times, it will always be reversed, you can either sell it cheap then buy an original one from nikon or the 3rd party you mentioned or learn to live with it with a little Patience.....yeah like Patience,,,,,did i mentioned Patience ......?

or you can impatiently rip it out, solder it so it functions as per your camera body

good luck

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 14 2012, 07:47 PM

sorry i don't remember any links nor the website, it was sometime back wen i was doing some readup on the D7k and things related to it, you may need to search a few forums thoroughly then there might be links within the forums, i'm not usre if it was an american or european site been sometime back like 7-8 months ago

and many more D7000 users upgrading their kitlens, making market over saturated then it already is

what's the street price for this lens?


Recently notice some used D700 on ftz selling for 3.5k-4k......

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 15 2012, 01:21 PM

free trade zone

yeah, website is abit uncontrolled, saw a few frauds posted on the adverts, unlike mudah ,you ned to key in your NRIC which can be traced.


actually i was thinking that i wouldn't mind getting YOUR D700 when you get your D800

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Added on February 15, 2012, 2:09 pmthing is thats its kinda difficult to differentiate between genuine sellers and frauds, plus the sudden surge of low priced, low used D700 sounds little fishy too

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 15 2012, 02:09 PM

talk,talk,talk,talk, oni......

your BG how ok oredi?

prefer fotokem kl sentral......more pretty sales girls....hahaha

so when's the 85mm 1.8g landing here? any indicative price for it?

new set still going 6k range,if shops got stock. 4.5k range would be used 1+ years set

tu la....who ask you to sell your D5100 so fast.....hehehe

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Added on February 18, 2012, 2:08 pmhmmm, maybe pre-order for D7000 repalcement?

This post has been edited by ojtee: Feb 18 2012, 02:08 PM