oh my didn't notice the alligator until you pointed it out.

hi a pic spam from me with my J1, very satisfied with the output in a very dim lighting condition and shooting with ISO3200. PP'ed with LR, level adjusted quite a bit but kept others minimal. very satisfied with the color and white balance, didn't adjust anything except add wee bit of vibrancy and clarity.


Steak by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

dunno recommended or not but for the price i paid (single pancake lens lightly below RM1350) i'm not sure what i want more from this camera yet, but maybe different story if i paid the price when it first launched. suits a casual shooter very well and with room to upgrade when specific lens is desire, i'd say it's a compact camera with good quality output but you can change the lens.

to me i find that it's dead easy to use, i left virtually everything auto in A mode, ISO100-3200 auto and adjust aperture to taste. since the ISO3200 has enough quality for web or digital viewing so i don't really see the need to manually set the ISO unless you're critical about the image quality and want to make large print (but then you would be looking at different camera already).


true but at the same time small sensor also screaming "where is my bokeh??!?" lol, waiting for Nikon to release fast prime lens but seems like the latest rumors only indicating f1.8 instead of the much more anticipated f1.4.

true also, since high ISO on the 1 inch isn't that good compared to DX and FX anyway, so f1.4 will help tremendously on the low light, especially needed for low light video.

then again, if got FX f4 equivalent i'm very happy already, i thought FX f1.4 quite a bit overkill so not really want that much of bokeh.

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Added on August 30, 2012, 10:40 amanother pic spam, learning PP with LR. trying to give more oomph to a pretty dull looking picture with bland lighting.


Bunny by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

This post has been edited by little ice: Aug 30 2012, 10:40 AM

had a nice dinner at a japanese restaurant just now...


Japanese Restaurant by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr


Japanese Restaurant by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr


Japanese Restaurant by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr


Japanese Restaurant by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

This post has been edited by little ice: Sep 5 2012, 12:22 AM

if i want to present the restaurant for promotion purpose yes i'll keep the color cooler, but i present it as a snapshot of my experience and what i saw then i just leave it as close as what i saw as possible.

just a quick fiddling, if i want to promote the restaurant i'll put up something similar.


Teriyaki Chicken Rice by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

nope, it's a pretty new restaurant "Mitasu" at Central Plaza, between the Wendy's and Standard Charted Bank along Jalan sultan ismail. not cheap and more similar to rakuzen, but their imported fresh stuffs are very good and better than some other more expensive restaurant I dined. though I haven't dine at rakuzen though so I'm not sure how they compared...

um...i can imagine if it's you going to the restaurant you'll ask the restaurant owner to change the lightings to cooler ones.

pleasuresaurus - give it a try, if you fancy sashimi or sushi, their raw fish stuffs really fresh and taste great and to me that's what i'll order again next visit. remember to go at tues or fri if possible, those are the days when they import the raw stuffs (in fact, same for every other japanese restaurant including Rakuzen). other than that most other dishes are very well prepared and cooked. (highly recommend the one pictured below - Salmon Mentai Maki, the taste is...heaven!!)

Everdying/Agito - lol!

KTCY - OK points taken, guess I can't please everyone! but i still find that dark room analogy isn't a particularly good one or else all my shots look much darker than they are.

this one looks better?

Salmon Mentai Maki by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

This post has been edited by little ice: Sep 5 2012, 01:59 PM

Andy - yup i like warmer output but that's also because people will feel more comfortable dining in warm lighting, and that's what i took most of the time though as i'm a food hunter of sort. but if the original scene isn't too cool to begin with, i won't pump the color like those i just posted. maybe more like below (although posted before, just repost again along with the original ).


Bunny by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

Bunny OOC by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr

more food hunt (sorry), some night shots included.


This post has been edited by little ice: Sep 12 2012, 10:47 AM

thanks! lighting is better this time although when they serve the pork they dim down the light so those are actually iso2800 lol.

all the shots are pp'ed, learned quite a bit researching lots of forums...

This post has been edited by little ice: Sep 12 2012, 12:19 PM

i left it auto 100-3200,, and despite choosing iso2800 (only that pork and sausage) by the camera, im getting shutter speed of 1/15 and still looks underexposed, bumped the ev quite a bit in post. it was quite dim actually. when will Nikon come out with fast prime?

Btw after using j1 for some time, I must confess I finally photography-poisoned lol. now craving for something better and eyeing on the om-d now due to the size and performance and the lens choice. still quite a lot of money though...

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Added on September 12, 2012, 3:10 pmwhy choose high iso? no choice. and why not? blurred shot or noisy image, I choose noisy image.

This post has been edited by little ice: Sep 12 2012, 03:10 PM

um...you sounds like you're a paid client lol.

kk will keep an eye on it, though video is also part if my requirement so hope xe-1 can give surprise lo hehe.

Okies boss!!!

nikon 1 format finally receive a fast prime lens, 18.5mm (50mm FX) f1.8 doesn't seems give me underwhelming impression as it was initially, and only for $190 means will be around RM600 or less when it hit the street in malaysia, not a bad price after all.

(waiting for some look-down comments on CX formats... )

i get everything bokeh if take my glasses off...

This post has been edited by little ice: Sep 20 2012, 11:15 AM

lmao!

deal with them before at lowyat plaza at least they told me it's "fotokem" warranty instead of original warranty.

attempt to snap night view with J1 using long exposure, lots of funky colors lol.


Night shot Nikon J1 by Little Ice LYN, on Flickr