thanks for reminding me. ya i had one D700 with hot shoe problem as well. but mine occurred after 2years of heavy usage. so to me that;s quite reasonable. not right after i purchase it

actually, about the sensor dusts leak problem on the D600, its not that major..i mean, on my copy, i test it, the dusts' really visible after f8 and beyond..and i dont really go beyond f4..and the image quality it gives, is really really good. (saying this is denial)

but thinking about the money spent to purchase it, and the effort to clean the sensor, its just not worth it. studio shooting with a plain background will make the dusts more visible.

it gives superb image quality, just the sensor problem really bites me

if next year will reach 5k mark n the flaws is repaired, then im buying another one!

BTW bro, kenapa mau 3rd party? ur using a FF body already..get the ori 1 lah..later u buy 3rd party, lama2 u still want the ori 1..so better buy ori straight

i got a 3rd party grip for my D7000 last time, really not nice compared to the ori..so im guessing others oso will same2

any news on the D600 getting fixed? read this somewhere and i thought it was a great news, but seems like nobody believes that guy

and got a really good macro mode too

eh bro, any news from ur shop about the D600 oil dusts issues ah?

walao i tot repaired edi

it seems that nikon msia can fix the D800's AF issues edi!

sos cili

and the price of the D800 is decreasing as well, looks like a good time for those who wants to get 1

oh well..im a slowpoke

ok la 3~4 days..last time i called they said needed 2weeks oni can get reply

send urs quick2 and let us know the results!

bro, learn the basics first. actually the basics = logic. very very easy to learn.

ISO, shutter speed, aperture. master these things first then get into the other stuffs. do u have a fren who can teach u? looks like u do. learn with ur fren, shooting is fun, really fun!

mine last time left and also middle

yup but when i fine tuned the middle point really good, then subject within 1meter will be perfect, but further than that will be out of focus. read this somewhere someone had the same prob. nikon did claim that the D800/E's sensor is very demanding. i mean, look at the quality it can give la so superb!

why need to slap his friend? his friend is right wat? to avoid noise stay at low iso. just dont be afraid la. no need slap2 people ma

me tried handheld, live view (so far all my live view results sooooooooooooo damn sharp), and tripod. seems that middle point oso got issues..aiya

he's aiming the D600

D600 DX mode still got 10.5MP sifuuuu.. still no problem leh

yes i did, it needed -20 on my 50mm 1.8G, (n still is not that sharp..im thinking it needed more than that), my 14-24 is also affected n needed -10, and we're talking all middle points. guess my copy is that bad huh? having to change lens and change on the micro adjustments sucks big time. not only that, when im using the fifty, subject further than 1m/2m away seems to be in focus without micro adjustments. sometimes that is! warghhhh

having the super resolution might be an advantage as i post some pics on my fb - resize it and the misfocus is not so visible. but knowing the fact that its not properly focused really bothers me alot

i think not 6 months, maybe one really needs to wait..maybe a year or so? buying a 2-year-old D3s/D700 body now sometimes will get u no problems. i have bought 3 x D700, 2 x D3, 2 x D3s, and ALL of them seems to have perfect focusing, no other problems. (not mine ah, this all help fren buy )

and i've bought a D600 and a D800 brand new..both of em got probs

eh bro, i thot D700 came out with the price range of RM6.8k~7.2k? why cheaper than the D600? correct me if im wrong ya

haha good point!

nikon got their equipments in line real good now. if u want the D4 sensor, then u have to buy the D4. if the D800 is too much and the D600 is flawed...guess one will hav to opt the D700 for a cheap FF solution then

then u need to wait nikon repair the flaws on D600 n D800 la

yes sir

i have to agree with razu

not sufficient, and this is sometimes a prob when the subject is far.

its really frustrating, first because i paid alot for this. 2nd is sometimes its in focus, sometimes its not. mostly far subjects dont really need the AF fine tune, but for subjects closer than 1 meter, it needs more than -20

and to make it worse, i thot it was the lens. so i mounted it on my D3 and everything is is super sharp focus

have u send urs in buddy?

i dont really use my left or outer focusing points. but when this issue raises i did tried mine. yes probably -30.

btw have u tried Live View Autofocusing? with LV AF, its gonna be super sharp.

that's how i know my middle point is not good enuf. with no AF fine tune, with -20 AF fine tune, both seems to hav misfocus probs, its better with the -20, but with LV AF, its damn sharp. we're talking middle points btw

dun worry abt noise la..noise is nothing.. u really pixel peep ah?

ya, reducing noise is good, but capturing moments sometimes needed higher shutter speeds > higher iso > noise. but will it be that visible? when i first started in photography, i was VERY particular about noise. it makes me stupid as i moved on, i realized that noise's not that crucial unless ur doing commercial/mag/watever that requires the highest level of image quality kind of photography. there's still alot of people wandering on the streets using film and analog. do they care about the grain? not so..because if they do, they'd get a D3s or a D4

if ur shooting events, street, watever type of photography that u cant control the situation, dont be afraid of noise. if the moment is there, then the pictures is good with or without noise.

the picture u said about the noise, i dont notice it in first glance. even after u say it, i took a look again, and i really dont really see such VISIBLE noise. so it looks to me that ur not analyzing the picture, ur analyzing the noise level.

stop obsessing about noise because it somewhat dont really help on improving ur photography. start learning composition, lighting, handling..bla bla

and about the lens, i sell my stuffs cheap2 so if u wan, nid to sms me fast2 n set a time to meet up sorry ya

i bought it at digital mall, seksyen 14 PJ, the first shop on the left at the entrance

not lecturing la bro just giving some of my thoughts oni..feel free to disagree

because i have a fren who bought the canon 5d mark 3, his photos = like been taken with a guy who doesnt know photography, uses auto mode all the time. i mean like, seriously needed attention. most of the time, worries about noise, things that is unnecessary. one can buy equipment, loads of expensive equipments, but we can never buy experience.

like i said when i first started i was obsessed with noise, large lenses, large sensors, equipments, but my photos? blehhhhhhhh

so i wud suggest concentrate more on creating that next great photo

post more pics man!

i got a sanding event tomorrow too, expect photos from me!