Bogelicious! Make me hungry already 
Yup, remember to bring ALOT of mosquito repellents, or wear biohazard suit 
Better to go in numbers as well. Usually newspapers will publish locations and exact time frame to see these meteor showers
Thanks for sharing, great shot, I bet it took a lot of patience and skills to pull off! I remembered reading somewhere that Canons take this sort of long exposure shots of stars much better than Nikon. Can't really remember haha...
*tried taking shots like this before and I really sucked, and gave up jor

I have been using auto ISO since I bought the camera...

 

I kinda doubt the possibility of being able to fake a DSLR, even an old model.

Wanna ask you guys, I was thinking of buying camera, and was considering either d3200 or d5100. Budget is about 2k+/- and I'm just a beginner. Any suggestion?

At least u have wider than me... 24mm vs 28mm   

I would proabably try running haha XD
No way I'm going to give away my babies without a fight 
Siens la this country...  Instead of just going out to shoot, have to worry this and that all the time  

Definitely! I'm sure a lot of people here will improve alot if Malaysia is safer...
Man I can't even think about proper shots when I'm outside... have to worry this and that 

case by case la.

I use 50mm on DX body also, no issues.

Just bear in mind that on 50mm on DX body is 50mm's perspective but approx 75mm's fov

same like 35mm on DX body is 35mm's perspective on 50mm's fov.

not that people can't use. You can see both brands people use them with no issues.

I use DX body with 50mm for commercial work, no biggy. 85mm would work more like the 135mm range.

24-70 f2.8 on DX is fine if you're using it for portraits and don't need to go wide. Depends on individual style.

Non AF versions very cheap one cause no electrical connection.

AF Ext tubes RM180+

But who cares, macro goes better with MF 

Google DSLRplaza 

The kenko ones are built with metal mounts on both ends and also with higher quality plastic. Which makes them more suitable for heavier lenses like the 105 VR and above.

If you are just mounting a 50mm G lens on it. By all means just get the meike/non-branded ones.

If you own a 50mm 1.8D or any other lens with an aperture ring, then just get non-electrical tubes for around 15 bucks. Of course with this setup you'll have incredible difficulty confirming focus if you stop down the lens.

As for optical quality, should be a no brainer since these are just hollow tubes.

unbranded, meike or kenko. It's still a crapload of money to dump on tubes really 

About that telephoto lens, the extension tubes won't boost the magnification as much compared to a 50mm one.

Generally, for telephoto lenses, macro or raynox filters yeild higher magnifications while 50mm primes benefit the most from extension tubes.
There are a few articles explaning the reasons behind this if you look around google.

Macro filters are single element lenses, uncorrected for optical defects so yes, they do degrade IQ alot. \

But raynox filters on the other hand are multi-element filters, hence the additional cost for them.
They're pretty darn sharp for what they do, but like a 40-60mm macro lens, the working distance is almost nil when used.

A tamron SP90 is still the best starting choice if you want to do serious macro work

or this if you're as into macro as I am     



No barrel extension, VC, sharpness exceeding the older generation. Plus that massive price drop from RM2700 to RM1900 just makes the deal all the more sweeter for me. 

A raynox with a 70-200 is more flexible, but will never reach the territory of a dedicated macro lens IMO. It all comes down to your priority la, whether macro is a serious thing to you or an occasional one.

Working distance I can't say though, never tested this combo, you should try it out in a shop or something just to be sure 
Since you're a canon user, there's also the 100mm F/2.8 USM what. Also pretty fantastic glass for the price. Cheaper than the tamron (VC version) too I think.

The 100mm L is overkill honestly. For that price I'll be looking at sigma's 150 macro already 

Here's an example I just took moments ago 

Haha true, myself thinking of that too since I have one atm
Going to gym lah atm, getting there 

nehh, 14mm samyang. RM900 and 90% of the 14-24mm nikkor I dare say when it comes to sharpness.

The Samyang 14mm 2.8 AE version The sharpness is excellent but there's a weird distortion that cannot be fixed even with lens profile applied. Good enough for me though See if you can notice the distortion and judge for yourself if you want it.



below this one taken with a 50 1.8G

60D and 70D isn't exactly "high tier", I would rate it similarly with the D5200 series instead of D7200. Well, polycarbonate body... and the weather sealing is pretty "questionable"... I mean how come it is compared to an old film body instead of just mentioned its full weather sealed for dust and moisture like what they say to their 1DX etc, must be some catch there. Probably the swivel LCD is preventing them from saying its full weather sealing.

But the camera with top screen and 2 dials doesn't come with magnesium alloy body  , still doesn't into the same level as D7100 for me  .

Its like back then, is Nikon D90 considered the same class as Canon 40D? Not for me even when D90 has video, better sensor, etc.

Creepy crawlies!
Photo of the most common house spider found in our houses XD
They look so cute upclose 


Menemerus bivittatus 1 ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr


Menemerus bivittatus 2 ♀ by PF T.J., on Flickr

Agreed!   
That day my female colleague killed a cockroach (still okay as long as it doesn't fly! XD) before I managed to grab my camera haha