The Official Nikon Discussion Thread Ver.21, D610 and D5300 kambing soon!?
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 Aug 7 2013, 09:53 PM
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QUOTE(leongkokloon @ Aug 7 2013, 09:05 PM) camera is just a tool... if u are skillful even a camera phone can take fantastic photos Previously I posted some night shots of University Town, NUS over here and asked for people's comments/critiques/feedback, but everybody just ignored me and my photos.   |
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 Aug 7 2013, 10:11 PM
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My personal favourite... Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslim forumers!
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Aug 7 2013, 10:24 PM
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QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Aug 7 2013, 10:11 PM) My personal favourite... Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslim forumers! This shot suffered from handshake again. I checked your EXIF and noticed only ISO640 with 1/25 shutter speed. You has a FF camera, why don't you bump your ISO to 2000 and get 1/80 shutter speed? Rice @ Sushi King by Pro3363, on Flickr |
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Aug 7 2013, 10:46 PM
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QUOTE(MichaelJohn @ Aug 7 2013, 06:23 PM) ^ Yep and the clouds are at minimal too want to make a gathering for this? If it's during the night then it's almost the same procedure as taking star trail or milky way shots, Have to find suitable location where light pollution is minimal and the sky is not over packed with clouds, set up your tripod, set for long exposure and just shoot. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Hey it's my 2 cents, anyone with more knowledge is welcome to correct me   i never try astronography before |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:19 PM
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QUOTE(amduser @ Aug 7 2013, 10:46 PM) want to make a gathering for this? Gotta find suitable spot first before can plan gaythering though i never try astronography before  and also gotta have damn lot of luck (or just refer to weather forecast for that night) that the night skies is clear from any clouds... |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:31 PM
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QUOTE(MichaelJohn @ Aug 7 2013, 11:19 PM) Gotta find suitable spot first before can plan gaythering though where got place with no light pollution? i live in KL i dont think there is any place suitable and also gotta have damn lot of luck (or just refer to weather forecast for that night) that the night skies is clear from any clouds... my friend say sekinchan is dark enough |
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 Aug 7 2013, 11:39 PM
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QUOTE(mingyuyu @ Aug 7 2013, 10:24 PM) This shot suffered from handshake again. I checked your EXIF and noticed only ISO640 with 1/25 shutter speed. You has a FF camera, why don't you bump your ISO to 2000 and get 1/80 shutter speed? I have this bad habit of not checking the settings... I am trying to overcome it |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:41 PM
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QUOTE(Everdying @ Aug 6 2013, 11:57 PM) i still got my SB400. Thanks for the input bro, I agree with you~ There is always a market segment for everything haha all depends what is pointless  some ppl who dont use flash often, but have pro bodies, just want something small to carry around. also the SB300 / 400 can be used on the Coolpix A...if you need bounce flash...and small enough so it doesnt look weird with a bigger flash on it It will "fit" smaller cameras better because of its smaller size, and with proper bouncing, can take very great shots as well~ For me I'd probably stick to an SB700 because of its balance in terms of price and performance haha, paired it with a SOny Nex-3n before and it works great... the more I learn about flashes, the more I am "addicted" to it haha "I like to ask people to get into a dark corner, and then flash him/her" -quoted from a Pro Photog, Cheap Camera episode by Digital Rev XD XD QUOTE(gnome @ Aug 7 2013, 03:23 AM) Before the introduction of 18-105 kit there were 18-135 but no VR though, during the D80 days. Not sure how many of you know/remember I'm not into photography during that time... but if I remembered correctly, the great sinchan sifu uses one during his early days XD. If this new 18-140 turns out to be new kit lens then its great. Hopefully the VR is better then current 18-105 but i suspect probably the same more or less.I really miss VR T_____T QUOTE(gerald7 @ Aug 7 2013, 08:33 AM) So I'm not sure if you guys know DANNY XEERO, this morning I saw him post a PUBLIC apology... FB SOS Gosh... luckily I only steal my own skies from my crappy photos haha, otherwise it could be me apologizing XD Im thinking, why someone so famous would do something like that...and only admit after nearly 2 weeks  Any idea what really needs to be done if we need to "borrow" other people's "skies"? Just ask for permission first is it? QUOTE(pac1 @ Aug 7 2013, 08:54 AM) Tha Coolpix L620 looks so much like the Lumix GF series camera... Targeted at female customers?   Looks great lei  |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:48 PM
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QUOTE(sidewinderz @ Aug 7 2013, 03:57 PM) » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Care for some Poppiah? QUOTE(amduser @ Aug 7 2013, 05:26 PM) any place recommend to shoot? it has to be dark place with minimum light pollution right? 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 QUOTE(MichaelJohn @ Aug 7 2013, 08:19 PM) Theres 2 methods but both still requires you to expose your sensor for a certain time. 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... 1) Do a 20-30sec exposure for a certain interval and get hundreds of photos of it (Required an intervalometer or remote) then later stack up those photos using software (I used StarStax) More info : http://digital-photography-school.com/4-st...acking-software 2) This one requires experimenting ( i guess ?) , you set your camera for bulb mode and exposed your sensor up to like 1 hour and above. (Recommended to use a remote also to reduce camera shake). But I heard this one is the most trickiest and a bit dangerous if you dunno what to do,especially exposing your sensor for a long period. *tried taking shots like this before and I really sucked, and gave up jor |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:51 PM
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QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Aug 7 2013, 11:39 PM) I have this bad habit of not checking the settings... I am trying to overcome it Just take a few more shots rather than just one and zoom into the picture. You can also shoot in shutter priority? Because I saw a few of your shots have blur caused by handshake. |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:52 PM
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QUOTE(amduser @ Aug 7 2013, 11:31 PM) where got place with no light pollution? i live in KL i dont think there is any place suitable Well I don't live in Kay El, so I don't know the suitable places for astrophotgraphy there unless I have extra time and go survey the area my friend say sekinchan is dark enough  QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Aug 7 2013, 11:39 PM) I have this bad habit of not checking the settings... I am trying to overcome it Don't tell me you just put it on auto (or no flash) and just shoot? |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:54 PM
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24,193 posts Joined: Feb 2010 From: Perak
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QUOTE(leongkokloon @ Aug 7 2013, 09:05 PM) camera is just a tool... if u are skillful even a camera phone can take fantastic photos +1, but not too sure about camera phones la haha Smaller camera often suffers under dim conditions, but other than that, they work pretty well~ Tried taking some long exposure shots on my friend's G12 before and it turned out really awesome  QUOTE(bb100 @ Aug 7 2013, 09:53 PM) Previously I posted some night shots of University Town, NUS over here and asked for people's comments/critiques/feedback, but everybody just ignored me and my photos. Try posting again mate, sometimes its easy for the sifus to miss out photos when spammers like me are around  QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Aug 7 2013, 11:39 PM) I have this bad habit of not checking the settings... I am trying to overcome it Gambateh bro, try to always fix the minimum Shutter speed to 1/50 everytime you take a non-moving subject and it will be fine~It will still work when you start using flashes too  If your lenses have VR, then perhaps can set the minimum to 1/30 or 1/40... still, like what mingyuyu sifu has mentioned, try not to worry too much about noise (I have this problem as well to be honest haha), most people don't look at photos at full size anyway This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 7 2013, 11:55 PM |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:55 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 7 2013, 11:48 PM) Bogelicious! Make me hungry already hm... i am not really into these kind of photography, but Canon does makes some special sensor that is more sensitive to infrared or something. 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 http://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/slrs/canon_eos60da |
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Aug 7 2013, 11:57 PM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 7 2013, 11:48 PM) Bogelicious! Make me hungry already but ISS is using D3s to capture space photograph 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 |
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Aug 8 2013, 12:06 AM
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24,193 posts Joined: Feb 2010 From: Perak
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QUOTE(mingyuyu @ Aug 7 2013, 11:55 PM) hm... i am not really into these kind of photography, but Canon does makes some special sensor that is more sensitive to infrared or something. http://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/slrs/canon_eos60da QUOTE(amduser @ Aug 7 2013, 11:57 PM) but ISS is using D3s to capture space photograph Thanks guys, my info might be a bit outdated already It seems like the problem was sort of software-related. Nikon, during that time didn't have software "calibrations" needed for astrophotos (or something like that, not really sure)... but seems like newer generations of DSLR do not have this problem already |
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Aug 8 2013, 12:11 AM
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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 7 2013, 11:54 PM) Gambateh bro, try to always fix the minimum Shutter speed to 1/50 everytime you take a non-moving subject and it will be fine~ To be honest, i'm using auto ISO... It will still work when you start using flashes too If your lenses have VR, then perhaps can set the minimum to 1/30 or 1/40... still, like what mingyuyu sifu has mentioned, try not to worry too much about noise (I have this problem as well to be honest haha), most people don't look at photos at full size anyway  BTW, Selamat Hari Raya... Shot with D600 + 16-35 f4 (not mine ) Selamat Hari Raya 2013 by Pro3363, on Flickr |
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Aug 8 2013, 12:35 AM
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QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Aug 8 2013, 12:11 AM) To be honest, i'm using auto ISO... Time to play around with "A" mode already bro, it shouldn't be too hard. After mastering it you won't get shaky shots anymore BTW, Selamat Hari Raya... Shot with D600 + 16-35 f4 (not mine )Selamat Hari Raya 2013 by Pro3363, on Flickr I'm not sure about the D600 but it should be the same, in A mode you get to change ISO and as the mode suggests, Aperture. Shutter speed will be determined by the camera itself to properly expose a photo I am still noob, but here are some general tips for you » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « By the way, I like your Raya shot Love the green tones hehe~ Selamat Hari Raya and Happy Holidays to everyone! Be safe, be happy and don't eat too much Share some celebration photos ya |
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Aug 8 2013, 12:53 AM
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QUOTE(MichaelJohn @ Aug 7 2013, 09:28 PM) Mosque is located at my college up here in the northern part, Changlung, Kedah. i knew it! KMK!  |
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Aug 8 2013, 12:57 AM
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QUOTE(Pro3363 @ Aug 7 2013, 11:39 PM) I have this bad habit of not checking the settings... I am trying to overcome it bro use auto iso..then rite, just go manual mode and make shutter speed to the focal length u use..for instance this photo go to 1/50 lo.. |
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Aug 8 2013, 07:25 AM
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QUOTE(f5calvin @ Aug 8 2013, 12:53 AM) i knew it! KMK! Why? You used to study here? |
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