are you from kuala lumpur?
nikon club malaysia told me that they have outing to cater for the users but surprisingly, the kl users couldn't be bothered about it. i think they rather spend time online talking gears or lepak in a shopping centre or lepak in a car getting stuck in a traffic jam.

whereas for other states like kedah, terengganu and kelantan and even penang, the crowd could be overwhelming at times...

do check out nikon club malaysia's website. they organise workshops and outing frequently

10 reasons why you suck in photography

see point number 6

do you have facts to back this up? notice world press photo award? notice their print size and quality?
notice how advertisers use supposedly 'press' photos for advertisement?

what is the problem with Photo Media?

Price?
Matt paper?
Services?
Medium?

i don't think you will get speed if you require quality.
anyway, i work with photomedia (when i need matt paper) and j&a imaging (when i need glossy paper. they are my main printer anyway)

you can find them at

no.18 jalan pju 3/46
sunway damansara
47810 petaling jaya
selangor

03 7804 0086

both photomedia and j&a imaging uses the same machine, paper and chemical. except one is matt and another is glossy.
j&a imaging are the printer for most of the cosmetic brands in malaysia and also brands like LV and chanel and calvin klien, etc etc

if you think both of them are not up to the quality (since you mention quality) then it is very obvious that there is something wrong with your file.

j&a imaging can't do fast print as well.
i think if you require fast print, your best option is ESIX, pudu plaza there

where do you go to take photos worr? so dangerous meh?

yeah, the thinking is not done during the shooting. it is either before or after

that basically show that you don't do print your photographs if you do not appreciate the no AA filter of the d7100. photographs for facebook and flickr? your smartphone is good enough no need to buy DSLR lah

noticed what you said above? the one i highlighted in bold... why are you still so concern about which lens to use if the 'moment' is more important. heck, decisive moment was 'created' by someone who used a very old camera with only one lens... nothing of those UWA, AKK, WCC etc

no lah

first you said D90 and D7100 is very similar, no point to change. then i said you must be one of those photographers who do not print your works since you said that the D90 and D7100 are very similar. then i said if one do not print, one do not need a DSLR camera, one can just use mobile phone camera because it is good enough.

then you went on to say no AA filter only gives a little bit of extra detail and a little bit sharper. unless i keep on doing billboard size, [which i don't but i do 40x50 inches (101x127 cm) fine art photographs and i can tell you now that every bit of extra detail or sharpness or information is crucial to me] i don't need this no AA filter camera. you went on to say that capturing the moment is more important that those extra details. then you went on to mention about all those lenses and crop sensor and what not.

then i said, since you think that capturing the moment is more important, i don't think you should be so concern about what lens and what not to use. just shoot and concentrate at capturing the moment, rather than concentrate on which lens to use for which scenario...

i didn't say that you shouldn't encourage him to upgrade to FX sensor... i am merely saying that there is a huge difference between a D90 and a D7100 even though both of these cameras are categories as 'the same category'...

of course, buying new equipments are highly encouraged now seeing that the camera industry in malaysia is dying. both canon and nikon's sale dropped 50%... they need your support more than anything else now. but, if you would to ask me personally, use what you have first. use the extra cash that you have to attend valuable workshops to improve on your skill...


EDIT: oppss, coincidentally, since i spoke about decisive moment, today is also the birthday of henri cartier-bresson

This post has been edited by ifer: Aug 22 2013, 01:53 PM

eh, come to think of it, almost 90% of my photographs were shot using the focal length in the range of 35mm to 70mm. these focal length were used across all different formats of sensors lol.

perhaps i should get back the old but gold 35-70mm f2.8 nikkor lens.

so sorry to let you know that you can't clean foggy glass. the lens is as good as dead...

I use FF because of wide angle... besides that, anything my FF can do, my DX can do as well

opps, i mean perspective control lenses (17mm and 24mm)

hahaa no lah. you can still mount it on DX camera bodies but i don't see the point.
24mm is perfect for me on FF and sometimes when i am in a really small space, i have no choice but to use the 17mm. i don't quite like the distortion of the 17mm but sometimes, i have no choice.

my friend lagi geng, mount the 17mm on a medium format sensor

yeah loh. and then again hor, find me a camera with interchangeable autofocus lens that do not give AF issue...

i can think of hasselblad's system with their true focus system... others?

unless you were standing at the edge of the world, step 2 steps back and viola... 15mm lens

i get what you mean but do be careful as you might be getting an empty photo except for weird distortion. you photographs should have good story/message/composition/lighting/etc rather than just the weird distortion

that is what i mean, we are being drawn by the dramatic lines, nothing more than that...
the photo is 'empty'

maybe it's just me, i only use standard lens for most of my shoot as i do not want the dramatic lines or compress perspective or full cream milk bokeh to distract my photographs.

well, except for interior and architecture of course

are you using *ahem* version?