39-point autofocusing, not even built-in wifi, wow, nikon, just wow.....

Once again Nikon seriously thinks it can screw with their user base with such specs at an insane price.

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Nov 5 2013, 07:26 AM

Yeah, an adapter when a D5300 builds this right into the body.

Planning to organize one soon, or other sifus here can take the initiative also

Join lah if you haven't already

Besides, group still considered young, will grow over time

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Nov 8 2013, 11:14 AM

Those people who think spiders and flies are creepy have never seen worse yet, especially those that can induce nausea in the weak-stomached like maggots.

Hence salute the people who document these things regardless of form.

Fuhhhhhh, complete newbie buying a D7100, wish I was that confident in myself when I started out, then would have saved quite alot from less upgrading already

Really? My own case, upgrading from a D7000 to a D700 gives me about 2 stops advantage in terms of noise,
or can put it this way; ISO 6400 on the D700 looks like ISO 1600 on the D7000.

Compared to crux's 5DMKIII, the 4 years or so difference shows yet another two stops between my D700 and his sensor; ISO 25,600 on his looks like ISO 6400 on mine.

Even if there's no D600/610 to compare side by side, I'm pretty sure there's at least a stop or so of advantage for the newer sensor also, even more if you scale down the photo to match.

Sensor aside, build quality and AF sensitivity are big enough reasons for me to justify a D700, even over today's D600/610.

Pure image quality sometimes isn't enough, have to look at the whole package as to whether it suits your needs or not



This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Nov 8 2013, 11:56 PM

holy..... I'm horrified and fascinated at the same time

That's one of the reasons I'm horrified Never thought the sucker is shaped like a heart

Some of the things in those album I've done before, but the difference in quality is far from it la, especially the level of magnification as well.

Wonder how many times lifesize he's working with, as well as the amount of photos needed to stack so that everything is in focus. 5X you're already barely getting anything in focus even at stupid small apertures.

Wao, looks like vampire portrait lol, I salute your friend for his patience and processing skills

Another reason for you to upgrade to a D700/800 is the motor also since you're using a D lens

But yeah, shoot with what you have, gear matters less, skills is still required to make photographs.

It depends on your uses la, for me, I need the response of the 51-point AF, after using it for some time, the D7000's AF activation seems to take forever with a half press (exaggerating, but it is noticable ).

The D800, for all it's worth actually has one of the best ISO performances today if you downsample the res to match either 16MP or 12MP. It's just that working with raw files probably requires a mid to high end rig at least

The D700 is the best I can afford to obtain the best of both worlds, the features of a flagship nikon as well as cleaner ISOs to shoot wedding receptions. Had I the budget, I probably would've went straight for a D800 like Agito666 as well

There's a forum thread somewhere dedicated to showing off macro setups, some practical, some just downright stupid, assembled just because they can do it. Google if you're interested

Ahh, that also la,

Bought a DK-17m eyepiece for my D700, makes the already huge viewfinder look even bigger, minimal vignetting for me too because I'm using glasses

Still too warm I think, sometimes the lesser the processing the better.

It's tempting to touch every single setting in lightroom to try and make a photo better, but a good photo really only needs minimal touches to make it perfect

Yea, what I said is more of a general statement, since the end result is really up to the photog's taste

That kitten photo might be overcooked but this one looks fantastic lei

If you have experience with DSLRs already, why start with a consumer level model? And an overpriced just-launched model at that.

Wouldn't a D7100/7000 be a better choice?

Woke up too early, so decided to try out an idea that's been in my head for some time

Shot with the Nikon V1



This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Nov 10 2013, 06:06 AM

Nikon 14-24!!!....... I wish la

This is a samyang 14mm

Hmm, besides exposure problem, the choice for backgrounds could be better, try to notice more than just your subjects when you compose.

If back-lit situation like the first photo, can try using the pop-up flash as fill.