*raise hand*

can I have a D800?

anw, last evening took some bracketing burst shots (3 shots, 1 stop)

AF-S and single point.

Problem is, the D7000 tries to refocus on every shots. Hence the second and third shot usually landed OOF.

Buy one buy one

Taking brackets for landscapes? Try manual focus?

a bit rush because the sun wouldn't wait for us.

Yes, I guess I should train my manual focusing.



This post has been edited by s7ran9er: Oct 9 2013, 12:43 PM

Woah, nice yo

Hmmm... Im bit skeptical. Imagine they just take it right off the shelf and put it in the box and sell it to you. isn't that already exposed to open air for quite some time already? My dad bought a D90 right off the display shelf, and I was like WHAT and so happen it was the last unit. Because can say we dont know how long it has already been exposed right or whether they got properly stored it or anything.

Btw, who are the recommended sellers for Nikon stuff??

Thanks

This post has been edited by AuraSapphire: Oct 9 2013, 01:19 PM

That's why its best to buy from trusted sellers
You can also check the shutter count if you want to see if its used

But whether the seller tampers with the sealed sticker or not really depends on how trustworthy that seller is lo

For Nikon, I usually deal with Yannick Camera: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yannick-Came...7834827?fref=ts

Can look for digitalfm14 and CreativePhoto in Garage Sales too

This is approaching the paranoid level already I think, most camera shops are air conditioned, hardly a suitable environment for fungus la, even with the lens/body exposed for some time.

I think with open box units you should be more worried about ex-prospective buyers abusing the lens in store, but then again most lenses are made to last, not get messed up with 5 minutes of handling.

hi,

i just want an advice. any one have an advantage for using 35mm over 50mm lens?

There's no "advantage" of one focal length over another. It just depends on what you wanna shoot only

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Oct 9 2013, 01:45 PM

Depends on your camera body.
Are you using DX or FX?

Anything special that we are suppose to see?

Yes, I saw the Zeiss announcement on email. I told myself yes given the modern glass treatment on the Zeiss etc, with the kind of money they are asking for it, I might as well go for the Nikon Noct 58mm f/1.2.

If you feel your business can cover for it, why not?

Yes, buy more VR lenses to avoid shake.

File size? No pain no gain. Computers are getting faster and hardisk are also getting bigger for the same prices. Same goes for CF cards.

At the end of the day, if your business needs to expand and if these extra expenses can be justified in the returns, then like I said, why not...

D700 = 12MP. D800 = 36MP. The D800 has a higher pixel density for the same physical full frame sensor area 36 x 24mm. A camera with a higher pixel density is less tolerant to camera shakes as compared to lower pixel density camera body. If you can comfortably shoot 1/200s for 200mm focal length on the D700, you may want to consider higher shutter speed 1/400 or even 1/800 as every minute and tiny camera shake will be amplified on the high density sensor.

Because of this high pixel density on the D800, it demands higher quality lenses to be used as any lens imperfections will be magnified. High pixel density sensor also means noisier pictures at pixel level. But when you resize the D800 picture to the same size as the D700 and start to compare noise, the D800 is better. Sometimes it is as good as D3s / D4, if not better.

For me, the D800 36MP size is a bonus when trying to print big. Usually extreme cropping is not done for weddings but I may be wrong. The one thing that should be a primary reason for wedding photographers to upgrade to D800 is the excellent dynamic range.

Wedding photography does not equal voyeurism.

LOL + 1

Very subjective ! It's like asking coffee or tea !

Test drive and see which is more comfortable for you.

What body are you using?

Nice explanation on the shake-intolerance, easy to understand

Yeah, I suppose those who are experienced with wedding photography don't do too much cropping also But still a good feature to have I think hehe~ Never used a D700 before, is the D800 much better in terms of dynamic range? But no doubt the DR on the D800 is crazy la haha

i'm preparing for street-shot in Korea and Japan.
- already have 50mm,
- just to get another advice from your guy regard investment in 35mm

D90 DX only..

Since D90 is a crop-sensor body.
50mm is more or less like a 75mm, which can be very, very tight for street shots. Especially those cramped ones in Japan. 50mm is more suitable for portraits usually

35mm is around 50mm for your D90, so its actually more suitable for your street photography use, though still a little bit too "long range" for some

It depends on your shooting style, some prefer getting really, really close. While others love being those sniping types

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Oct 9 2013, 02:04 PM

Yes, the D800 does not just have better dynamic range compared to the D700 but the best dynamic range period. If I'm not wrong, it's something like 14EV vs 12EV (D800 vs D700).

Okya, thank you guys, will decide on the D800/D700 thingy

Get Nikon trinity lens... Confirm can

If u shoot sports, D700 will be a better choice...

yes yes can i help you