Yes, pretty much spot on. Was looking at the alternatives before decided on the Wonderpana 66. I think you can get the Hitech at YL Camera.

Anyway, got the Wonderpana for my 14-24mm f/2.8 a month ago direct from Fotodiox website. Shipping was reasonable via USPS and pretty quick. All mounts are machined aluminum. Very nice quality. Comes with the system holder which you can screw in 145mm Fotodiox Pro CPL or UV filter (for those kiasu people) firmly in front of your lens, an aluminum bracket which you can hold the square Fotodiox Pro 6.6" Graduated ND filters (can stack two square GNDs at one time) and a huge pinch type 145mm lens cap. The kit comes bundled with Fotodiox 6.6"x8.5" 0.9 (3-Stop) Hard Edge Graduated Neutral Density Filter and 145mm Circular Polarizer (CPL) filter, To answer your question, yes the 145mm CPL does rotate.

Also got a step up 77mm ring so that I can use the Wonderpana setup on my other 77mm lenses.

This thing when set up is VERY huge. But the reason for it being huge is so that it does not vignette at 14mm on full frame. Hope I can use it more often. Pokai already after buying this and getting a CF tripod / ballhead.

You should send directly to Wisma PKNS no matter working place near or not.

Going for this one already?

Nice. So many times I go Bali but could never get a chance to shoot dramatic Uluwatu sunset.

Nahh, not for me. Just like the Polo, too small to be practical and too expensive. If I had the money and was looking for a hot hatch, I would pay a little more for the CBU Mazda3 MPS with a more practical 4 door, higher torque and still with a manual stick.

No. I think the FreeArc one came out just after I received mine.

Anyway, I was looking at it and indeed it's a nice extra feature but then told myself in what occasions would I need my square filter to be slanted? Most of the time it's flat horizontal.

Would want to use it more often to get back the ROI (if there is such a thing with hobbies ). But yes, in that respect, the 16-35mm f/4 is better in that respect when considering filters.

That's not just a dirty bird. It's a dirty kingfisher !

Nice catch. Not easy to get.

If you have not bought yet, why not wait till Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) at MidValley next weekend.

Can get yourself confused futher.

Air is clearer and haze free too.

Me? Always around. Just not frequent enough to be top poster.

Yeah, a bit like PC Fair. But nowadays they incorporate a lot of photography talks and a bit of photo exhibition from pros. Good for beginners.

If I'm not wrong, that's also the time when Nikon gives free sensor cleaning.

Must be injured? These kingfishers need 600mm at least on FF to get a decent capture. Most of the time, have to crop. They make a distinctive call and I always know when they are around. They always perch on the tree branch at the back of my old house. Not the best perching branch. They are also very skittish and will fly at the very sight of a human.

My heavily cropped shots;

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?

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).

With MB-D10 battery grip, yes.

I think we only need to worry about diffraction when shooting landscape. But even then on wide angles, f/8 will already get you everything is focus.

If really on the limit of DoF like say on macro subjects, use focus stacking. Nowadays with Camranger and Ipad, you have a nice way of viewing on a big screen while selecting / shooting different focus points and best part without touching / moving your camera setup for perfect stacking.

For bright day time sports when using slow shutter speed, no choice but to invest in a 2 or 3 stop ND filter.

Can get all at one go what... Painful but only one time.

Why? No filter?

Just get f/1.4 trinity.

24mm f/1.4
35mm f/1.4
85mm f/1.4

Don't know about you but mirrorless quality still leaves me wanting more. Especially after paying so much for it.

If really want to save the back, I would rather forgo everything and simply rely on a cili padi like the Sony RX100. Really light weight and relatively superb performance from a small sensor.

Unfortunately, there's no free lunch with the TC2 especially on a zoom. You get decent performance when paired with primes like the 200, 300 etc.

Another option for long lens is to go for the new AF-S 80-400mm. Focus is quite fast. Apparently performs better than 70-200mm + TC2. But it's a whopping RM 7k plus.

I believe Albert posts some samples of it from time to time.

For vacation, I want to be able to bring my best tools to capture my precious memories the best way I can. What do I take? The D800 of course.

I agree. For those who only shoot to record shots for FB and blogs, camera from the handphone is more than suffice. Heck, my 13MP Note 3 is fantastic for this. 4k video recording to boot.

So it's no surprise that media / journalist can rely on mirrorless cameras or even handphone cameras to cut down cost. Heck, back then magazines still survive with 8MP pics and even 4MP for 2 page layout.

My gripe with mirrorless is not because of their quality. They satisfy certain market of people who want to go light but yet give reasonable performance. What I dislike is their pricing.

Yeah, for those who think the D800 is too much MP or too much money, the D610 is a good compromise.

Poison lah you ! But the truth hurts.

Yes, but can we still find the V1? Sneaky Nikon buggers quickly took them off the shelf once the V2 came out or still sold them at old retail pricing. At least in US, you could still find them around at DISCOUNTED prices for a month or two. Now no more I think.

Yes, I was looking at it for light underwater usage like snorkeling etc. But alas there's too many hobbies for not enough time and money.

Makes sense. D800 AF is more superior than D700 especially with the AF down to -2EV. Anyway, general performance of AF is affected by amount of light. The more light there is, the more efficient the AF can work.

Now that you mentioned, don't know how the AF-S 80-400 will perform when you add CPL / ND filter...

Colours for Fuji sensors have always been amazing back in the S3 and S5 days (the one based on D100 and D200 body respectively).

Actually, you can always install a curve inside Picture Style that emulates the Fuji.

How can you not resist the NOCT?

I'm sure as a wedding shooter himself, he's aware of the weight of battery grip.

The trick to lugging heavy stuff during trips is having lighter accessories like CF tripod and better ballheads and have different camera bags to suite different configurations and gears.

More camera bags ! Yes.

To aid in low light slow shutter shooting, you will need to mount your camera on a tripod.

Berapa harga? I'm afraid that if I have to ask, I would not be able to afford it.

No, the lens is not just about bokeh. If you think it's all about bokeh, then you're sorely misinformed about it's capabilities.

It's about how the lens renders images in low light when it's designed primarily for wide open performance. They don't call the lens NOCT (as in NOCTurnal) for nothing.

Some write up.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardw...mnotcnikkor.htm

http://www.momentcorp.com/review/nikon_noct-nikkor_58mm.html

D90 no more in production. Get the one you can afford. The D7100 is the best Nikon DX / crop body out there at the moment which means most expensive too.

18-70 kit lens is also no more in production if I'm not wrong. For convenience, 18-200 is nice but as with most extreme zooms, the trade off in quality.

70-200mm f/2.8 is a lot of money and heavy too. But if you're serious about speed and pic quality, this is a pro level lens that will not disappoint.

A cheaper option would be the older Nikon AF-D 80-200mm f/2.8 or Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 that has OS (optical stabilisation) option.

Longest lens (focal length), nearest to subject and widest / biggest lens aperture. All in that order to get your wonderful buttery background bokeh.

Usually people start with the cheap 50mm f/1.8 lens for bokeh experiments.

24-70mm f/2.8 will be ok in terms of quality on DX but may not be wide enough.

Sony RX100

Woow. I don't understand. For that kind of money, why would one buy the Oly?

Yeah, the Sigma is slightly sharper than the Nikon wide open but in terms of bokeh produced, some prefer Nikon's smoother rendition.

No idea on Canon's one though. If I'm not wrong, Canon's version came out first very long time ago. Mark II should be in the works. Same like their 24mm f/1.4.

The world's first macro zoom lens...



Though a very old lens design and not truly 1:1 lens, it's design truly put Nikon ahead at that time.

Some people accept and say anorexic is beautiful !

I think either cameras if not cooked correctly, will come out not nice.

What's the going rate of the 2nd hand good condition D700 with 31k plus shutter count?

Which one are you aiming?

D4 or D800E?

1DX or 5DMkIII?

True. In the same way you should buy D600 too because it naturally splatters oil so that it's internals parts are guaranteed to get lubricated and this also prevents the metal parts from rusting especially from salt water.

The last I looked, that's what is currently happening to the Note 3 forum.

How you do it la?

Busan is biannual right? Means only in 2015?