If you're into cap ayam filters and accessories, other places can get cheaper.

Apologies. I thought you were referring to cap ayam brands because most of the time people will come and refer to cheap stuff on Shahsinki only to see that they are China brands. The same for tripods. YL Camera offers better range and pricing IMO.

Anyway the last I checked, you can always get cheaper Nikon CPLs and B+W ND filters elsewhere. Maybe the recent slump in the RM made things more "bearable". I do admit that despite the price, Shashinki does offer convenience for hard to get items but not always the cheapest.

On a personal note, I've had been trying for the longest time to get the Nikon drop-in circular polariser C-PL3L and finally got it RM 200 plus cheaper than what was sold on Shashinki. To Shashinki's credit, I could not find it anywhere in KL/PJ and shops in Singapore / Hong Kong were selling for around the same price.

This post has been edited by jchue73: Jan 13 2016, 07:08 PM

I usually don't use any UV filters on my lenses ! If I use CPL, that would be on my wide angle. For that, I use the Fotodiox Wonderpana special mount and a fairly large CPL (145mm) that does not give uneven polarisation. I use the Wonderpana mount more for mounting graduated ND filters.


Something to confess... I've actually only learned to use the BBF recently like 3 or 4 years ago even though I read about the merits of BBF. Before this I've always used the half press shutter button to focus. Unlinking the focus and shutter release actually makes sense. After many years, it took a while to kick the old habit and relearn how to shoot using the BBF technique.

But just a tip... If your camera is already set up to use the BBF, be careful if you hand over your camera to somebody else to take a pic of you for some reason... They might just use the shutter button to shoot a pic and give you an unfocused pic.

Using the Wonderpana mount plus the 145mm CPL, there are no usable lens hood for the 14-24mm f/2.8.

Anyway, only the CPL is 145mm. The mount takes square type 150mm graduated ND filters.

Nice find. It seems we have the wrong occupation. I truly enjoyed the review even though it was on the pre-production D5. Straight and concise.

I'm just waiting for the D810 successor to have the same AF system as on the D5/D500.

To that I agree. A sweet spot which was previously held by D610.

Yeah the 600mm... I didn't check which version he was using though. The newer more expensive and lighter fluorine coated version or the older one... I won't complain if I get either one. Hahahah

Hahahah, just give yourself to the Dark Side ! It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. Easier that way and your journey towards the Dark Side will be complete.

Yeah, great hardware with mad skills can get you there.

This post has been edited by jchue73: Jan 14 2016, 09:41 PM

Hmmm, have you checked Shasinkki (can't believe I suggested this ) or Ebay? Specialised stuff like this hard to come by.

BTW, what telescope are you using? For birding?

That's right.

Yup. It's called ergonomics.

Lego Warfare, if you did not realise, Master Sith goldfries at work here.

Aiks... Wasn't it you and mingyuyu who mentioned that it's not possible and that you've yet to see a crop sensor besting a full frame in noise performance when I considered shifting from FX to DX?

The 70-200mm f/4 VR for birding would be wasting money.

The 200-500mm f/5.6 VR is a better buy for birding and both lenses around the same price.


LOL Hillarious indeed. Looking at it from a bigger perspective, he is more famous now then if he had won it the legal way.

Looks like the reply from the guy is made from Nikon's own lawyers.

Should be ok lar for caged / zoo animals. Yes, it's portable for travelling.

Sorry to hear the misfortune. How did the lens hit the rock? From side or on the front lens element? The 28-70 was built like a tank but the newer 24-70 (no idea on the 24-70 VR) is more fragile though.

On a side note, what tripod are you using? Newer tripods nowadays (including China made ones) include arca swiss type clamps on the ballheads that usually have a safety catch that prevent the camera / lens from sliding off if it's not locked down tight.

AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8

How is Nikon's 14-24mm f/2.8 not an UWA lens on FX body? Which lens is UWA then?

I think if want to get 3rd party lenses like Sigma, make sure you can update the lens firmware via the USB dock like how some of the Sigma lenses are able to do. Makes it easier that you need not have to send back to Sigma to update the lens firmware so that it's compatible with the latest firmwares of the Nikon bodies.

Actually the Sigma 12-24mm that goldfries listed is an FX lens. Just like the Nikon 14-24mm.

Actually it does not have to be UWA lenses to take fantastic quality landscapes be it on FX or DX. But the 14-24mm is definitely and excellent performer for landscapes.

If a DX lens is required, then the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lens (25.5 to 82.5mm effective FL on 35mm) is an excellent performer that doubles up as a good portraiture and general use lens. But the price is also not cheap... Might as well invest in an FX lens.

Yup. Sigma has 2 versions of the DX 10-20mm. One is the 10-20mm f/4-5.6 while the other one (newer) is a constant f/3.5.

The Nikon 12-24mm f/4 DX is quite old. Supposedly Nikon came out with the AF-S 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 DX that has better performance than the older 12-24mm f/4.

Yup. Most difficult to master is wide angle photos. With wide angles, very easy to make your shots look bad. With teles, it's most easy. That's why a lot of people start to "seriously" take up photography with telezoom lenses like the 70-200mm. Very easy to get nice photos.

Yes, actually stitching is much easier with a longer lens than with a wide lens because the lines don't distort and curve.

My dream is to own and shoot with the 24mm PC-E (tilt & shift) lens. Mount camera / lens in portrait orientation on a sturdy tripod, shift left shoot, shift centre shoot, shift right shoot. Then do a perfect stitch of the 3 images in post processing. Huge UWA. But shooting with the Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E manual lens is a pain in the @ss because first and foremost it's manual and secondly you need to use a tripod ALL THE TIME. So shooting with it is really time consuming.

Iceland? Whoa...

Actually you don't need UWA lenses for landscapes. Good to have but not necessary. As long as you can get a zoom to cover 24mm on FX (18mm on DX), you should be fine. I think better that way too. A picture that is too much wide angle will make your subjects become distorted if they are not placed properly in the framing.

Performance of DX bodies will not be impacted by putting FX lenses.

Unlike putting DX lenses on FX body which will make the FX body sensor like a DX body if auto crop mode is on. If it's not on auto crop and you override to use FX sensor, then you can only use a certain zoom range of the DX lens on the FX body before getting into vignette problem.

Anyway, don't understand why you need to buy a D7200... What are you planning to use it for? Wildlife? If you really need a 2nd body, get another FX body like the D800 or another D750.

If given the choice, always go with FX lenses.

LOL... Cannot recommend to somebody on something I have not tried. Looks impressive but don't know if I'm willing to pay so much for it if I was looking for a crop body.

Ok.

LOL... Actually best for casual shooting is to get a good PnS camera like the Sony RX100. Or a good mobile phone that takes good pics.

Hmmm, Nikon has been issuing several service advisories lately. Anybody's D750 kena?

How come don't have the items I want at the correct price?