Yeah, same here haha, that's why I turned to shooting bugs.. its really sad actually haha

Haha, not really la bro, just helping and teaching some friends
Not easy to do wedding photography on a part time basis huhu

Eh tipu one ni, everyday eat fancy restaurant

It's been a while

Heavy Jumper- Hyllus diardi ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A mature, large and very hairy heavy jumper. The hairs and bristles on this one appear to display some slight yellowish tint (its usually white). I wonder what governs the colour variation.

Despite the scary-looking appearance, heavy jumpers are usually shy, sometimes even curious.


Since they are relatively huge, and don't really move around much, they make great photographic subjects.


Orange comb-footed spider (Theridiidae) ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

ID appreciated!

A tiny comb-footed spider in brilliant orange. A brown variant was also seen. This mother spider is busy protecting her egg sac.


Eriovixia sp. ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Seen quite a lot of different Eriovixia morphs, not really sure whether they are of the same species. If they are not, what governs the difference in colour?

Is it food, genetics, or other environmental influences that we know not of?


More on Macro Photography here: PixelsDimension
Check out Malaysia's wildlife here: WildLife Malaysia

Need so many or not sifu?
My 3x 32GB cards (sharing with Fuji) seems quite enough already
But I will usually bring my HDD and laptop along for professional work la, just in case For the price of the CF cards you can even buy an SSD liao

Ohh, just for your info, you can actually shoot at 16MP, that will double, or triple the amount of shots you can actually take
This feature works well with the 24-70 since you won't gain that much range (after x1.5)

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Dec 13 2015, 12:43 AM

Yeah, shooting in DX mode will reduce cropping potential since you reduce the 36MP to 16MP 16MP is still plenty to crop what And since the photo sizes are smaller, editing will be much faster too in LR and Photoshop.

You can actually customize the FF --> DX --> FF conversion into one/two buttons, its very straightforward and fast actually; there's no need to go into menu to change. I would recommend you to try it out, its one of the most amazing things of the camera haha... took me 1 year to realize that

The trick is to switch between FF and DX intermittently, depending on what you shoot. E.g. wide angle shot, or shots that require the full potential of FF, then shoot at FF. For extra zoom (1.5x), or not-that-important shots, shift to DX. Doing this will greatly reduce the amount of space taken up by the photos

I would definitely make the jump if only shooting for weddings Its too bad its very difficult to shoot macro with mirrorless cameras

The biggest thing that you will be giving up is the feel of the optical finder, although that's also the main reason for the bulkiness and weight (D610 is actually not very heavy already lo ); but you gain quite alot from the mirrorless system, especially when the sensors in Sony/Nikon are similar (right?).

The nicest thing about shooting with mirrorless cameras (I have an XT1) I think, apart from the relatively light weight, would be the face detection functon (to me, at least). Its not easy to get faces in focus with an optical viewfinder in some cases where you want to have very thin DOF; and shooting with Liveview on a DSLR is kind of awkward too

Of course, there are alot of useful functions which are not present in some FF DSLR like WiFi, which is kind of weird since they can be quite useful. And then there's the neat stabilization feature

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Dec 13 2015, 12:21 PM

Haha, yeah its quite understandable; everyone has his or her own shooting style

Tarak money la guys
I wonder how many MP does the upcoming D5 has? 24MP?
As for ISO, I guess it doesn't really matter even if it can go up to 409600 like the Sony A7... most of the time we are not going to shoot at those levels anyway, its more like a marketing gimmick..

As a macro shooter who also shoot some other events, I wish Nikon will come out with something like the 50MP Canon and the MPE65 super macro lens It will certainly help me with my research and work... but then based on Nikon's history I think its just wishful thinking

Donasi plsss
Anyway, I don't really like the ergnonomics of Canon camera's, that's how I ended with Nikon in the first place haha~

Nice shot btw!

Thanks for sharing 2:1
Unfortunately 2:1 is not good enough in terms of magnification for scientific work.. I'm looking for something that is comparable, or only slightly simpler than that of a dissecting microscope. Only the mpe65 fits this scenario sadly

Ahh.. I happened to come across the same topic yesterday. In fact, I noticed that plenty of DSLRs that have a cheap price tag usually have a China-style charger.

You have to check the adapter or manual of the device for the details.. most electronic devices have a range of 120-240

I think the acquisition of Samsung tech by nikon was just a rumor

Like what the others have suggested, I think it will be nice to stick to ori batteries as its less risky.
Recent Nikon promotions offered free batteries as well. I think 2nd-hand ones can be relatively easy to find since several models may share the same batteries

Personally, having 2 batteries will be most useful, especially when you are covering events or having vacation overseas. Of course, learning to review photos less after each shot will help conserve batteries i.e. the more you use the screen, the faster you will lose battery life.

It depends on how much photos you take also one ah
Oh ya, it also depends on the temperature... the battery won't last under cold conditions

Mother Cyrtophora with giant egg sac- Cyrtophora sp. ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A colourful tent spider in brilliant yellowish orange. This mother spider was busy connecting silk lines to her egg to make sure that the egg doesn't fall.

Probably the same colour morph as this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59583171@N07/...g-kqymXr-jLpeeW


More on Macro Photography here: PixelsDimension
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I would recommend the D750, its even more worth it with the promotion

D810 may be an extremely good camera, but the main advantage, i.e. the high MP counts, can also be its biggest disadvantage. Based on my experience, you will also need to fork out more for a more powerful computing system in order to be able to process and edit those photos smoothly, and all of that together will cost a fortune!

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Dec 16 2015, 09:45 PM

Yeah, my computer still lags even with i7, SSD and 8GB RAM
But the high MP sure shines in macro, no doubts about that~

The D750, on the other hand, offers the best of both worlds

Budak ni keep poisoning pipu

+1
Although the brand itself will cost you some money, the price is still quite justifiable.
However, if you are not planning to stay with DX in the long run, it will not be worth to get the Nikon 17-55 (even though its better) because it will be difficult to sell it out when you upgrade to FF/ jump ship later on

There are many types of lilies oh
Are you referring to the ones on land or in water? XD