You are too kind la.. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions ya, there are many sifus here also whom I've learnt from since many years ago too

Well if you ask me, if you are very very sure about your passion for photography, and if your budget permits, by all means go for one I actually did the same thing (upgrading straight from D90) and I never regretted it; in fact it actually helped me learnt faster. Just don't upgrade and then leave the gears in the bag, as that would be a waste

Just go for it!

I jumped to FF from D5300 for the past one year. All I can say is that as long as you shoot once every few days, your skills will definitely go skyrocket too

Thanks bro. Finally, I just wanna ask, do you use the bounce card that came with the flash at all when you bounce from the wall ? And the zoom setting of the flash (not the lens) , did you leave it at auto ?

Ya, very very tempted bro. kldslr.com has the d600 for sale awhile ago for less than 3k....but never pulled the trigger....now, waiting for similar deal to come on again.....well, will see how....

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Tried shooting from my recently acquired Tamron 70-200mm



Edited slightly in Lightroom

Don't go for D600. It has the oil shutter issue. D610 is fine.

go for FF. u will get addicted/poison by the FF dark force. i jump from D5k to D750, never regret of getting it

hi guys, is it still good or right time to get a nikon d750 now?
seems like a 4 years technology model already ...
=)
5.7K new unit now after their cash back

Still worth if can afford. Cameras nowadays like buying latest ferraris but driving on kampung areas for some people

Hihi sorry for the late response haha, was covering another wedding the other day
With regards to the bounce card, I use them differently depending on the situation (which is a bit hard to put in words).
I generally will not use the bounce card at all if I can bounce my flash off white walls behind, beside or above me (in this order). However, in many cases you may have no choice (room ceiling too high/ walls not white in color/ no walls etc.), then I would use my bounce card (assuming I don't have the chance to set up light stands). Even when I do, I always make sure that the bounce card (with flash shooting upwards) is not 'facing directly' at the subject, i.e. I will tilt the bounce card a bit 45-60 degrees. If I am shooting out in the open with nothing to bounce from, I will use a larger DIY bounce card (A4 size), as the larger reflective surface will mean slightly softer light. This is the last resort though, and the resulting photos will not be very nice haha

PS: sometimes I do not pull out entirely the bounce card, in some cases you can get better results by pulling the bounce card out only by a bit; useful to produce a bit of catch-lights in the eyes of the subjects without messing up the exposure

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Nov 28 2017, 11:29 PM

Showcasing 1 of my 3 cats at home hahaha
Cats are notoriously difficult to photograph, because they simply don't give a sh*t

Portrait 2 by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Mostly what you've said is inline with what I've gathered from tutorials on youtube. But the bold part is an interesting technique that I first came across......good idea my friend...why didn't I think of it before....? WEll, I guess if I did, I won't be asking the question here at the first place. Thanks again bro, for your wonderful tips!

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Nov 29 2017, 01:15 PM

haha noneed to be so courteous, just sharing some of my own experience But the way you bounce your flash (where and how) will need a lot of experience. One easy way to learn it is to put a subject at the center of a room, and try bouncing your flash and learn from there which types of reflections (with or without bounce card) give the best results. The general rule is always bounce the light off white walls (don't bother with black or other colored walls because they will mess up your photos)- hopefully this will help make things easier.

I'm happy to know that you are reading and learning from tutorials from the web. I use to do that alot and learnt tonnes from there... I have been getting more and more lazy recently and thank you for the wake up call

Siapa cakap mia? Last batch of D600 no shutter issue already.

This "FF" thing is overrated. "FF" doesn't make your photos magical.

If you keep thinking "FF" better than "APS-C" then sorry la, you're already setting a mental block for yourself.

Well said ! Agree with you on this

I've seen a lot users praised FF for it's superiority, they did not look down/despise on cropped sensors but rather give the vibe that 'If you want better pics, then FF is the only way...'

IMHO not every camera enthusiast can afford FF bodies, let alone the FF f/2.8 lenses

It's always about how the photog takes the photo rather than what is the gear being used although gear plays a certain part in the photo creation process but having a A1 gear doens't guarantees A1 photos

Can't even tell them apart, nowadays both also doing so well at high ISO.

I'm aiming to get a D500 now instead of D850. Key differences on APS-C vs FF these days comes down to DOF (on same aperture, APS-C has more) and reach (due to crop factor). DOF part is related to bokeh, of which APS-C needs to go a stop wider to attain same DOF as FF.

Noise wise they're so close you can't tell them apart. Sony Mirrorless are APS-C (A6xxx series) and Fuji cameras are also APS-C. Both of them are awesome stuff.

If we go by "bigger is better" then there's always Medium Format and Large Format. They make FF (35mm) and APS-C (which isn't too far from 35mm) look tiny.

wkwong91 sifu invited me to join his autoshoot with his friend FD2R two days ago. Here's some of the photos.

Civic Type R (FD2R) by My Story Production, on Flickr

Civic Type R (FD2R) by My Story Production, on Flickr

Civic Type R (FD2R) by My Story Production, on Flickr

Civic Type R (FD2R) by My Story Production, on Flickr

Civic Type R (FD2R) by My Story Production, on Flickr

Civic Type R (FD2R) by My Story Production, on Flickr

Waiting for next shooting yo...

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Sifu wkwong91 made this impromptu shoot in less than 2 days. He got a lot of contacts oh

The umbrella actually screwed up quite a number of shots. Including the ones with lights one. Not sure why tho.

Next round need softbox liao. I didnt bring them this round The shadows so hard to cast with umbrella. The lights all going out of control.