bro...
Wish you have a great day... You bought ur D80 as your bday present eh..

I agree with calvin_gsc, maybe you need to use A mode first, set the aperture, let the camera set the speed for you. After that you can start leaning the exposure setting (speed, aperture, ISO, etc)

I wanna share my experience, first time when i get my dslr, I use A mode, then starting from that I begin to understand what's the different in aperture, then playing with exposure compensation and ISO. Nowadays i still use A mode, but for some event like indoor event (I don't have external flash) I prefer to use M coz A mode will sometimes fail to exposure, mostly turn out too dark. sometimes even use manual focus. ( my favorite lens are nikon 50mm F1.8 & tamron 90mm F2.8) that 2 lens for me is my best lens for low light indoor event. ( I can't afford to buy 70-200mm F2.8 yet.)
btw, for indoor event mostly I use ISO400, aperture vary from largest aperture (F1.8 or F2.8) to max f4. Speed also vary from 1/20 - 1/80 depend on situation.

This post has been edited by rezzz: Jun 26 2007, 02:07 AM

why 18-200 VR? get something fix F2.8 la bro.

Nikon 17-55mm F2.8 + Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 VR
enough to cover all.. you got F2.8 all the way.

yea i'm Tamron 90mm user and also sigma 10-20mm user

tamron is very sharp.. not only for macro, but I use it also on low light event. good for close up also.

sigma 10-20mm has the widest focal length, really nice playing with it.. half fisheye effect, also I don't need to use cpl to make the sky more blue, the characteristic of the lens itself already more the sky more blue.. nice to use on InfraRed photography also








This post has been edited by rezzz: Jun 29 2007, 07:17 PM

the first 2 pic use tamron 90mm and the rest use 10-20mm.

tamron 90mm about rm1395, sigma 10-20mm about rm2375 now. (according to shashinki.com)

I bought the tamron 90mm Rm1350, & sigma 10-20mm about Rm1800. Dunno why the sigma 10-20mm price increase, same price as sigma 12-24mm.. luckly I have bought it..

bought my sigma last december at Indonesia.. that time also this lens price is cheaper in indonesia compare with malaysia price.

but tokina 12-24mm price that time is more expensive in indo compare with malay.

I don't bother about warranty though.. as long as the first time I receive the lens it doesn't have any problem, then its ok.

btw, I believe my lens is NOT shop warranty. its either Indonesia warranty or international warranty. (unfilled warranty)

If I have redy cash 2k+ i would buy tamron 17-50mm F2.8 or sigma 24-70mm F2.8 or tokina 10-17mm fisheye.

why not straight away get the 70-200mm VR F2.8

Something to poison you guys





taken at 10mm using sigma 10-20mm (can do fisheye effect also right..)

Your kitlens also can do a bit if you took the proper subject, but this 10mm superwide can do more fisheye effect..
btw, I like your 50mm + close up filter shoots..

here's a shoot using my sigma 18-125mm @ 27mm
taken at SS15 subang jaya.



This post has been edited by rezzz: Jul 4 2007, 11:07 PM

yeah.. don't let the bad side of your lenses become obstacle.. make it as advantage.

If you feel lack of wide angle, get the 17-35mm F2.8

its much better than changing to 18-200mm VR. u have to use smaller aperture for it.. means no more F2.8

This post has been edited by rezzz: Jul 5 2007, 03:14 AM

yeah I'm also at china right now.. they block all flickr photos.. so bad..

only can see "x" picture.

Does anyone have this?




btw blacksun, which part of china are you now? i'm still scared buying stuffs here, have to check in details to make sure doesn't get conned..

This post has been edited by rezzz: Jul 7 2007, 02:35 AM

I'm in Guangzhou.. guangdong province..

this also similar result..

HUMMER

btw, calvin, I like your GTI pics..

This post has been edited by rezzz: Jul 8 2007, 05:20 PM