What's the Master Mode ?

I dunno how you could take a round sun photo when the sun is hiding behind the large cloud that reflected the sun rays out of it..

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 2 2008, 06:02 AM

i dun find it any problem, just that it is out of normal sense, since u can afford that lens, why still using d40,

if ppl borrowing me the lens for few days, then different story lah.. lol

not the smallest, u will get very soft images,

around f16 to f20 should do the job. exposure is best to use bulb, becoz u can get the perfect timing.

everyone's busying CNY.

Upcoming event is model shooting, but that's not d40 users only..haha..
not joining coz not interested in model shooting..

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 7 2008, 08:12 PM

bulb mode,

using IR remote, press once and shutter opens,
press again and shutter closes.

using Shutter Release button, press and hold it, the shutter opens and closes when u release the button.

i also interested to get the remote, how much vladimir selling ? it is from nikon or china brand?

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Added on February 15, 2008, 9:26 pmmaybe i will get this

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/2008-02DStd11441104.htm

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 15 2008, 09:26 PM

ur remote is nikon or 3rd party ? if 3rd party, it is working great?

try set up tripod and take star pictures, or moon.. can see the effect when the earth spins..

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 16 2008, 06:17 PM

usually how long it takes for the nikon service center to clean the dust in the lens and DSLR ?

I have a small tiny dot, suspect to be a dust inside the viewfinder, I try blow it away, seems like it is not on the flip mirror. It is more on inside the pentamirror.

It doesn't affect the image quality, but just not so nice when u look thru the viewfinder...

So how long it takes? I dun like my camera sitting outside for so long lah.. haha
Any charges there? if still under warranty.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 20 2008, 12:56 PM

only the sigma 18-200mm HSM can autofocus on d40,
price should be around 1.8k-2k

AF speed depends on lens as well.

105mm vr micro..

poison.. lol

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 22 2008, 06:40 PM

the grip actually works like the IR, as it uses IR to trigger the shutter, thus there is not half-way pressed focusing functions.

I notice that there are contact points in the place where we put the battery, those are contact points for battery grip to communicated with the camera, shutter button, dial , function button etc.

if only nikon makes the official battery grip for d40, or someone crack the firmware and make one.

till then, we dun have real battery grip for d40/d40x.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Feb 22 2008, 09:36 PM

wow, shiney got the sb600 edy?

fast fast show us some pics

haha...wanna get some sb600 poison..

on the shashinki, i think u can pay by deposit, just email the screenshot of the bank in slip to them.
u can email them or PM them in other forum as well.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 2 2008, 08:28 PM

18-200 VR is great and convenient, but I dun like it because :

1) it is not cheap.
2) it suffers from lens creeping.

but i have read few forums saying that it will all eventually creep..
maybe after some usage..well, depends on luck i think..

not cheap means i think it is slightly over-priced loh..

if got the moo, then no problem lah..

USM, SWM, HSM all powerful motor.

Tamron new lense with motor doesnt have name, mean it is just a motor for nikon d40/40x/60's sake. Thus it is affordable. But saying that it focusing slower than the non-motor version, it depends on which model u were using to compare, d50? d70? d80? or d300?

As i know, sony a200's focusing motor is very powerful,even some reported it spoils the Sigma lens.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 8 2008, 11:45 PM

ppl with expensive camera + expensive / L lenses and produce good quality photo - expected.

ppl with so call noob dslr + kit lens and produce good quality photo - more than expected.

ppl with expensive camera + expensive / L lenses and produce bad quality photo - Gears / environments will be blamed, next upgrading is coming.

ppl that say d40 is a dslr for kids and it cannot take good quality photo - simply ignorant.

ppl that dunno lens makes more difference than body in photo quality - will believe expensive lens must match with expensive body.

ppl that dunno the man behind the camera matters the most - will never know.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 8 2008, 03:39 AM

if u already decide to get a second hand unit,

i suggest u look for d50,d70 second hand, or even d80 if ur budget allows.

d50/d70/d80 has the focus motor, in case u wanna get those lens with focusing motor,

and d50 2nd hand is really affordable..

I see, I only knew d40 noise handling is slightly better than d50, but not sure about the d70/s.