ya.. we all will miss zio..but we can spam at d90 thread next time..lol

D40 is a stepping stone for many ppl.. alot ppl upgrade from it..

D40 to D80, D40 to D300, and of coz D40 to D90..

17-50mm f/2.8, a famous sharp lens, but sometimes the color can be a little bit warm..

why u use ISO 1600 with exposure time 1/1000 ??

haha.. too excited already..

f/2.8 lens really has good bokeh..

guys.. should i sell my d40 and upgrade to d50 ?? lol..

i know it is not much of a upgrade.. but really didn't have much budget for d80, or d90.. lol..

reason to d50, of coz is for the AF-motor, I can try those old, nice optics and cheap lenses..
more AF-points,
slightly bigger, top panel LCD looks more pro..

reasnon not to d50,
second hand unit,
LCD smaller,
miss my d40

haizz...

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Sep 25 2008, 08:43 AM

wah... d80 body only 2k..

d90 noise controlling really poisonous..

lol..

most lenses can be used with d40, just that u cant AF with it.

look for the AF-S for motorized lenses to AF with D40, or look at the first page of this thread.. there is a long list there..

wahhh all high end tele prime...

i feel it is too much for d40.. lol..

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Sep 27 2008, 11:57 PM

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40x.htm

a pretty good read for beginner.

maybe your fren installed a AF motor ??

how could buy a lens with VR box but not VR lens ?? repackaged stock ??

sounds so fishy...

wow.. the water droplet is so nice !!

amazing.. got the american movie kinda feel..

orenzai is coming !!

let's have a gathering then !!

bokeh = out of focus = shallow depth of field.

the longer the focal length, the shallow the depth of field.

the closer the focus distance, the shallow the depth of field.

nice photo, really got the moods put in !!

no.. d90 is the best buy now.. haha..

last time i few wanna upgrade to d80..

but after saw the d90's high ISO performance.. i will wait for it.. lol

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Oct 10 2008, 09:50 PM

yesterday i went to shoot a kindergarten concert events. The kids performances are cute and active.. but the lighting there is very dim..

just like normal hall, the ceiling is very high, can barely bounce a little bit of flash..

using my kitlens, at widest aperture on 55mm, i have to use at least iso800 get enough of light from the bounced flash, what's more, the kids are moving very fast, to stop the action, at least 1/100 is needed,

no choice but i have to use iso1600, 1/100, widest aperture, flash 1/1 bounced up. any ideas guys ??

that's the thing i keep in my mind all the time that day..

tried bounce the flash with bounce card to the subject.. but the result is not that natural, but of coz, less noise, all action stopped.

fill in flash ? how about the shutter speed ? the ambient light is not that strong..
the kids are moving fast, they never stop.. lol.. they just keep moving..haha

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Oct 13 2008, 05:41 PM

now i truly understand why ppl say wide aperture lens is a faster lens.. lol...

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Added on October 13, 2008, 6:39 pmkenrockwell has his says,

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/1755.htm





This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Oct 13 2008, 06:39 PM

true also.. he always mentions how much he loves the D40 and the 18-55mm kitlens.

but the iso1600 noise on d40 still ok lah.. way better than my s3is last time..

arghh.. if only i had a d90 to do ISO1600 shot yesterday..



This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Oct 13 2008, 11:55 PM