my 1st attempt with light painting on the D700...



why yellow? haha cos i cannot think of any idea for the submission to a local photog competition dats having a theme call "YELLOW".

so i might as well take this chance to experiment & give it a shot for this competition.

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damn its a monster!!! D700 + Batt grip + 24-70 + SB900.

D700 with batt = 1kg
batt grip = 500g
24-70 lens = 1kg
sb900 = 600g

dats a whopping 3.1kg!!! damnz dats one heavy beast setup!

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beneath the belly of my mouse. i discovered an apple.

tried out DOF with the 50mm with a +3 close-up filter.

Exposure Time: 1/60 sec
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO Speed Rating: 1400
Lens Aperture: f/1.8
Exposure Bias: 1/3 EV
Focal Length: 50.00 mm

how many lenses does one needs?

Standard Lens
[x] 50mm f/1.4 AF-D
[o] 50mm f/1.8D

currently pretty happy with the 50mm f1.8

Tele Zooms
[x] Nikon 70-200mm VR
[x] Nikon 70-300mm VR

using the 70-300mm G currently...

Wide Zooms
[x] Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 AF-S
[x] Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AFS

using the tamron 17-35mm, will upgrade to nikkor soon.

Cheaper Wides
[x] Nikon 20-35mm f/2.8D
[x] Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5

Midrange Zooms
[o] Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 AFS

happy to own this lens. =)


Portrait
[x] Nikon 135mm f/2 DC

Macro
[x] Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro
[x] Nikon 200mm f/4D AF Micro

currently have the 105mm & 55mm manual lenses.

actually this is only at 21mm focal.. cos if i were to get anything wider, there is horrible vignetting. time to source for a super slim & low profile 77mm CPL. LOL.

buybuybuy =)

simply delightful & funny..!

Tested the Tamron 17-35 WIDE Lense on this brief walk along the SG River.

Verdict: This lense is worth its value. Budget & decent. This is a daytime/outdoor lense & its pretty sucky for niteshoot if w/out tripod. yeah i wasn't carrying a tripod, thus the pics are rather blur.

jus got the Tamron SP AF17-35MM F/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical (IF)

gonna do some nite shoot tonite to see how this budget lense fare..

i will be hanging on to this lense until i have the $$ to get the nikkor AFS 14-24 next year. LOL.. seems damn long & far away.. & then i oso want the 70-200VR. die lah. haven earn $$ oredi bleed so much...

>_<

yeah.. i have been MIA again.. & hasn't been updating the blog frequently...

why leh? oh.. well. i am trying to finish up some TV shows dat i had wanted to clear from my HDD. (oh dat reminds me.. i jus caught the season finale of prison break 4.. omigosh, the ending is.. ... .. ... share with all another time. LOL)

oh well besides all the TV watching i am also actively surfing & reading up & refreshing my memory on photography techniques.. as well as being glued to clubsnap forum's garage seeking for old "new stuffs" to get. LOL.

buybuybuy fever is still on me! tsk tsk tsk... ciao for now!

something to share...

latest additional to my lense collection for my D700 is the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D. but why f1.8 & not 1.4? haha cos i am on budget, a f1.4 will cost almost $400 for a 2nd hand & i jus want a 50mm prime for the sake of "having it handy".

well & on top of this i realized that i have heaps of 52mm HOYA filters left to me from the fSLR days. i still have the skylight(11B), cir-polarizer, softerner, 4pt cross-star, orange (UV), blue(UV), blue grad, haze & even the 3+ close-up. gosh i din realized i had so many 52mm filters stashed in my dry cabi! LOL.



Neway stay tune for more 50mm shots in the near future.

Ciao!

lense pic is linked from: www.kenrockwell.com

Finally have time to post up some nite shoot pics, been lazing around & hunting for camera gears & stuffs. And also enjoyed the long weekend vesak holiday (monday is "payback" for the Sat's vesak day.. heehee)

Well neway, i finally found time to select some pics which i took from the casual niteshoot i did last tuesday. Have posted it up in my flickr. Comparing to the old nikon D70 i had, this new camera is simply off the chart in my expectation! (haha of cos lah.. this camera is 3x more ex than the old one..)

i am still trying to figure out this camera's features & i belief i will be able to maximize its potential! Haha.. i wanna be able to take awesomely nice pics in time to come!!!

=)

Taken with my previous D70 in 2005, Feb 01.

This shot of the merlion was rather fantastic to me back then but now looking at it, it does seems pretty bad. LOL, perhaps i tink i can do better with the D700 now.

So most likely i am gonna do the Fullerton/Merlion/Esplanade route again & try out on the D700 & see how's the result this time.

Stay tune for some upcoming pics soon.

=)

oh no.. not the swine-flu. but i am infected with the buying bug to gear up my lenses now.

damn! i know it coming.. & in no time i will end up with lenses dat i rarely use.

i am still pondering if i need a 50mm prime lens.. or shall i go for the 35mm prime..

hmmm.. then i saw this damn cool 50mm f1.4G nikkor lens on a fren's D3. i was literally drooling... deep in my mind, i was screaming "I WANT THIS!!!"... awwww sh!t, i am so jealous & envious!



or shall i wait for a Prime 35mm FX lens ??

jialat!

Jus got a new cam, so naturally i wanna shoot sumthing & see the results, was wreaking my brains on where to go shoot.. tot of the usual raffles/esplanade route & felt super reluctant. then was tinking of changi.. but sianz. Then i did some search on the web on places to go & while surfing.. i recall there's this really old & last kampong in SG. Some claim its the last kampong in SG & yeah.. many curious folks have been flocking to it to see & get the kampong lifestyle feel.

So i decided.. haha why not? i have never been there. At least sumthing new to see before it gone.

Thus me & my GF, Landy, woke up early the next morning & prep my gear for this shoot & i gear Landy up with the Oly-510 while i take my new "mistress", the Nikon D700. Hiak hiak..

Kampong Lorong Buangkok is located very near to Woodbridge Hospital. if u are keen to find out how to get there, lemme know. i will share the info with u. Ok 'nuff of blabbering..

lets start...


The weather is hot in the day, in the intense heat.. we "clered" the whole village in 2hrs & left the Kampong & headed for lunch.

Next stop is Marina Barrage... hear all the hype abt it when it opened. many people found it to be utterly boring & nothing to see. jus some water features & water works..

Well lets see!

LOL... yah frankly there's really nothing much to see OR do at the MArina Barrage. After its jus a water dam.... haha DAMN. Ok then dats all for now... More pics available in my Flickr..

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cheers!

i will take the chance to share pics taken with my New Toy constantly here..

i am uploading some pic to flickr from the places i went today.. (Kampong Buangkok & Marina Barrage).. will start blabbering abt it v v v soon!

stay tuned!

=)

yah.. i finally gave in to the 'itch' & on 1st may, i totally gave in to the "DARK SIDE".

as you guys know, i have been itching for almost 9mths to a new DSLR camera. 1st was tinking of the 5Dmk2 & then i thought to save some money & thought of the D90.. but somehow i didnt want a mid range camera & started aiming for the D3. LOL.. the price is crazy for the D3, almost S$7k. so i drop a step back & seriously started to tink abt the D700.

Well, after reading tonnes of reviews & feedback for the past 2 weeks.. my urge grew stronger. I WANT THE D700, i told myself!!!

Then last evening, i pop-by to John 3:16 at abt 7pm, wanting to get some feedback & advise from leslie & sam. but these 2 chaps (yeah i have known them for abt 17yrs oredi) were as usual jus too darn busy. didn't really have time to chat with me. So i left the shop & tinking in my mind... i'll come back another day...

Heehee.. & on the next day (which is today, 1st May 2009), i finally decided. YES i am gonna get it! Went down to John's at abt 5pm & hang ard the shop until abt almost 7pm, then i finally.. finally.. finally got the D700! yeah the DAMAGE is done! & wat else i got??.. LOL, i'll show you!


Top left: Nikon Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 (aka Battery Grip)
Top right: Lexar Pro UDMA 8GB CF card
Bottom left: Nikon D700 Body
Bottom right: AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED (2.9x)


The sweetest standard Zoom Lens from Nikon, too bad no VR on this, but its constant f2.8 from 24mm to 70mm.

To me this is the awesome walkabout lens for almost any situation.

Next. is the D700 body...

Simply shweeeeeet!

Then i mounted up the lens & screw in the batt grip..

this beast is soooo mean looking! looks jus like the D3! hahaha

& to spice up this "beastly" feel, i setup my good old CT4 flash to it!

now its lagi "Fricking MEAN" looking! haha dun ask me the weight. i tink its almost like 3kg++ in this setup..

gosh i am so delighted to be back in the Dark side again. this means More Damage on my pocket pretty soon... (oredi eyeing on the 14-24mm f2.8, bloody $2.8k)

Well, for now i am totally overjoyed with this new TOY! Looking forward to go out & shoot once the batteries are charged!



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