this is a test shoot of the sigma 12-24mm, @12 mm the Dragoin Tooth Temple is nicely snugged into the whole frame.

the latest additional to my complete focal range! the 12-24mm Sigma!
now its all covered... 12-24, 24-70, 70-200! yipeeeee!

will take this sigma out for a test shoot pretty soon, see how WIDE i can go. =)

2 out of 3 to Trinity!
next will be the N14-24 f2.8 OR perhaps the N17-35 f2.8

Testing out my old nikkor 55mm AIS micro lens. This old lens is still a beauty afterall... result is very amazing.

Long Exposure

Exposure Time:210 sec (3.5mins)
Lens Aperture:f/22.0
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):17 mm


Exposure Time:121 sec (2mins)
Lens Aperture:f/22.0
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):28 mm


Aperture Mode - normal exposure

Exposure Time:4 sec
Lens Aperture:f/5.6
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):17 mm


Exposure Time:15 sec
Lens Aperture:f/11
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):30 mm

well i am pretty happy with these results so far. especially cos its a very nice & good tamron 17-35mm lens but at times i jus tink its not wide enuff ... perhaps a 10mm fisheye lens might show very interesting result!

hiak hiak hiak... u tinking wat i am tinking?... =p

Simply cant wait for any longer & i guess i am impulsive in getting my lens range up to 200mm.
Wanted the 70-200mm VR very badly but its price is just too much, thus my other option was to get the Sigma 70-200. But then after speaking to Leslie abt the sigma, he strongly reccomend me that i could spent half the amount & get a lens dats jus as good (if not better & sharper). its the 4th gen of the nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 lens. its non VR & it starts from 80mm rather than 70mm BUT its for half the price!!

After hearing from him, i got back to office & check on reviews on this lens. there are quite alot of good reviews on it & comparing to the 70-200 VR. it has lesser fall-off & no or little vignette issue. & this really seems like a great catch for half the price!

then i made a few calls to the usual shops dat i frequent to check the pricing.. indeed, this lens is abt 1.2K cheaper. so i headed down to the shop with the lowest quote & the rest is pretty much history...


the Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED... is mine!

alright.. now is the time to Stop Buying & Start Shooting!!! =)

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.

=)

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!

=[

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 =)

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.

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!!!

=)

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..

=)

cheers!