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fixed it i had to register and re-upload the pics

think its a server problem on Imageshack, somtimes the pics don't come out, but i can still see my own gallery, anyone knows how to fix this?

some shots with the 70-300mm lens i must say this is a fun lens to hav, u can shoot people without them knowing captures the most natural moments of people

here's a couple at their wedding shoot @ the Merlion i dare not get too close cause their photographer had a bigger camera then me

a family looking at me the bluring is actually the water from the Merlion's mouth

boat ride

born to be wild and helping to keep Singapore clean

manual focus was also tried out

it was a very hot day, but good for shooting

house of pain

Congrats! Hoping to see some shots soon.

 

How heavy is it compared with the kit lens? It doesn't look that much larger.

the lens itself is actually lighter then the kit lens, its a plastic type material.

what make and size CF cards are u guys using? i'm using a 1gb Transcend 45x

saw the Lexar 1gb 80x in the shop today, $169 this is the WA (write accelerator) enabled CF card

the lens is no as high quality as the kit lens, its also not very good for indoor shots and the mount is made of plastic, but @ $88 its still value for money

ask for price of SB600 as well, quoted @ $300 ++ the SB800 may be over budget for me

below is a shot of the 70-300mm lens at full extension will be using it to try out some outdoor shots under the sun

for white balance, i usually try to get a custom setting when indoors, just need to shoot at a piece of white paper. the D70 only has 1 custom white balance, with my C8080, i hav custom white balance for my home, work and 2 other memory.

went to back to the shop to ask about the promo this morning...guess what...they offered to sell me the lens @ $88 no need to buy it from Nikon Singapore and my warranty card is still with me, unfilled

second shot ISO 800 , F3.5 , 1/10 sec , manual mode , matrix metering

u can also try continuous shot at lower shutter speed to beat the bluring

when did the promotion start?

the problem is the date on the dealer invoice, if u did not buy the camera too long ago, should be able to get them to write u a new invoice

yep, i think need to buy the 70-300mm lens from Nikon Singapore together with the D70's warranty card & invoice

and this on the way back

i was surprise how low a shutter speed i could go without bluring, taken handheld

took this on my way to work this morning, first outdoor test shot with the D70

Qoo u also bitten by the D70 bug?

the "tzzaakkk...tzzaakkk" sound is so much sweeter then the "click" from a digicam

quoted from mpenza in clubsnap forum, " Nikon Singapore just launch a new promotion for D70..... top up $88 for a 70-300 when you buy the D70. It might or might not be a "response" to 350D."

It's a helluva deal for people buying the D70 now.. but well they can wait for the rebel xt too

yep, just heard this today

going to get my warranty card stamped tomorrow and get the 70-300mm lens on monday

i'm also trying to decide between the 70-300mm ED & the cheaper version, let us know how much difference between them in terms of performance

i suspect if u shot in manual with manual focus the 2 lens may hav very similar performance, the camera should hav more control of the ED AF Nikkor

another "need for speed" shot

this time with my new D70 mounted on the Slik 340DX, i set to longer slower speed and zoom out when the shutter is open needs more pratice

its actually one of my radio control cars, an Opel Calibra

i hav to work tomorrow what time does it end?

i'll be bringing the D70 along to work, will take some "morning shots" on the way to SLS

is the SB600 good enough for the D70? the SB800 looks like overkill, there's also a SB30 which looks a lot like my FL20

the "tzzaakkk...tzzaakkk" sound is very shiok

i already hav a 1 gb card for my c808, so i'll use that on the D70

for spare batt, i'll use the included CR2 adaptor and ask my supplier to "sponsor" me 3 CR2 batts

more important add-ons will be the speedlight & a circular polarizer, i'll most likely adds these next month and the tele-photo lens the following month

how much is the VR lens? the one i saw today i think was the 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF Zoom-Nikkor

below is a shot i took in my shop this morning, i must say the D70 perform better then the E300 out of the box, or at least it was easier to get a good shot, this was taken using manual mode no flash, the white balance was much better compared to the Olympus cause my shop has warm light which fools most cameras (including C8080 & E300) and makes the pictures turn out very orange

thanks for the input guys

i hav made my choice bought it this morning before going to work, i got myself the Nikon D70

here's my reasons for the choice

the E-1 i felt was not value for money, it has a lot of nice features that only high end cameras hav but it still feels like its a "boutique" camera, for Olympus i'll stick to the smaller pocket size digicams, still too early for their DSLR

the EOS 20D may be within my budget, has features that can out shine the E-1...i felt this was too much camera for me since this is my first DSLR, although i shoot in manual mode on my C8080 its still not a DSLR, i want to enjoy the shooting and not worry too much with setting the camera just right.

the 7D like what N@Z & me both agreed, is a dark horse...so i don't want to be the "guinea pig"

in the end the D70 came out on top, with the extra $$$ (about $1k) that i saved from the budget, i'll be able to get the add-ons for the camera i'm very happy with the performance of the D70, it was everything that i had expected, the menu was actually easier to learn then those on the Olympus, i had figure out how to shoot in manual mode in just 1/2 hr after charging the batt.

i was a little dissapointed with the built-in flash of the camera, this is probably the only thing that the D70 lost out to the E300, good thing i still hav left over budget for an external flash .

i bought the D70 from Alan Photo in SLS, i hav also ask him for price on a telephoto lens, 70-300mm ED Nikkor was $500+ , but theres a cheaper version that cost $200+ i think this is without the ED elements.

one more thing...blues & N@Z, do u guys know what is the little piece of plastic for in the picture below? i hav not read the manual yet

does the dual supply design provide more current to the ground channel? i also not EE trained

not sure what the 500DX looks like, i hav the pro 340DX they should look about the same, more chance to post pics Blues lets see how much different they look, i go take a shot of my SLIK

lion dance in SLS

i'm actually trying to decide between the E-1 & 20D

the other choices will help cover what others think of the camera

with the E-1, i'm familar with its menu system (similar to my C8080) labels on the controls plus i hav external flash & batt that can also be used on it.

the price of the E-1 now is very close to the 20D whcih is why i'm considering the later as well, the 20D is probably the closest u can get to a true "pro" DSLR camera like the 1Ds without the big bucks

but the E-1 has a metal body and its weather proof, together with USB 2.0 + fire-wire connection (not to mention ultra-sonic CCD cleaner) which can only be found on the high end DSLR camera of the other brands

E-1 5.0mp Vs 20D 8mp together with all the above pros and cons of the 2 camera makes it hard to choose

with my current budget of $3000, the D70 will leave me with enough $$$ for extra lens and maybe a flash, plus i can join the "SGH D70 club" (current total members 2) so this is also a good contender as well

the 7D is the dark horse of the 4 choices, i hav not seen or feel the camera yet, but it looks good on paper and the price is within the budget

my heart is with the Olympus E-1 cause i like the color tone that Olympus cameras produce and judging from the test shots that i took with the E300 evolt (same 4/3 system) the E-1 should not be worse then the E300

i also hav the FC-7

it does hav very good bass for a portable headphone, almost as good as Grados, but you won't know the details that u are loosing until u hear a Grado

it may be a murky headphone...but its good value for money, i'm using my FC-7 for PC now

can u see the numbers on the chip?

i think its a variant Cmoy using low power op-amps, saw this amp a while back but can't see what opamp its using.

it also look like theres no input caps which should make the bass more punch

i also using the 685 the headphone out of the player looks like it can be improved on, there's enough room in there for a headamp to be built into it, i was also thinking about this mod for the 685, now i'm considering building a headamp inside the DCD685 and wire the output from this amp to the headphone out since the volume pot is already there

went out to shot some photos today no DSLR here still my C8080