tropicalrips

the S1 is a good camera and Nikon F-mounts should hav no problem finding a lens

a good buy @ $499 for a camera that used to cost more then the D70

3MP will still produce good pictures, most likly better then other 3MP pocket digicams on the market, with the F-mount, this can be a stepping stone for future upgrade...like D70...D2h...D2X since they all use the same lens mount

for the lens, a 50mm F-1.8 Nikkor is less then $200, another good starter lens is the 18-70mm D70 kit lens, this should be below $400 in SLS

we may hav a new member for the D70 club soon...rite heady?

just finish watching Ghost in the shell S.A.C. series (stand along complex) and S.A.C. 2nd gig (4 ep)

its not actually continuing from the movie but the story line is about the same, kind of a more detail version of the movie

shots from Clarke Quay today

chinatown was a little boring, not much to shoot

i hav a few more shots from Clarke Quay, but they with taken with a circular PL filter, they somehow don't look as good

will post those later

i'm going along the NEL

Clarke Quay first, then Chinatown and maybe harbour front

i should be @ Clarke Quay at about 11-11:30 am, i hav a fav spot there to shoot the hotel and also to see if the temple has been finish.

anyone wants to join me for some shooting tomorrow?

Wah all this talk makes me wanna get back into photography.

 

Currently I have 3 Olympus OM1N, one OM40 and several Zuiko lenses sitting in my electronic dry cabinet LOL. Also have a Nikkormat and a Nikon FM with several Nikkor lenses.

 

Looking at the shorts taken in this and other threads in this forum I would say it's not the camera but the person behind it that matters most. If you prefer the feel of one model/brand over the other then go fo it.

 

For me I voted for Olympus - I think a fairer comparison in this budget class would be the E-300.

Nikon FM Olympus OM40 and a Nikkormat

almost "museum" pieces u got there Rameish would love to see a pic of all of them together.

the E-300 somehow just doesn't "feel" like a DSLR, i guess its made for people with smaller hands, its the main reason i didn't include it in the poll, i kinda knew this isn't the camera or DSLR i was looking for the moment i touched it

on my SB600, the channel has to be 3 and group is set to A, or else the flash won't fire, this is according to the manual should be the same for the SB800

but i'm not sure how this can work if i hav more then 1 flash and i want the 2nd flash on a different group

nice shots the first pic zoo shot is cute

the 70-300mm Nikkor tends to under-expose cause its not a bright enough lens

N@Z take more shots of shops in Brunei we never see what they look like over there.

going shooting along the NEL tomorrow, most likly in Chinatown & Harbour front and my fav Clark Quay

but u can still get the promo lens and sell it off, @ $88 its just too good to past...it can easily fetch a price of $100-$150 if its unused.

hav u tried the SB800 as a remote flash N@Z?

its quite fun can get the flash really close to the subject when using bounce, very nice effect need to set the D70 flash to commander mode

D70 + SB600 in SLS

check out the expressions on these 2 clowns

i'm getting more used to the flash will continue to practice with the SB600

$170 is a good price for the 50mm, i was quoted just a few dollars less but including GST

yes blues, show us some pics from the 50mm, it should be better for portraits then the kit lens

i usually shoot in manual mode, sometime A-mode ISO 200 - 250

next on my list is the 50mm 1.8 G-lens this should be good for portraits, how much did u pay for yours N@Z?

forgot to add...i got my speedlite today as well

the bug was too strong for me to fight

u can see the difference in color reproduction between an Olympus & Nikon, the Olympus is a little more "redish" with very livly greens, here the Nikon got the more accurate colors the table has too much red when taken with the C8080

here's a shot of my "Honda Accord" PIAA JTCC special with all its "battle scars"

only crop and apply auto levels in Photoshop Elements, it seems the Nikon RAW format is not recognize in Elements, but currently i'm happy with the results shooting in Jpeg fine quality

also did a few shots with the 70-300mm lens

the fish belongs to my father the focus was no very good but i like the bubbles

the SB800 price is almost double that of my SB600, after some serious thought i decided to go with the 600, i think the results is value for money N@Z, what shutter speed to u shoot with the SB800? with my SB600, it seems to produce better results when i shoot at higher speeds (80 - 125) my first tests with the flash at 1/30 speed seems to produce under-expose pics.

it got better when i increase the shutter speed, the flash seems to increase its intensity and that gave my a better exposure

Nice shots Tropical Did you use custom WB? If you like to use custom WB, try a foam cup (take one from the food court ). Put it in front of the lens, point the lens to the light source, and set the custom WB (or take a pic for custom WB reference).

 

Also try C1 DSLR Pro, it is very good RAW converter, eventhough not very user friendly. The PS CS RAW also gives a lot of adjusment, but be carefull with the sharpness adjustment. I found it it very ugly So use the sharpness adjustment mildly and wisely

 

Just my 2Cents

i used auto WB -1 and florescent -1 for the SLS shots, they both look the closest to the original colors.

the foam cup tip is very interesting will try it, i think they also hav something like this for sale, its like a filter but only for setting white balance.

i prefer to shoot with custom white balance whenever i can cause i don't like to use flash, unless the subject is actually posing for the shot then i'll use flash to get a better exposure

a test shot this morning with custom curve

in SLS

the color is still a little off, but i think this was due to the lighting in SLS and i did not hav a flash

lion dance performance, it was higher then it looks

i remember the color of the lion is yellow, but i can't get that color on the pics

i took over a hundred shots, most of them were blur due to the movment cause i didn't hav a flash to allow a faster shutter speed, this is 1 of the better ones

ok i tried the curves setting, seems to be what i was looking for

it needs to work with the Nikon capture software, but that was fun u can control all the cameras setting from the software, inculding all the controls and u can shoot from the PC and it captures directly into the hard drive, very useful for trying out settings...lets u see the changes without removing the CF card

here's a shot with normal setting

here with mid tone boost curve that i downloaded

it seems to hav overcome the under exposure problem that people complain about for Nikons, the 2 shots were taken without changing any other setting except for the curve.

it was set to long exposure making the test not as accurate, will try it again tomorrow when there's natural light

thanks N@Z

in-camera curve? where is that? i can't find this setting in the menu...

yes N@Z, it extends out like the kit lens, can see it from the pics i posted with D70 + 70-300mm lens.

do u guys find the pics from D70 "blueish" it makes the sky look very nice, but at the expense of greens, i collected my prints today, the sky is wonderful, but the greens are not as lifely as those from Olympus.

i remember reading from somewhere that Olympus alter their CCD pixels so that the greens come out better...

so now we hav 4 confirm team D70 members anyone else? Bpribadi???

the automatic means it can be release using just 1 hand, the handle at the top has a catch, its actually an up-side-down mono pod

just squeeze the handle and the pod drops down to the height u want, very cool not sure the max weight it can take but its made of steel, making it heavier then my Slik

i'm taking in medium Jpeg, fine quality, going to let the photo lab print some of the shots i took in 4r size to see how it turns out.

any of u guys bought the remote control for the D70? wondering if i actually need it...its $18 @ the shop i bought the D70 from

on the subject of mono-pods, i saw this automatic pod from manfrotto in TK this afternoon, $135 has a very cool design, but its also heavier then the other mono-pods

i'll get the speedlight...end of the month...if i can fight the bug most likly SB600

currently i actually use my Olympus Fl20, it can't sync with the D70, but i can use it with full manual mode, just need to take a few extra shots to find the correct exposure

for spare battery, i'm using the included adaptor that use 3 pcs of CR2, it works well and its lighter then the original battery.

i'm not sure if the Lexar comes with the CD, do u shoot in RAW file N@Z?

i hav yet to install the Nikon software, using a card reader with PS elements from Olympus

yes Qoo we need more D70 club members

i think to get the lens from Nikon direct, u just need the date on the invoice to be correct, if its the same month i don't see why the dealer won't give u a new invoice

u going to need another filter for the 70-300mm lens cause its 62mm and not 67mm like the kit lens, so u can try ask them to put everything into 1 new invoice with a new date, remember to bring everything along...invoice...warranty card...camera

when u buy another thing from them it'll be easier to get them to change the invoice or giv u a new one

they "heck care" with the date its from Alan Photo.

they didn't even write the date on my warranty card or take the carbon copy, i still hav the warranty unfilled

i was told this lens used to come FOC with one of the Nikon film cameras, and the D70 dealer cost was $1600, when they sold it to me @ $1680 including GST (without CF card), they made $0, but with Alan photo they probably got the D70 stock during promo meaning it came with a 1gb card.

so they made $88 + whatever price they are able to sell the 1 gb card for, cause the camera was sold to me @ cost price, this is how they work, they can probably claim the 70-300mm lens from the agent cause they took down my serial number, even if they can't claim they still do not lose cause the lens they sold me for $88 most likly came as an extra for the film camera which they de-bundle

this is why some of the bigger dealers are able to giv promo without going though the agent

Not bad indeed. Well worth the measly $88 bucks! I don't mind if you decide to keep the lens blues.

 

'Rips, if you have time try the lens out under low light conditions as IIRC this was mentioned as one of the lens' weakness.

i did try try it when the light was no good, its not usable without a tripod, u can't get a fast enough shutter speed for good exposure and the pictures come out blur due to camera shake.

the ED version will do better under low light and it has a metal mount...i think

i added this today a Slik pro pod 600, $78 from T.K. photo

its has much better build quality then my Manfrotto, will need at least a mono pod when shoting at 300mm, even some of my outdoor shots today was no good cause its very hard to hold the frame at full zoom, u can see the pic in the frame going up & down in the view finder

i will be ordering the Lowepro LC-1 bag for the 70-300mm lens, don't want to carry a big bag when shooting

anyone knows what this building does? it looks like something from the Batman movie

its that brown building in beach road, opposite Gateway

yes, i'm going to swtich over tonoght, i found out the problem is with our SGH server, it keeps changing the codes in the post after i edit them, they keep going back, the "&image" in the code keeps getting deleted by the server

i hav remove the auto thumbnail codes from the post, this seems to work but will take longer to load