tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) 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 Edited February 20, 2005 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Edited February 21, 2005 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 perhaps you want to edit your links.. the picture doesn't come out when clicked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) 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? Edited February 21, 2005 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 hmm.. strange only the hot day pic works.. the rest give me red-cross. I think photobucket is much more reliable .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Edited February 21, 2005 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 nice... very good buy to start into the 70-300 arena.. in which u can always sell it with no loss I guess? btw am using Lexar 80x 1GB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) 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 Edited February 21, 2005 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 N@z: havent got the lens yet.. I am going down tomorrow to try my luck though hehe rips: which shop did u get ur d70 from? did u encounter any problem trying to get them to change the date on invoice or they just 'heck care' and give u the lens at 88? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 oorhh.. then is it possible to get the Nikkor from Nikon directly incase the shop doesn't stock many lenses? Coz the shop I bought from deals alot into the home theatre and not a specialised camera store. I don't know if they can afford to let it go at $88 unlike AP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 So everybody wins? Nice stuff you got there 'rips. All you need now is a Speedlight. Oh yeah, I'm using SanDisk Ultra II 1GB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2005 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites