Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
N@Z

The mini D70 users thread

Recommended Posts

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 by tropicalrips

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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

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

user posted image

 

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

user posted image

 

boat ride

user posted image

 

born to be wild tongue.gif and helping to keep Singapore clean smile.gif

user posted image

 

manual focus was also tried out yes.gif

user posted image

 

it was a very hot day, but good for shooting smile.gif

user posted image

 

house of pain tongue.gif

user posted image

Edited by tropicalrips

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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

fixed it smile.gif 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 by tropicalrips

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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

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 no.gif

 

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

Edited by tropicalrips

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

nice... very good buy to start into the 70-300 arena.. in which u can always sell it with no loss I guess? yes.gif

btw am using Lexar 80x 1GB

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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

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 smile.gif a Slik pro pod 600, $78 from T.K. photo

user posted image

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 laugh.gif

 

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

user posted image

Edited by tropicalrips

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

N@z: havent got the lens yet.. I am going down tomorrow to try my luck though hehe lol.gif

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? tongue.gif

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

they "heck care" with the date biggrin.gif 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 tongue.gif

 

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 lol.gif

 

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

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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 tongue.gif

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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

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 smile.gif

 

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 tongue.gif

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

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

×
×
  • Create New...