D90 body out this week

[acl30]

Azman - where did u buy ur d90? comes wif so many freebies?

I just collected my D90 kit yesterday evening.
Field-tested it just now.
Still got a lot to learn on how to make a "balanced exposure" shot though :embrass:
Will take it out again & practice more this weekend

I bought it for S$1680 (inclusive of GST)
Freebies include LEXAR 4GB SDHC Card plus card-reader,
AKARUI camera bag & tripod,
LOWEPRO 12" laptop bag
NIKON umbrella

Thanks, Chng & Richard for the recommendation

 

[CT 3833]

....Still got a lot to learn on how to make a "balanced exposure" shot though :embrass:
......

What do you mean by how to make a balance exposure? I thought matrix metering plus +/-ev should be fairly good enough to get the right exposure. Is it so differnt from your previous camera? What is your previous camera?
Look forward to seeing your test shots.

 

[kwayh]

fr bargaincity.com.sg
Nikon D90 Kit (18-105mm VR lens)
S$1,756.07 excl GST
S$1,879.00 nett (incl. GST)

Features
- 12.3 Megapixels
- Includes 18-105mm VR Lens Kit
- Movie Mode
- 3.0" Live View Display
- 4.5 fps Continuous Shooting

Promotions
- FREE 8 Gb SDHC card (High Speed)
- FREE Extra 4 Gb SDHC card
- FREE Nikon Case
- FREE SDHC Card Reader
- FREE Extra Compatible Battery
- FREE Digicabi DB036L Dry Cabinet
- FREE LCD Protector
- FREE Cleaning Kit

Remarks
- 1 Year Nikon Singapore Warranty
- Digicabi DB036 Dry Cabinet with 5 Years Warranty

email quoted fr alanphoto

D90 body -- sgd 1280.00 (free 4gb sdhc card)
Nikon AF-S18-200 VR DX -- sgd 930.00
price w/o gst.

 

[toejam]

where?

 

[akagi07]

where do you guys test D90 out?
I went to HN, BEST, unable to find a set to try on..

 

[Saycheese78]

where do you guys test D90 out?
I went to HN, BEST, unable to find a set to try on..

You can go to Nikon service centre at Fuji Xerox Tower at 1st floor during office hour to test out.

Just tell the friendly chap at the counter. In fact, you get to try the full range of nikon lens there.

 

[akagi07]

tts very hard.. the prob is they only open during office hrs.. working man
actually I wish to test out the body.. haven get a hold of it yet.

 

[azman]

What do you mean by how to make a balance exposure? I thought matrix metering plus +/-ev should be fairly good enough to get the right exposure. Is it so differnt from your previous camera? What is your previous camera?
Look forward to seeing your test shots.

Oops...sorry for the confusion. What I meant was, Balanced exposure for foreground & background.

I was taking photos at a frisbee tournament for my company. It was held indoors and the lighting was bad. I had no choice but to use a flash. Thus, the subject was well lit but the background was under-exposed.

I tried to use a slower shutter speed but got a lot of 'ghosts' images

Need to read & practice more

 

[azman]

Azman - where did u buy ur d90? comes wif so many freebies?

Hi ACL30,

Send me a PM.

 

[whkoh]

where do you guys test D90 out?
I went to HN, BEST, unable to find a set to try on..

Hi, you can visit some of the shops listed here to try the D90. Personally I feel John 3:16 is very patient in this respect.

 

[hendralely]

Hi all, just want to report back that I got my D90 body only for 1360 (with GST, cash only) from Lords.
Comes with Sandisk 4GB SDHC.

 

[kero89]

Quotation from AP Funan (David)- $1360 with lexar 4GB SDHC

 

[vnwt88]

where do you guys test D90 out?
I went to HN, BEST, unable to find a set to try on..

harvey norman millenia walk;

with kit lens as well as 18-200 vr

 

[blue_quartz]

Oops...sorry for the confusion. What I meant was, Balanced exposure for foreground & background.

I was taking photos at a frisbee tournament for my company. It was held indoors and the lighting was bad. I had no choice but to use a flash. Thus, the subject was well lit but the background was under-exposed.

I tried to use a slower shutter speed but got a lot of 'ghosts' images

Need to read & practice more

Just ramp up the ISO. 1600 should be fine, you only get ugly noise along shadowy background areas with some details, else subjects that are sharp in focus have a little bit of noise while retaining a high level of detail. I realised that with the default noise reduction setting for ISO, ISO 3200 pictures tend to blur out-of-focus areas, almost a bokeh-like effect.

When you said "use a flash", do you mean using the built-in flash or an external Flash unit? If it's the latter, there may have been an option to fill as a backlight instead...

 

[akagi07]

some sharings..
did some walk ard in lucky plaza..
DG Image Marketing @ 1626 (D90 kit + a 4GB sandisk mem card) / 1800 (kit + 50mm f1.8) the very approachable sales uncle told mi tt his boss is same as LORDS.. hmm.. but why 2 diff prices?
Lords @ 1670 (D90 kit + a 4GB sandisk mem card)
Lucky center lvl 2 @ 1600 (D90 kit + 4GB lexar mem) / 1790 (kit + 50mm f1.8)
"unknown" shop, beside centrepoint @ 1790 (kit + 50mm + bag + nikon tripod)

 

[azman]

Just ramp up the ISO. 1600 should be fine, you only get ugly noise along shadowy background areas with some details, else subjects that are sharp in focus have a little bit of noise while retaining a high level of detail. I realised that with the default noise reduction setting for ISO, ISO 3200 pictures tend to blur out-of-focus areas, almost a bokeh-like effect.

When you said "use a flash", do you mean using the built-in flash or an external Flash unit? If it's the latter, there may have been an option to fill as a backlight instead...

Thanks, Bro. I'll try to set a high ISO next time. I'm using an SB-800 for my flash.

 

[ricchng]

some sharings..
did some walk ard in lucky plaza..
DG Image Marketing @ 1626 (D90 kit + a 4GB sandisk mem card) / 1800 (kit + 50mm f1.8) the very approachable sales uncle told mi tt his boss is same as LORDS.. hmm.. but why 2 diff prices?
Lords @ 1670 (D90 kit + a 4GB sandisk mem card)
Lucky center lvl 2 @ 1600 (D90 kit + 4GB lexar mem) / 1790 (kit + 50mm f1.8)
"unknown" shop, beside centrepoint @ 1790 (kit + 50mm + bag + nikon tripod)

are these prices nett inclusive of GST ?

 

[akagi07]

yup.. i went down to ask with inclusive of the tax..

 

[ilikehandphones]

anyone here got prices from mscolor body only and with kit lens?

 

[akagi07]

I'm given an e-quote from mscolor this morning (1699 with gst + kit lens + 4gb mem card + reader + filter)