D90 User Group (thread II)

[Smiles88]

No-no... don't pull in the GND filters as their purpose is not for this... :nono: Homework for you - do some googling! :sweat:

ok. put tt in by mistake. but i put it in as he may be interested in GNDs as well, since he like landscapes and sunrise/sunset shoots as well. and the price difference also...

and wah lao eh... seems like I must start checking what I type before I post like. keep making simple mistakes like this.

 

[kriegsketten]

ok. put tt in by mistake. but i put it in as he may be interested in GNDs as well, since he like landscapes and sunrise/sunset shoots as well. and the price difference also...

and wah lao eh... seems like I must start checking what I type before I post like. keep making simple mistakes like this.

Need to check, of course lah! Or else miscommunication will occur... What if he starts with a GND and then expect it to work like an ND? *kacha-kacha*.... "Wei! how come still have peeps in the images one?" And then..Jeezuinn will remember your name... :sweat:

 

[Smiles88]

Need to check, of course lah! Or else miscommunication will occur... What if he starts with a GND and then expect it to work like an ND? *kacha-kacha*.... "Wei! how come still have peeps in the images one?" And then..Jeezuinn will remember your name... :sweat:

the checking part I was referring to my "B=W". haha

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

I think ZCA's Tamron not Nikon, but the range is the same. However I'd think he would still say "Not wide enough".... :bsmilie:

Actually, it would depend on how you use it... When I was at the South bridge road a couple of times... you'd use portrait orientation most of the times and 11 - 14 mm would give it enough "breathing space" on the sides if you want to get the prime buildings into the image... otherwise very tight!...

yea i think ZCA's one is Tamron. Is the difference from 11 to 12 that significant?

ah-hem....

Difference from 12-11mm is noticeable. As kriegsketten likes to say, it's about the angle of view. There's at least a few degrees in there, which is noticeable to say the least.
Reason I chose 12-24 over 11-16:
1) Felt that 12-24 covers the focal lengths I'd use most often. So 1 lens could esentially be my "walkabout". Judging from the EXIFs, I use this lens about 90% of the time, even when shooting indoors.
2) Price was much more attractive than 11-16, and for what I use it mostly (landscapes), the speed (f/2.8) did not matter.

One reason to make me switch to 11-16 (and I'm tempted to) is the optical quality. That lens is seriously sharp. I wouldn't say it blows my 12-24 out of the water, but the improved sharpness (at the corners especially) is there.

I'm happy with the wideness of my 12-24 (for now... )

 

[iandao]

wah lau..cannot linger in this forum for too long sia..very easy to get poisoned with BBB virus :sweatsm:

i need to buy..dry cabi...cpl/nd filter..prime/zoom/uwa/macro lens..:bsmilie:

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

wah lau..cannot linger in this forum for too long sia..very easy to get poisoned with BBB virus :sweatsm:

i need to buy..dry cabi...cpl/nd filter..prime/zoom/uwa/macro lens..:bsmilie:

what do you have now?
D90 kit?

dry cabinet is very useful. Should be high on your list. It's not too expensive anyway.
kit lens is a zoom lens, by the way. If you need more reach, I like the 55-200 as a value-for-money choice.
If you take landscapes, you need to add 'tripod and good ballhead' to your list...
can I do the Markins dance??





nah...
how about

 

[daredevil123]

I hear people talk about corner sharpness??

11mm, F2.8, low light using D90... look at the corners (bearing in mind this is shot wide open at F2.8)

Shot with this:

 

[iandao]

yesh d90 (18-105mm)..

haha i even stupidly emailed Nikon to ask if i could just buy the 55-200mm at the promo price! :lovegrin:

for time being..i'll need to learn how to take portrait shots using kit lens..while waiting for my son to be born in oct..

the tripod thrown with the bundle is too flimsy..;(

what do you have now?
D90 kit?

dry cabinet is very useful. Should be high on your list. It's not too expensive anyway.
kit lens is a zoom lens, by the way. If you need more reach, I like the 55-200 as a value-for-money choice.
If you take landscapes, you need to add 'tripod and good ballhead' to your list...
can I do the Markins dance??





nah...
how about

 

[kriegsketten]

what do you have now?
D90 kit?

dry cabinet is very useful. Should be high on your list. It's not too expensive anyway.
kit lens is a zoom lens, by the way. If you need more reach, I like the 55-200 as a value-for-money choice.
If you take landscapes, you need to add 'tripod and good ballhead' to your list...
can I do the Markins dance??

nah...
how about

Lens not poisonful enough ...new 55-300 mm lens about to be released! LONGER REACH!!!! :devil:

Okay, ah-one-ah-two, ah-one-ah-two-three!!! As they say, When in Rome, do what Romans do... Here in D90 group, we do the Markins dance! :cheergal: :cheergal:

 

[kriegsketten]

One reason to make me switch to 11-16 (and I'm tempted to) is the optical quality. That lens is seriously sharp. I wouldn't say it blows my 12-24 out of the water, but the improved sharpness (at the corners especially) is there.

I'm happy with the wideness of my 12-24 (for now... )

Well, if you want to use the 11-16 mm wide open (at f/2.8) yes, sharpness wins hands down... But that doesn't mean 12-24 mm wouldn't be sharp at the corners...just push down for more stops f/8 perhaps?! Tada!! It seriously depends on what you use the lens for, right? Strictly for serious landscapes, nobody uses 11 mm at aperture wide open... or am I wrong? lolz

Btw, I'm using my UWA for pro-landscapes... streetscapes (24mm) are only secondary... boost-able with ISO anyway...

 

[iandao]

markins ballhead..very expensive ar? :sweat:

Lens not poisonful enough ...new 55-300 mm lens about to be released! LONGER REACH!!!! :devil:

Okay, ah-one-ah-two, ah-one-ah-two-three!!! As they say, When in Rome, do what Romans do... Here in D90 group, we do the Markins dance! :cheergal: :cheergal:

 

[iandao]

wah lau song bo..can buy 1 container of D3s

 

[daredevil123]

wah lau song bo..can buy 1 container of D3s

freaking idiot. 26mil flush down the toilet.

 

[kriegsketten]

wah lau song bo..can buy 1 container of D3s

Urm... wrong group, you need to post this at D3 sub forum... OT liao lah! :bsmilie:

 

[kriegsketten]

markins ballhead..very expensive ar? :sweat:

Should be, you don't see Nikon Bundle sale with this ballhead hor? :bsmilie: Anyway, D90 + Markins - good combo... kekekekeke... poison group...

 

[Smiles88]

markins ballhead..very expensive ar? :sweat:

no la... cheap cheap only... only more than 300

 

[kriegsketten]

no la... cheap cheap only... only more than 300

See? Smiles88 also say cheap cheap... so next D90 meeting, we get to admire your ball-head right? Blue, Red or Black har?

 

[jeezuinn]

ah-hem....

Difference from 12-11mm is noticeable. As kriegsketten likes to say, it's about the angle of view. There's at least a few degrees in there, which is noticeable to say the least.
Reason I chose 12-24 over 11-16:
1) Felt that 12-24 covers the focal lengths I'd use most often. So 1 lens could esentially be my "walkabout". Judging from the EXIFs, I use this lens about 90% of the time, even when shooting indoors.
2) Price was much more attractive than 11-16, and for what I use it mostly (landscapes), the speed (f/2.8) did not matter.

One reason to make me switch to 11-16 (and I'm tempted to) is the optical quality. That lens is seriously sharp. I wouldn't say it blows my 12-24 out of the water, but the improved sharpness (at the corners especially) is there.

I'm happy with the wideness of my 12-24 (for now... )

Oops my bad there. what was the price difference between the 12-24 to 11-16? images by the 11-16 are really nice and sharp. *drools*

 

[iandao]

haha...if use D90 to compare..maybe need 5 containers?

Urm... wrong group, you need to post this at D3 sub forum... OT liao lah! :bsmilie:

 

[jeezuinn]

yesh d90 (18-105mm)..

haha i even stupidly emailed Nikon to ask if i could just buy the 55-200mm at the promo price! :lovegrin:

for time being..i'll need to learn how to take portrait shots using kit lens..while waiting for my son to be born in oct..

the tripod thrown with the bundle is too flimsy..;(

yeah the tripod that comes with the bundle sucks. I'm gonna grab a sirui tripod soon. taking landscapes with the free nikon tripod is really a pain