miller 1 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 A real looker. Just looked on amazon, the price of the d800e has gone up to a whopping 445000 yen. And that's not a marketplace one, but the amazon listing. Got to be a mistake I'm sure it was about 320,000 yen last time I looked. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 I sure am glad I did what I did when I did. Amazon have been totally hopeless on this. Got to be a mistake that price. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 My vote for sexiest lens goes to the 85 1.4D! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Quite amusing is Kai. Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Nice tit for sure! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Some new tips from Kai and gang. Their shop is well expensive! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Some fine tips there Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Amazong d800 still at 445000 yen! Link to post Share on other sites
Criz 0 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Not good weather here this morning but hoping to get out and take some shots - nothing interesting. Lots to learn. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks to this website, some very messy soldering and bodged putting back together with leftover screws,I fixed my flash! http://www.nslms.com/2009/09/07/like-a-flash-in-the-pan/ I think I'd better buy a light stand so I don't drop it again. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well done Mr Wiggles. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thats good to hear. Not cheap them things. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 OK went and did it and made the swap. Thanks to my friend, I basically have paid as much as the different between the 800 and the 800E, forgetting the man or so I paid extra for the 800 when I got that. But had a few good months with the 800 so seems worth it to me. Can't say I can notice an real difference from a few quick shots out the window just now. But I can definitely see there's an E after the 800! Link to post Share on other sites
desu 1 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Awesome! Friend of mine has the Nikkor 35mm f1.4 and I had a go with that over the weekend. Very nice, similar to my 85mm but obviously wider. These lenses are all so tempting, and oh so expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 My Fuji X100 is fixed at 35mm equiv and I've found that a really useful focal length for day to day stuff. Before I got it, I used the 30mm 1.4 Sigma a lot on Nikon dx, which is close at 45mm equiv, but I prefer the wider angle of 35mm. Once you get over 10MP on a decent camera, there is plenty of scope for crop to zoom. Nikon have just brought out a 28mm 1.8 for Fx and it might be nice to compare that focal length too. I'm well tempted to go fx but I can't see myself paying enough to get good lenses. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Mr Wiggles, didn't you know 6MP is enough for anyone! (quoting Ken). Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 My Fuji X100 is fixed at 35mm equiv and I've found that a really useful focal length for day to day stuff. Yeah 35 seems like a good walk around length to have. 24 is getting pretty wide and while brilliant when called on, not the best as the go-to. My mate has the 24, 35 and 85mm f1.4 and says he uses them way more than his 24-70mm. That 85mm I had a go on produced some beautiful shots. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Ken seems to me to come up with purposefully 'controversial' comment simply in order to get masses of traffic going to his crappy 80's style site. But he must be laughing all the way. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 He's already sold his d800 after his "in-depth" review of what its like having it for a week when you're already busy reviewing something else. The other popular walkaround is a nifty fifty. The 50 1.8G looks great and its only 20,000 yen. There's a detailed comparison with the 1.4 on the Mansurovs site. I've been thinking about it as a dx portrait lens at 75 equiv. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 He's sold it?! He was getting all in a hump about not having the settings button in the "right place" or something, really was quite strange. Ken seems to me to come up with purposefully 'controversial' comment simply in order to get masses of traffic going to his crappy 80's style site. But he must be laughing all the way. I agree. He seems to often contradict himself and cynically talks nonsense and it does reek of doing it on purpose to get people going to the site and of course "supporting his growing family". He clearly knows lots of (outdated?) technical stuff but I wouldn't base any of my decisions on him. I would listen to for example Mansurovs, though. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 The other popular walkaround is a nifty fifty. The 50 1.8G looks great and its only 20,000 yen. There's a detailed comparison with the 1.4 on the Mansurovs site. I've been thinking about it as a dx portrait lens at 75 equiv. Going back to the 50mm and in particular the 1.4. Wonder why it is so much cheaper than the 24, 35 and 85mm 1.4. They are all super amazing with prices to match, the 50 doesn't seem to fit in. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 FroKnowsDance too! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Er, I'd be put off if that was my first vid I saw of the Fro. As it is I quite enjoy listening to him. Link to post Share on other sites
onsen tamago 0 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Interesting discussion. Very nice set up muikabochi and I see you take some equally nice shots as well. I have a D90 Nikon camera and just a few lenses, it has been a good camera but I'm thinking of stepping up a bit and getting a new camera soon. Not sure which quite yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Criz 0 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sorry been busy with work unfortunately. But very pleased with the camera. I feel like I have started a journey learning how to make proper good photos. Link to post Share on other sites
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