Recent content by michael chick

Advertisement Category: Want To Buy (WTB) Equipment Type: Accessory Equipment Brand: Canon Equipment Model: Nikon to EOS adaptor Budget (S$): circa $10. Less is better though... Description: Am looking for a Nikon to EOS adaptor mount. No chip necessary. Just want to plonk my old Nikon...

Advertisement Category: Want To Buy (WTB) Equipment Type: Lens Equipment Brand: Nikon Equipment Model: 1.4 or 1.6x teleconverter Budget (S$): circa $100. less is better though Description: Anyone has a cheap but good manual-focus (or auto) Nikon mount 1.4 or 1.6x teleconverter for sale? I...

Advertisement Category: Want To Sell (WTS) Equipment Type: Lens Equipment Brand: Minolta Equipment Model: Rokkor 55mm f1.7 Price (S$): 100 Description: Excellent for Portrait Photography. Beautifully soft at f1.7, and then dramatically sharpens from f2.8 onwards. The 55mm gives that...

Maybe this lens "Fell off a truck".... who knows??

I wonder how many of you all read lens reviews by Ken Rockwell? I'm pretty sure that most CS'ers have used his site for references and such before (and sometimes, stupidly after) making lens purchases. Well, I was perusing his site, and came across the infamous Noktor 0.95 review. Boy, was I in...

Interesting. However, watch your Photoshop, as the areas especially around the moons are darker than the sky. I shot these in Bangkok, and you will see/understand how to improve your shot. (Shot with an old Nikon 180mm f2.8 Manual Focus, with a 2x Teleconverter) Sorry, I forgot my shutter...

GF1 2 bodies 8 batteries 32Gb SD 12pcs EVF Leather Beanbag (with polyfoam insert ) Made in China Tripod with ballhead, but damned light 650nm, 720nm, and 900nm IR screw on 9-18mm Oly 14mm Panny 45mm Panny 45-150mm Oly 180mm f2.8 Nikon with 2xTele Zero (means none) Laptop 7"...

MC: It's DAMNED COLD in December. It's also at 2,000meters elevation. Watch out for foggy days too, as one can sometimes not see byond your hotel door (if you are extremely unlucky) Or else, plan for a much longer trip to wait-it-out. It does clear. Also, rent a motorcycle, and do the trails...

Ultra Wides are extremely useful !!! Get one, and you won't regret it !!

Nice Warm and fuzzy nostalgic feelings... work on your technicalities, and you'll be fine Cheers

Did you record it at High Quality? Did you record it in "Night Mode" Did you record it in poor light? Is your auto-gain on? Is your ND Filter on? Check again. There is NO reason for your camera to screw up if all of the above are satisfied. Even SD Camcorders do NOT record with high grain, if...

i love the 135 it does give a nice bokeh on the background, MC: Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !! Enough with the word BOKEH !!!! That's the OUT OF FOCUS part of the image !!! i dun know about what other will say,it seem to be the flower has a 3d effect on me MC: It will be more "3D" if you could move...

Hahaha !! You're improving !!! Congratulations !!!

@ agws1970 I have both and they never fail to amaze my friends with Nikon lenses of the same vintage. MC: Most GONG's simply think that the Cameras shoot pictures on their own. Done right, almost ANY (sharp) lens will do the trick....

Adaptall ll for the 17mm f3.5 and the 28mm f2.5 Very easy to focus on my GF1 (with EVF) Clean and sharp images...