Dark Side Discussions (AKA Nuthin' but Nikon)

[tingwaltz]

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[vernie]

For those nga nag start pa without any lenses at all, buying a Nikon dslr without the motor in the body is ok if all lenses are AF-S or AF-I.

AF lenses can still be used in manual focus mode only and when situations that auto focusing is not necessary at all. example: taking macro photographs, still life, low contrast situations that auto focus will hunt, etc...

The auto focus feature can really help when you're in a hurry, shooting events, sports, fast moving situations and cannot manually focus a lens on your own.

I started from scratch and decided to get the D5000 in favor of getting additional AF-S lenses than the in-camera motor.

Just a side note to people thinking about buying Nikon Cameras on a budget - recently I had a friend purchase a D60 , while it is still a good little DSLR , he was mentioning that some of the lenses ie 50mm prime - auto focus does not work, as with the newer body of D5000. So I told him, the D40, D40X and D60 removed the autofocus motor, making them smaller and less expensive but limiting the choice of lenses that could be autofocused.

So if in the Market for a Nikon DSLR - look into a D90 or higher - inspight it has an increase in price you will likely hang on to it longer than latter - 2 cents

Thought I'd mention this because a friend purchased body that didn't do autofocus w/c he is planning to upgrade to a D90

Hope this helps

[Recon25]

tigum ko kwarta para makapalit ko D5000.... wish lang ko

[karp miharby]

tigum ko kwarta para makapalit ko D5000.... wish lang ko

unya ako na imong camera karon sir ha? hehe..

[KE-25]

tigum ko kwarta para makapalit ko D5000.... wish lang ko

Hahaha Ataya!! .... Dex Dex Dex..... no comment

Btw I may be joining meeting ugma kay I heard someone will show us his pics of travel etc , should be interesting pre

[W108]

Four months after venturing into the darkside again my mood is a little dark...I'm getting occasional Err messages popping up. Sometimes it's card related (Err CHA), sometimes it's just Err. I just pop the battery when it happens and it reverts to normal. Searching on the web some say it's related to the lens contacts or aperture mechanism, but on a brand new out of the box camera? It would be understandable if I've had this for a year or so with a few thousand actuations, but four months with less than 1k actuations?

Right now it's more of an irritation, but I just feel this is unacceptable even for a non-pro camera like the D90. Is there a Nikon service center here? Even an indy will do, as long as he knows what he's doing. I don't want to entrust my gear to just anybody. Thanks guys.

[erwinp]

ask lang ko mga masters....im a nikon user....i only have a nikon D40 and kitlens...im planning to buy an 50mm prime lens....mo autofocus bani sa ako cam im really a newbie...Thanks kaayo!!!

[Motownkid]

ask lang ko mga masters....im a nikon user....i only have a nikon D40 and kitlens...im planning to buy an 50mm prime lens....mo autofocus bani sa ako cam im really a newbie...Thanks kaayo!!!

AF-S 50mm f/1.4 sir pwede kaayo!

[michaelocana]

sad to say sir we dont have nikon service center here in sugbu.. we only have a third party service center and personally? I trust them in their expertised... just go to cameracare (old belvic cinema)

Four months after venturing into the darkside again my mood is a little dark...I'm getting occasional Err messages popping up. Sometimes it's card related (Err CHA), sometimes it's just Err. I just pop the battery when it happens and it reverts to normal. Searching on the web some say it's related to the lens contacts or aperture mechanism, but on a brand new out of the box camera? It would be understandable if I've had this for a year or so with a few thousand actuations, but four months with less than 1k actuations?

Right now it's more of an irritation, but I just feel this is unacceptable even for a non-pro camera like the D90. Is there a Nikon service center here? Even an indy will do, as long as he knows what he's doing. I don't want to entrust my gear to just anybody. Thanks guys.

[erwinp]

AF-S 50mm f/1.4 sir pwede kaayo!

hehehe...murag pareho raman price ang lens sa cam..hehehe...thnks bro....!!!