I meant pre-focusing is a must because the AF is so slow.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM HONG KONG!

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wow nice shot

Meh, not worth taking photos down there without long exposures

fantastic for tom to get to take the IFC durin countdown
me drinking/partying counting down..
i havent lived up to my goal of doing one photowalk in hk..and i leave sunday...
i just got home......from partying..it is 6am

great shot tom!

I really wanted a shot right next to the building, but the streets were poorly structured and left a lot of people BEHIND a building for viewing where as they had tons of spots they blocked off where the view was right in front of it. It was a fucking joke, I was so pissed at the police yesterday!

Neat shot Tom, you have inspired me to travel with your posts throughout the year =)

Yeah it's next to impossible to get good shots down there on a crowded day. I posted one from Xmas Day (it's on the previous page). I had to shove my way through the crowd, and even then barely got to the front. Had about 1 minute of the laser show to take my photos, luckily ended up with one good one (after cropping).

I want to go back when it's less busy for sure

ahhh good ol' IFC. when u back tom?

upgraded my camera body...

both were shot with 50D using Canon EF 50mm 1.4


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shot at ISO 800 @ 1.4

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shot at ISO 500 @ 1.4

I'm back on the 16th of January with my last stop in Tokyo.

I'm also blogging my trip. I'm a little behind, but it's hard when your on the road constantly. 5 countries, 1 month :S
www.mananetwork.blogspot.com

Thanks Andrea's
I responded back to my other friend about your Vietnam question!

alot sharper than the copy i use to own thats forsure.

thanks... got it off craigslist for $320

Off me?

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Shot with a d300 at iso 6000 with a nikon 105mm f/2 defocus at f/2 and the DC set to f2 rear. God I love this lens. only problem i have is the lens hood needs to be on at all times.

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d300 f/2 defocus at f/2 at iso3200 with the DIC set to f/2 rear. Also gotta say how scary sharp this lens is when you have the DIC turned off. I managed to snag this lens used for 700, and dman is it ever in mint condition.

whats this DIC and DC stuff?

50D for $320!?!? :eek:

prolly the 50mm f1.4

fancy shmancy nikon terms for autoblurrrrrrrr? haha

I don't think so... he lives near burnaby...

read more here

http://www.stacken.kth.se/~maxz/defocuscontrol/

first few of the test shots from my DIY ring flash.

no ringflash here, silver umbrella camera left, softbox camera right behind subject
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ample/test.jpg

softbox above/behind camera, ringflash fill
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softbox above/behind camera, ringflash fill
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