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Bought a NikonD40 while in HK. Reason: For my kids (daw! :)) Anyway, since I didn't bring any camera, I took liberty of using my kids' new camera and tested it around the streets of Tsim Tsa Tsui. Except for 5 photos here that are obviously photoshopped, the rest are posted as is (no color alteration or sharpening). it was just cropped for website posting.
First impressions: Color handling is superb, metering is also good- not much blown-highlights in high contrast situation. ISO 1600 is usable and acceptable, supplied kit lens is versatile although i still prefer my f/2.8 lenses, quite noisy when underexposed (but thats just normal on any camera). I'm just too lazy to pickup and post the EXIF. But i have left some notes on every photo. Thanks for looking.
Concrete Curves (Edited)
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Watch Tower (edited)
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Givenchy (edit)
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 | hahaha,, nice palusot on buying your d40,, nice album too |
 | excellent takes! now i can fully justify my plan on buying a D40 as a 2nd body to the D80. Pang harabas ba.. hehe.. |
 | SAKTO! galing. pastor dave sadya ba na yung girl is at the "i" part? nice |
|  hahaha,, nice palusot on buying your d40,, nice album too  hehe. style nyo bulok! haaay.. |
| SAKTO! galing. pastor dave sadya ba na yung girl is at the "i" part? nice several shots yan. eto lang yung matino. naka -timer eh. |
| excellent takes! now i can fully justify my plan on buying a D40 as a 2nd body to the D80. Pang harabas ba.. hehe.. actually, after using the D40 several times, parang sobrang bigat na yung D200 saka S5pro. liberating ang size nung d40! |
 | what a cool shot!!! b/w always works =) |
| congrats sa D40! and ganda ng shots! |
| galing.... the best. :P next time magsama kayo sa night shoots nyo ha? thanks for dropping by bj. |
 | I guess whatever camera you use still you'll capture an astonishing shots sir. really great set. |
| Sir hindi ba sa uderpass ng sampaloc to? :) Much ligther nga lang tong version nila. =) |
| this is great. I love the b&w conversion! |
 | great set here sir! yeah! d40! haha. |
| no edit. i like the skies and the light cast by the other building. (I had to retype my notes on each photo. they miraculously disappeared.) |
 | WOW and these are just test shots! You are awesome! :)
I love the givenchy photo, too! |
 | titoa wrote on Nov 12, '07 Dave: Kung magdala ako diyan pag-uwi ko para sa SBC anniversary sa Jan 20 ng Nikon D40 kit (with 18-55 lens and 2G SD card), meron ba kayang interesadong bumili? O kaya naman D40x (10.2 megapixel) kit din?
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 | hi Dave! I have a D40X....one of my consideration in buying was the weight and the size of it. It's tiny and light. Good talaga siyang pangharabas. Now I am saving for a D3 and then a Mamiya or Hasselblad....naks! Hanep bang mangarap? As usual, awesome shots from you Pastor! |
 | this is my favorite landmark... :) nice job sir! |
 | are gadgets bought there cheaper? |
 | bernmejias wrote on Nov 12, '07, edited on Nov 13, '07 galeeeng mo talaga pastor..Pwede ka na mag back-up kay boyet hehehe..magkano kuha mo? |
| Haha, nice, nice! (Not just the shots, but the "surprise" that was the D40!) |
 | nice sir! talagang wala sa camera! nasa gumagamit galeng nio talaga |
 | wow!!! very nice pictures sir dave. as always!!! =) |
 | hahahahhahaha... for the kids daw oh... ;-)
i love your HK photos... all of them!!! when were you there? i was there last week. :-) |
| My ultimate favorite store in HKG, next to the camera stores!
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 | Pastor, Thanks for sharing these great photos. You captured my favorite "building"! Oh! how I miss Hong Kong!!!!!! |
| Dave: Kung magdala ako diyan pag-uwi ko para sa SBC anniversary sa Jan 20 ng Nikon D40 kit (with 18-55 lens and 2G SD card), meron ba kayang interesadong bumili? O kaya naman D40x (10.2 megapixel) kit din?
K Abe how much? i'll ask Ate Josie G if she's interested. thanks for dropping by. looking forward to SBC anniv with you. |
| hi Dave! I have a D40X....one of my consideration in buying was the weight and the size of it. It's tiny and light. Good talaga siyang pangharabas. Now I am saving for a D3 and then a Mamiya or Hasselblad....naks! Hanep bang mangarap? As usual, awesome shots from you Pastor! thanks KC. wow a D3! drream camera! pa test drive ha? hehe |
| are gadgets bought there cheaper? yap! i think so. as long as you know where to buy and how to buy. dami tourist swindlers sa hk. |
| galeeeng mo talaga pastor..Pwede ka na mag back-up kay boyet hehehe..magkano kuha mo? pwede ba ako mag- backup sa iyo? hehe |
| davidus wrote on Nov 13, '07, edited on Nov 13, '07 Haha, nice, nice! (Not just the shots, but the "surprise" that was the D40!) actually, i find the D40 handle color and hi ISO better than my D200. (although a D200 is a D200 pa rin!) |
| Pastor, Thanks for sharing these great photos. You captured my favorite "building"! Oh! how I miss Hong Kong!!!!!! what's your favorite building? the clock tower? thanks for dropping by ha. |
| hahahahhahaha... for the kids daw oh... ;-)
i love your HK photos... all of them!!! when were you there? i was there last week. :-) thanks Din.i know if there's one who's always in HK and who knows how to shoot HK it's YOU! Next week we'll be there again. Ano kaya mabili? hehe |
| Sir hindi ba sa uderpass ng sampaloc to? :) Much ligther nga lang tong version nila. =) kamukha nga ng Sampaloc no? |
 | For my kids (daw! :)) ...., who are you kid..ding?! Hehehe. Seriously, with these photos, how do you determine/differentiate testshots from greatshots? |
| For my kids (daw! :)) ...., who are you kid..ding?! Hehehe. Seriously, with these photos, how do you determine/differentiate testshots from greatshots? Kuya norms, this just shows na pwede naman na D40 muna ang kunin mo. BILI NA SABI EH! |
 | ay dave...lerma underpass yata ito bakit napasama hahaha |
 | GALENG! GALENG! GALENG! Kuys, Hong Kong pag-uwi ko - bawi ako sa inyo ni Ate Nory (cause you sponsored my first trip out of Philippines - sa Hong Kong!). Galeng ng D40. How about Nikon D80? |
 | wonderful take on the Givenchy photo. :) I'm gonna return to comment more Kuya Dave. Have to run now. :) |
| GALENG! GALENG! GALENG! Kuys, Hong Kong pag-uwi ko - bawi ako sa inyo ni Ate Nory (cause you sponsored my first trip out of Philippines - sa Hong Kong!). Galeng ng D40. How about Nikon D80? wow! Australia or Hawaii kaya? hehe ty! |
| wonderful take on the Givenchy photo. :) I'm gonna return to comment more Kuya Dave. Have to run now. :) balik ka ha. |
 | kuya. . . what is a better buy? d80 or d40x. . . . |
 | Pastor Dave- at first glance? i thought nag canon na kayo..kasi 40D... yung pala D40 ha ha hah a...im thinking di ba for IR mo itong camera na ito? = ) |
| kuya. . . what is a better buy? d80 or d40x. . . . D80 is better but more expensive. If i will only buy one, D80 of course. D40 is an able back-up naman. |
| I like the colors and the composition... |
| i vote for this one..ganda |
| i vote for this one..ganda have you tried the "U" curve sa curves? try it sa Japan buildings. We'll still meet sa SBC before your trip diba? |
 | Grabe ka, davidus! Pro na pro ka na talaga! super gleng!!! I can relate to the places that you captured oncam....just been there for 9 days these past week. Sayang, di tayo nagkita. |
 | excellent gallery sir, also went to hong kong last august, but wasnt able to get shots as good as yours, need to practice more..hehehe..tfs |
 | I want to be your kids too...=D |
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