Nikkor 28-80 f3.3-5.6 g

Nikkor 28-80 f3.3-5.6 g, originally uploaded by gservo.

The only lens i am carrying today, the challenge today, as yesterday is to find new images in my everyday routine. It's actually rather difficult, but i think i will find at least 1 image

I ordered a AF Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3 - 5.6G lens

Update:: Instructions 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF Zoom-Nikkor
This lens strangely appeals to me.It will be used mainly for stock photo's due its Sharpness and its affordability. I first read about it on Ken Rockwells Site. Interesting note on my D90 this lens becomes a become a 42-120mm lens.  Read here for the reason 

 Most digital camera sensors are smaller than film, so any image you see from those cameras is created from a smaller area than film.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 28-80 mm f/3.3-5.6G AF Nikkor lens is designed for Nikon's range of 35mm and digital SLR camera bodies. This lens is a kit lens that comes packaged with the Nikon N80/F80, Nikon D100, and other kits.

This lens replaces the 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D. Its designation as a "G" lens means it has no aperture ring and cannot be used in manual or aperture priority modes on older bodies such as the Nikon F90. They do work fully with these cameras in Shutter Priority or Program mode.

Specifications

Lens construction 6 elements in 6 groups (1 aspherical lens)

Picture angle 74° - 30°10' [53° - 20° with Nikon digital cameras (Nikon DX format)]

Focal-length scale 28, 35, 50, 80mm

Number of diaphragm blades 7 (rounded)

Minimum f/stop -22

Closest focusing distance 0.35m

Maximum reproduction ratio 1/3.5

Zoom control Manual, via separate zoom ring

Weight (approx.):195g

teh Sb400Flash

So I've been thinking about a flash, last thing I really need for Cambot mk3 . I got the 3 levels of lenses I wanted and most of the odds & ends. The flash was the last piece I had to make a decision on.
I'm going with the SB400 because it's small and i can make it work with home made bounce card and defuser. It will fulfill my needs nicely

Some good info here http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/sb400.htm

Features of SB400

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  Compact, Lightweight Speedlight Unit
  Perfect for anyone looking for more power and coverage than a built-in flash.
  
  
  
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  Simple, Intuitive Operation
  Put it on, turn it on and shoot!
  
  
  
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  Flash Coverage
  As wide as 18mm on Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras.
  
  
  
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  Great Flash Exposures Easily
  Utilizing Nikon's i-TTL intelligent flash technology for accurate flash exposures.
  
  
  
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  Convenient Operation
  Powered with two AA-size (1.5V) batteries.
  
  
  
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  Fast 2.5-second Recycling Time
  Keeps you shooting quickly.
  
  
  
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  Bounce Capabilities
  Reduces background shadows and diffuses light for more pleasing results.
  
  
  
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  Versatile Shooting Range From 2 ft. up to 66 ft.
  Provides flash power for distant subjects, group shots and close-up pictures
  
  
  

Ordered polarizing filters last nigh, for both lenses

I should of bought one when i ordered the camera i used them before on my cannon and got great shots

Polarizer info from Wikipedia

A polarizing filter, used both in color and black and white photography, filters out light polarized perpendicularly to the axis of the filter. This has two applications in photography: it reduces reflections from non-metallic surfaces, and can darken the sky.
Light reflected from a non-metallic surface becomes polarized; this effect is maximum at Brewster's angle, about 56° from the vertical (light reflected from metal is not polarized, due to the electromagnetic nature of light). A polarizer rotated to pass only light polarized in the direction perpendicular to the reflected light will absorb much of it. This absorption allows glare reflected from, for example, a body of water or a road to be much reduced. Reflections from shiny surfaces of vegetation are also reduced. Reflections from a window into a dark interior can be much reduced, allowing it to be seen through. (The same effects are available for vision by using polarizing sunglasses.)
Much of the light from the sky is polarized (bees use this phenomenon for navigation). Use of a polarizing filter will filter out the polarized component of skylight, darkening the sky; the landscape below it, and clouds, will be less affected, giving a photograph with a darker and more dramatic sky, and emphasizing the clouds.
The benefits of polarizing filters are largely unaffected by the move to digital photography: while software post-processing can simulate many other types of filter, a photograph does not record the degree of polarization, so the optical effects of controlling polarization at the time of exposure cannot be replicated in software.

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triple axis spirit level

photo.jpg, originally uploaded by gservo.

* Attaches to any hot shoe
* Perfectly level photos, every time
* 1" x 1" x 1" cube
* Spend less time editing, more time shooting
* 3-axis level so you can shoot horizontally or vertically
A wise man once said that "virtue is the vehicle for one to achieve balance." And if Confucius was your Photo 101 instructor he would have added that therefore, a level camera is a happy camera.

So if re-shooting, cropping, and re-shooting again is the closest you've been to virtue and balance -- there's no question you could use some assistance in finding your camera's center.

The Level Camera Cube is the Yin to your camera's Yang.
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