Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC

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 Anyone (specially Nikon users) have ever use Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC? I have and I’m satisfied with it.

So, what is about this lens anyway?

  • Large Maximum Aperture of F1.4
  • The most appropriate coating for digital SLR cameras
  • Two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements and an hybrid aspherical lens, provides the utmost correction for all types of aberrations
  • Equipped with HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) system. IT WORKS for Nikon D40/D40x/D60 for autofocus

I bought it because i want to have a big aperture lens to shoot in low light. My D40x kit lens (18-55mm) was way out of it. Buying Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 or 1.4 also not an option because it cant do autofocus in my D40x. Well, then I found this Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC.

With 1.5x crop factor sensor of my D40x (now D80), at 30mm it becomes a 45mm lens equivalent. So this lens is perfect to shoot for street photography and general shots. I tried to shot the lens wide open at f/1.4. This lens puts a new spin to street photography at night WITHOUT a tripod. At f/1.4, image quality in very low light conditions with a minimum shutter speed of 1/30 and an ISO setting of 800 or higher – made some pretty nice images.

When you stop down to about f/1.8 to f/2 under low light conditions, the image quality just seems to improve and sharpness and detail improves. Under normal lighting conditions, this lens seems to be sharpest at f/4 – f/5.6.

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BlackBerry Curve 8310

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 I was just lucky when receiving this Blackberry device as a "doorprize". But what else can i say? I’m not an "email" guy. I need highspeed internet connection. Therefor, I need my laptop/mac to connect to a 3G/HSDPA modem and too bad it’s not provided by this Crimson Red Curve. I bought my self a Huawei E220 later on :)

This BB is now keep staying inside the box, never been used. I’m thinking for selling it.
I wish I will get a Bold someday … :P

 

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Telkomsel Blackberry Prepaid #2

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Untuk cara berlangganan, cara berhenti berlangganan, fitur-fitur silakan lihat dan baca sendiri di sini. (http://nuy.nurikidy.com/2008/05/16/telkomsel-prepaid-blackberry-internet-service/)

Nah, dari postingan saya terdahulu sepertinya banyak yang ingin pakai Blacberry atau sok pake Blackberry tapi ga tau Blackberry itu sendiri apa. Ada yang nyolot sok nyalahin operator karena dia daftar langganan layanan Blackberry tapi berusaha MENGGUNAKAN BLACKBERRY DI NOKIA N73. Plis deh, oon kok piara.

Saya bukan atau belum menjadi pengguna Blackberry. Dan untuk menghindari stupid silly action seperti contoh di atas, saya coba bikin tulisan singkat mengenai Blackberry deh. Yang expert, pengguna akut Blackberry yang ingin Semoga bermanfaat.

Apa itu Blackberry?
 
BlackBerry (selanjutnya disingsebenarnya sebuah solusi wireless yang komprehensif untuk orang-orang yang selalu mobile dan mempunyai ketergantungan tinggi dengan email. Well, pada prakteknya kalo di Indonesia seperti yang saya amati pemakainya tergantung dengan kemampuan text messagingnya sih :P Lewat email maupun messenger (Yahoo, BB Chat).
Nah dengan BB ini para pemakainya bisa membuat, membaca, membalas, menghapus email kita dari manapun. Sepanjang kita terjangkau oleh jaringan GPRS operator tempat kita berlangganan. Emailnya dapat berupa email kantor kita (Blackberry Enterprise Service), ataupun email biasa seperti Yahoo atau Gmail (Blackberry Internet Service). Jelasnya silakan hubungi operator penyedia layanan Blackberry favorit Anda.
Intinya, device BB menawarkan layanan push e-mail, telpon, SMS, internet faxing, web browsing dan layanan informasi berbasis wireless lainnya (termasuk MMS juga yah?) Di dalamnya termasuk juga aplikasi-aplikasi yang biasanya ada di PDA (address book, calendar, to-do lists, dll)

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All About Telkomsel Flash

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Telkomsel Flash

Saya adalah pengguna Telkomsel Flash time based. Pake henpon Nokia N73 ajah sih, belom sudah punya modem USB nya. Yang jelas saya sudah sukses nyobain Telkomsel Flash di Windows dengan Huawei E220 + ZTE MF3xx (express card), di Leopard sukses pake Huawei E220.

Saat ini saya masih belum sukses nyobain modem ZTE MF622 punya Indosat. Nah kebetulan punya kolega di ZTE, jadi minta tolong ke dia untuk unlock tuh modem biar bisa digunakan pake simcard GSM manapun :P Jadi biar saya bisa nyoba lagi dengan simcard simPATI saya sendiri :)

Nah ada yang mo sharing soal SETTING/KONFIGURASI koneksi Flash dengan modem dan O/S pilihan masing-masing? Bisa email atau taruh link di comment box deh :) Kalo soal network quality jangan komplain ke saya yah. Terus terang saya ga bisa bantu heheheheh tapi kali-kali ajah ada officer Telkomsel yang berkompeten dengan layanan tersebut yang mantengin blog saya ini (seperti halnya telkomsel blackberry prepaid)

Huawei E220 vs ZTE MF622

Huawei E220 vs ZTE MF622

E220 Flash di atas adalah punya si Derry, akhirnya saya beli sendiri. Keluaran ‘Yes’ Optus Australia. And so far ga ada masalah. Punya Derry standar 3.6mbps, yang optus 7.2mbps

Mudik The Series, Season 3

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Kind of busy for the last 2 months, but finally I managed to get a plane ticket to mudik to Malang :) Fortunatelly, I wont stay longer in Malang this year. Only from 28/09/2008  to 04/10/2008. Effectively only 5 days. But I’ll try to explore my hometown within 5 days plus more culinary info :P

For the least 2 years, I reported my day-to-day activity during trip to Malang. This year is the 3rd season of my Mudik The Series :)

Mudik The Series Season 1, October 2006

 

Mudik The Series Season 2, October 2007

My gadget wishlist

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What is your gadget whistlist?

Since I went back from China, I had "plantar fasciitis" problem in my feet. It’s because of f*****g foot massage I had in Shenzhen. I swear my self i wont go to that kind of massage again for the rest of my life.
The thing is I could lost one of my favourite hobby, outdoor sports .. including football :( Last time I played football on July 2008, I was barely able to walk normally. *sigh* My heels were hurt. Therefor, I think i need to focus on my other hobbies, photography and building action figures :P

So, my wishlist for my Nikon D80:
AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 or AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 (for all around lens on daylight purpose)
Tamron SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF] –Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 is too expensive :(–
Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED N (cant afford to get the AF-S VR :P Maybe I’ll try to get the second hand in the market)

Upgrade my MacBook to a MacBook Pro
Axioo Pico or MSI Wind (for mobile Linux :P)
Nokia E51 (I need the HSDPA and maybe Mail for Exchange client)

a dinner table
a refrigerator
another bedroom set with better built :P
(i think the last 3 are not considered as gadgets :P),

Tambelan

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Tambelan archipelago is a group of islands off the west coast of West Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia, just north of the equator, separated but sometimes considered part of the Natuna Islands of Riau Islands Province. It consists of other archipelagoes, namely Badas Islands. (Kepulauan Badas). Major islands include Tambelan Besar, Mendarik, Uwi, Benua, Pejantan. 

–wikipedia–

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and Finally … bigger picture from Google Earth

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and she’ s going there to be a dentist, for the next 12 months …. :(

so far away in the middle of the ocean ….