Thank you all for supporting me ever since the first picture was published but just as beautiful flowers die, some good things must come to an end. As such, I’ll be taking the backseat from now on and I hope that the person taking over the reins of producing the pictures does a good job.
Taking over the job of the majority picture taking will be a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 prime lens. I made a decision to acquire it this morning after reading a lots of reviews about it. Everyone seemed to have great comments about it, the only problem was that the Auto-Focus was generally not very compatible with my D40.
But as if I’m going to let the notion of manual focus stop me. I was pretty determined to get it and master manual focusing, which wasn’t much effort actually. I’ve been using manual focus for most of the scaled figures shots so I had quite an experience with it. I must say, MF is really a blast to use. It’s feels really flexible and fun.
The prime lens opens a new possibility of photography and I’m just dying to explore the many many techniques and possibilities with this little devil. Outdoor photoshoots will be so exciting and fun.
So what happens to my old lens which has served me SO WELL? I can’t describe how awesome this 18-55mm standard lens kit which came with my D40 is. While the name “Standard Lens Kit” sounds pretty lackluster, it’s a very versatile lens. It’s just like a jack of all trades and because of it’s limitations, you are forced to work for your shots. I jsut love it.
Truth be told, slinging the camera, carrying a figure and climbing everywhere to get the shot I want isn’t all smooth sailing. I’ve dropped my camera countless of times, and dropped figures even more times that it would cause a hardcore collector to go into cardiac arrest. But my aim of photography is to bring them figure to life and a boxed up figure is far from getting a life.
A testament to what my 18-55mm has gone through can easily be seen by the lens cap.
Hope to bring more shots for you guys with this awesome lens in the near future.
As of writing, Kodomut currently uses a D40 with a 50mm f1.8 Prime and a 18-55 AF-S Standard lens kit for his pictures. So don’t keep asking.
You SCARED ME! I thought you meant to stop taking pictures of figures! I’m glad to hear you’re only changing lenses … your pictures makes me smile with every new post.
Same here man, I was like…what another Otaku down, lol!
Guess narration from miss 18-55mm perspective was a bad idea ^^
Yes. Yes it was.
I just got my new lens today too! A sigma 18-200! Crazy range, but exceptionally good bokeh! I’ll post pix soon. ^_^
Great storytelling at its best IMO! XD
Damnit kodo I had the same reaction too…I was like NUUUOOOOOO. T_T
Don’t scare me like that…
Farewell old lens, we salute you!
And no worries, I’ll be there to capture you in your best with your new lens.
OMG this was too much, you nearly triggered: “hikky left chatroom #life”
So we get even better pics in the future?
Would like to get some DSLRskills, unfortunately no device to play with.
Grats on purchase! will look forward to see more pics with that!
For a moment I thought you were going to take a little break since school is starting for you next week.. -_-. You scared me. LOL. I’ll be sure to smack you if I see you around XD.
I only patron the canteen and my lecture hall. Spotting me will be close to impossible ^^
50mm f1.8 & f1.4 are really hot stuff nowadays, just went to the shops checking on the price, it kinda raised. Gonna get a 50mm f2.5 macro soon for my side.
i realli like ur website! u always upload quality pictures and funny stories.. haha.. JiaYou!
And I want to start with my 18-55mm kit ASAP.
But… it’s expensive.
Anywaym I can’t wait to see the new lens ^^
HEE HEE! You got a prime lens! =D
I remembers the sweet sugary taste from you ^_~
Dude, dun scare me. >_< We Miss ur Nendo stories, if you still remember them. those stories that accompanied me during the ronery days in camp.. Bring them back, bring them back!
Notice how they disappeared after Drossel came…. ^^
Lol, I thought you meant yourself at first too. XD Hope you have fun with the new lens!
About time. LoL.
Also thought you were quitting, but cool that you’ve got a new lens.
Photo tools are expensiver than any figure or nendoroid. So you managed to save a lot for a new lens ^^ Photography world is so expensive sometimes (Im still wanting to buy a tripod 4×4 like the cars).
We want new photos with the new lens!
Prime lenses FTW!
Optimus prime next travelogue!
Jesus christ, I thought you were quitting blogging for a second -_-
Anyway, good to know you’ve got a 50mm f1.8, I’ve got the Canon equivalent to it and its a lovely lens! Takes a bit of getting used to if you’re moving from a 18-55, but I reckon the efforts worth it >=D
Indeed it is ^_~
I ALMOST DIED WHEN I READ THE FIRST PARAGRAPH I thought you were going to say you’re stopping >< don't do that again pleasepleaseplease I don't think my poor weak soul could take it DX
Oh, and congrats on the new lens! now please excuse me as I get my heart functioning at normal capacity again ^^;;
I ALMOST DIED when I read that first paragraph, I thought you were going to say you’re stopping ><
wow.. new lense ^^ 50mm f1.8 quite a nice lense^^ sharp & fast ^^ better then kit lense..
i also own one a 50mm f1.8 but canon ^^ really nice lense & very light
I wouldn’t say it’s better overall. Both have their strengths and limitations! But yeah, it’s fast and light ^^
How long did you have the old lens with you?
1 year.
I was just about to get myself the 50mm lense. The only reason I want it is because it is great for bokeh effect, as proven in your pixors.
the standard lense kit is awesome. I still prefer my Nikon D40 over my Canon 50D. Probably because of the massive weight difference.
Yeah, 1 hand shotting made easy on D40!
misleading title is misleading.
looking forward to more great shots from u!
gah!!!! you had me too i thought you were retiring. i only discovered your blog a couple months ago and been visiting everyday since
Misleading title is EVIL! D:
That put aside… awesome new lens! XD
Chey~ I thought you are not going to update your blog anymore.
What a misleading title.
Update yours!!
phew glad it was new lens lol
Some kind of wording trix!
yeah, that was scary, i thought you stopped blogging.
misleading title and pic.
now you know how much otaku love kodomut ^_^
They love my nendos more ^^
u scared me too lol… thought u are retiring from nendroid photo taking. gonna miss lots of fun u really r ><
Hey Kodomut- do you enhance your pictures in any way? Or are they straight from the camera? You’re pictures are absolutely stunning, and I want to know whether thats the default value you get from the camera, or you use a photo editing software of some type? Cause if you don’t, the D40 is really amazing!
Can’t wait to see your even awesome-er shots
I sharpen some of my shots since I resize them. I also increase the color vibrancy most of the time. Occasionally I add vignetting, lomography, sepia effects.
You have to tell me what you find “absolutely stunning” or direct me to specific shots to tell you what I do or not do lol.
But the D40 is not really amazing. It’s truly amazing!
EGAWK!!! Lol.. U gave me a scare!
I come here to get inspiration for photos.
Prime lens.. Nyum… :p
Well, do you want to keep that lens, sell it back, or give it away?