Some sample images of wedding shots are available at http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/08/the-new-nikkor-85mm-14g-wnano-crystal-coat-first-weddings-shot-with-this-lens.html
Hi-resolution are available below some images.
Cliff Mautner mentions on his blog that the new 85mm performs much better than the old version, and wins hands down. Based on these samples alone, the new lens does look promising.
Even Bjorn (here and here) commented that it’s one of the best lenses that he has tested, giving it a maximum rating of 5 on FX as well as DX.

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After the announcement of the new Nikon D3100 and 4 new lenses, the internet has been full of comments, as well as complaints, and sample images taken with the new lenses/camera.
Check out Bob Krist’s samples on his blog taken with the AFS 28-300 f/3.5-5.6 where he had a prototype to test in February. He mentions that it’s “sharp all the way out to 300mm” despite it being a superzoom, unlike the 18-200 for DX where quite a number of users …

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Nikon has just announced a new entry-level body, and 4 new lenses to its legendary Nikkor lineup.

As mentioned before, I was interested to find out details regarding the ISO figures for the D3100. It turned out that the native ISO range goes up to 3200, while both 6400 and 12800 are “Hi” settings.

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A replacement to the Nikon D3100 and 4 new lenses (3 FX and 1 DX) are expected to be announced within the next few hours. The D3100 will be a DX entry-level model.

Read on to find out some of the attention-grabbing specifications the D3100 include.

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The next upcoming travel will be to Alaska on a 7D cruise on Diamond Princess going Southbound from Whittier to Vancouver. We will be doing some exploring in Vancouver before flying back. Time frame will be around a month from end June to end July. The details of our itinerary are as follows…

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The function of Active D-Lighting that is built into many Nikon camera bodies is to help achieve photos with a more uniform image contrast. This is especially helpful in situations where your foreground is dark and background bright. Focusing on a dark foreground will mean that the background (for eg. skies) will be overexposed. Similarly, exposing for the sky will result in an overly dark foreground. This is where Active D-Lighting comes in useful.

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Finally, my trip to Thailand is here! We will be travelling from 28 Feb to 5 Mar. Some of the places that we will be visiting include Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong son, Mae Salong, Mae Sai, the Golden Triangle, some local villages and primary schools. Sounds like there will be tonnes of photo opportunities.

Equipment that I will be bringing:

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The 18-55 standard kit lens has about 3x zoom. Its benefits are, it is wide and long enough for covering a wide range of photography styles, and its weight makes it easy to carry around. Some limitations include insufficient range and the unsuitability for indoor photography…

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Primes lenses are lenses with fixed focal lengths. The minimum aperture values for prime lenses are normally lower than that of zoom lenses. Also, prime lenses produce images that are sharper and of higher quality.

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What do the numbers 1:3.5-5.6 on my lenses mean? They refer to the minimum aperture values that your lenses can go. The lower the aperture value, the more “blurred” effect (bokeh) you can achieve for your background, which means better isolation of the subject. On the other hand, the higher the value, the larger your Depth of Field will become and …

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