depend what the offer would be ... hehe

saw this in ClubSnap..a singapore based photography forum  =)

photobucket will messed up the IQ

image quality

YAY! Got sifu albnok coming. Lagi yeng. Later recognise me by looking at a guy carrying a big bag with chubby teenager face la. LOL!

so many sifussss out there.....
no one take a look on my Mt. KK photo!!!          ????????

aik, i put a lot of effort one ma....
not just go out and shoot shoot shoot....
i went all the way up to the topo b4 the sunrise....
i not even share with my tracking team mate yet......
of course sad la.....     

btw, i really wonder that all the "active" member in this thread are "bro"??

lol...morning peeps... feel damn left out...only canon user after spooky left...haha...its nice though...gain some insight knowledge about flash and alien gun

My splitter is done. Now gonna do the 45degree angle part. (:

thanks.

using A700 + 70300mm

No it's not wise. You must at least replace them with the SAL18250!!!         

Of course assuming that you have no budget issues lar... but on the other hand, last I heard the Tamron 18-250 is only retailing for a little less so it's a better bet to get the Sony.

Pros for SAL18250:

1. A bit faster focussing over the Tamron
2. Looks much more better than the Tamron when mounted on the Alpha.
3. It's a Sony!

wit out a camera, i hav no idea wat u guys talking.    
understand abit only

hehehe tru also....alot to learn from u guys.

18-250 IQ ok or terrible compared to your kitlens?

nice lens.. i like the mfd.. before this choosing between this lens and tammy 1750.. end up buying the tammy

btw, guys, the new tamron 18-270mm is not out yet for sony mount?

The debate for the SAL18250 goes on....

Well, here's the truth in all those hype and I guess I am one who can really comment because I am shooting with lens for close to a year now.

The 18-250 is NOT perfect. It's a superzoom from 18mm to 250mm. Given that, it performs marvellously throughout its whole range.

Saying the 18250 has distortion on the 18mm end, the 1870 kitlens also has distortion on the 18mm end and it goes up to 70mm only.

The 18250 is sharper than the kitlens and it is definitely sharper than the 75-300. Check out my flickr for some of my early test shots done at the tele end.

And yes it suffers from CA at the tele end but you can control that can't you. Just try not to shoot into brightly lit backgrounds that much lor. It's not that bad if you're not pixel peeping.

The F6.3 tele end aperture is a bit slow when shooting indoors or low light but you can use flash to help you whenever you can. If no flash are permitted then what the heck are you doing shooting with anything other than a prime that has bigger aperture than F2 anyway?

Here's where the 18250 becomes really useful :

1. You do NOT need to change lenses. While travelling one most commonly uses the wide end to shoot as it's mostly landscapes but when the need arises, you can easily zoom to the tele and get your shot. If you have to change lenses chances are the moment would have been long gone after you managed to get your lens changed!

2. You can shoot portraits without changing lenses while travelling. Portraits are mostly shot using the 70 to 150mm range that gives you distortion free pics of your subject. Outdoors in sunlight, the 18250 performs excellently.

3. You can 'skodeng' without changing lenses. By 'skodeng' I mean you can capture candid moments discreetly.

4. The 18250 is compact. It's just a little bigger and a little heavier than the kitlens and covers the range from 18 to 250mm. Definitely beats the combo of 1870 plus the 75300 or 55200.

5. It produces very decent bokeh at the tele end.

If you want excellent corner sharpness and no CA and razor sharp images then you should not be looking at superzooms or even zooms for that matter. Might as well go for primes like the 135mm Zeiss, the 85mm Zeiss, the 35mm G or the 50mm primes.

If you want fast focussing lenses then you should be looking at the F2.8 zooms e.g the 16-35mm Zeiss, the 24-70mm Zeiss and the 70-200mm G

For the price and its performance I don't think that the 18250 is a bad deal at all. Just that it may not be the lens of choice for some people. I have no complaints using it so to each his own, I guess.