NO.. unless u travel by air, which u can claim back 7% GST. but I think still not cheaper leh

will get the zeiss package if me....

gackleong, get the zeiss package only....althought the extra 80-105 helps but i have tested the zeiss the colour n contrast really diff..... btw i have a550 + 16-105 waiting more moola get zeiss...and happy new year 2010 all, my first photoshot of 2010 and also my first time in fireworks....

fireworks fr Taipei 101



shot by someone in my flickr

Is that Opteka lens really so nice? and Samyang also where you get got any location website selling this 2 product

he is selling those 2 product

Happy New Year Everyone

My first post here. Taken from my colleague's apartment balcony:



This post has been edited by zergling: Jan 1 2010, 03:35 PM

i oso wish to get the 1680cz too but out of budget, poor student here
i get the offer for a550+16-105 at rm4050

i read some reviews that the 16105 performance comparing wif the cz is like bwm525 vs bwm530

cjlai: No, the blackness and crispiness is microcontrast. The Zeiss has a bit of purplish fringing as a downside.

Congratulations on your coming haul!

Kul | Mo0: I hope you got a picture and shook his/her hand! I really have not heard of any KL person with the Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6G SSM!

Happy New Year Dear Bro And Sis Of The Orange Legion! May this year bring more upgrades and more yummy lenses!

Albert, where to get the Opteka 85mm f1.4? And how much?

This post has been edited by Braynumb: Jan 1 2010, 03:56 PM

Can anyone suggest a good book digital photography? Im not seeking for a very basic book... but a more intermediate level.

Things I need to grasp are such as:
1- lens's focus distance - whats the significant /effect in our photo shot.
2- magnification eg 1:1, 1:4 etc... what significant in our shooting.
3- macro photography
4- flash photography
5- WB settings and anomalies such as in a bright purple / red surrounding etc
and other tips and tricks of digital photography.
etc

oh yes, also on fisheye

hmmm, convinced by fren by his 18-250 as he just bring 1 lens going out all the time...

making me hard to make the decision between 18250 and 16-105
should i go for wider n sharper lens or the longer zoom lens for multi purpose?

it cracking my head...

Book wrote by Michael Freeman or Tom Ang or Scott Kelby or Joe McNally should be good one to read.

This post has been edited by Ranceed: Jan 1 2010, 05:20 PM

who want to sell their tamron 17-50 2.8..pm me please..

thank you Ranceed bro.
Happy new year to you

im still too lazy to go out.. he he
last nite slept at 2am

this is nice but i think there's too many smoke oredi.... u sh only take the 1st few blast n keep ur camera away to enjoy watching the fireworks.....

Zeiss is sharper on the 100% crop.... T* coatings help to reduce flare and increase contrast.... but i dun like the fringing....

just found this.... An additional Zeiss-exclusive coating, P* Phase Correction Coating, is applied to Roof Prisms to correct color fringing..... i think they din apply this on the sal85f14z....

can't wait to get my hand on it.... especially the 85mm .... so i can start moding it with the AF confirm chip

check my sales thread

if u like landscape u sh get the wider lens... 105mm oso can use as multi purpose.... just u think not long enuff can try adding tele converter to it later

but u r doing self portrait.. how u see through the viewfinder?

with the huge DOF u just need to point the lens to urself will do

This post has been edited by cjlai: Jan 1 2010, 09:14 PM

lol.. was at the wrong spot for fireworks yesterday: