fast lens for portraits n still life (ring, flowers, bride's shoes, etc)

18-55mm lens shud be ok for group shots. flashgun would be useful. or if u can get tamron 17-50 VC would be better, probably no need flash for this

55-200mm for more 'candid' portrait i guess, not so important lah

whatever lens u choose must be AF-S, dun waste ur time trying to manual focus (assuming u're using dslr of this thread) so the 50mm f.18D is out

that's why got the word 'probably' assuming lighting is sufficient

nothing wrong with asking... we all learning here. this is not Dark Force thread ekekeke

what mode depends on what are u shooting, not the event. personally i'd use aperture priority n play with exposure compensation. since u had to ask, dun use manual...u need to shoot shoot shoot, dun waste time on manual

flashgun is to brighten the subject, n also enables u to use fast shutter speeds so u wont get blurry pics. can use bounce flash (if the location permits) to have better lighting

sigma 18-200 is okay but u need flash with it, unless the wedding is outdoors. pros will say the lens not sharp, but for most people it's "sharp enough"

if u can apply flash, probably u dont need to do the rest. u need them when u're not using flash

nop nop... "AF" only mean can autofocus.. "AF-S" means got built in motor, so can AF on d5000 n below.

AF lenses (without -S) can only autofocus on body with motor, e.g. d90 n above

mmm i think everything else besides AF shud be alright

another diff btween these two is on the 35mm, during AF, can just turn the focus ring to override with manual focus. no need to switch the A-M switch

that's probably it

sorry, i meant among the current lineup, it's d90 n above

since we're on the topic...can i get a bag recommendation for this..

d40, 35mm lens, and lumix LX3..n i want room for a future lens (hopefully) around the size of 18-105 like that, n probably sb600

that's why buying anything online is always risky maybe u can read up on their return policy or something?

same here...35mm AFD... n seems like u're having trouble deciding 14mm or 50mm...so 35 is in the middle mah..hehe

i think this isnt the best thread to ask abt FX lenses. i have no idea what samyang is haha

the 55-200 is good for landscapes too if u want to introduce a foreground element, e.g. a boat on a beach. if ur'e using wide angle, the boat might be too huge n steal attention from the actual landscape. of course the downside is the narrower view

that lens also lets u get candid portrait shots from afar shooting at tele end gives u minimum background, which is usually a plus point for portraits

the 35mm wont do much for landscapes i guess. u get a sharper picture of course, but then only a few people would notice this. for landscape i prefer the 55-200

wow got shop do like that ah...KEEP is such a small company, i dun think they even have a website. how can they make better batteries than nikon..

wahhh... 3.1k for that.. ouch. sorry to hear that

juz remember next time ask here 1st. the price of the camera itself seldom get marked up...but the 'accessories' is the dangerous part. buy A together with B get cheaper price etc...

may i know the brand of the UV filter? if it's cap ayam one better dun use..sometimes these give annoying lens flare, spoiling ur pictures. wide angle converter also spoil ur pics :S

i got cheated for the hoya hmc uv(0) for rm120 luckily not that much la

^ seems ok for me. sandisk is a good brand. if me i'd save rm20 for the bag n buy nice one

haha any wide angle converter no matter what coating is crap la~~

PP = post processing. meaning editing in photoshop, etc...

about the flash, hold down the flash button (at the barrel in front, above the timer button) and exposure compensation (behind the shutter) at the same time, n turn the wheel. on ur screen u can see u can go to -3.0 to +3.0

welcome2

well some competitions wont allow you to PP. but generally it's not wrong...even established pros also edit their pictures.

PP doesnt necessarily mean making funky effects or anything. most of the PP i do are pretty simple... crop, rotate, adjust white balance, probably dodge a face a bit, then add watermark

sometimes a "bad" pic can be saved in PP, probably juz by cropping away the unimportant parts, converting to black n white, etc. u juz need the patience to try them out

oh ya, totally forgot about that. sorry

rm1500 seems reasonable

d3000 body last i checked was around rm1700, this time with kit lens was rm2000. cannot do 2000 - 600 = 1400, ofcourse when sold with kitlens got discount

rm1200 if im not mistaken is used D60 price already

oh kuching guy...if i knew earlier i wouldve bug you everyday wanna play with ur lens.. hehe