so nice u guys had fun in the photography outing...
shud have go instead, regret go Broga, nearly kill me...
is the scenery at Broga worth the tiring n dangerous climb? not really for me...
rather shoot pics of pretty models

but sooooooo many DSLR users went there lor
i c mostly Canon high end model users, for Nikon i c mostly D60/D3000, lol
but try climbing with a DSLR hanging on your neck is crazy
im crazy myself too, carrying the weight of my D5000 with kitlens + flash + 1 SLR + 55-200 + 50mm + tripod + 1.5 liter water, freaking heavy!

tiring actually is not an issue
safety is the important aspect
carrying those heavy stuffs, really can drag u down when u fall
i lost my balance today n slipped, due to the weight of my bag
now have a big bruise on my leg...

yupe, shoot more girls, can get to know them somemore

my cameras r ok, except a bit dusty
but my bag nid serious washing, n so is the tripod
if dun clean the tripod, my uncle is so going to kill me, cos it's his

if i got 70-200 f/2.8, i wont be bothering climbing Broga
i'll be bz molesting it
or spamming hot girls pics in Times Square

Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 VC

pls state your budget so we can help u better

yes

if u wan shoot landscape n portrait with nice bokeh, go for Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 without VC, around Rm1.5k
if u wan versatility, go for Nikkor 18-105mm, about Rm1.1k for new set, as it has VR, n the IQ is better than Tamron 18-200
but if u really wan 18-200 range, Sigma 18-200mm OS(optical stabilizer) is a good choice at Rm1.5k

Nikkor 18-105 n Sigma 18-200 r of the same class lens, zoom lenses
the only difference is Nikkor can only zoom up to 105mm, shorter zoom than at 200mm

OS stands for Optical Stabilizer
OS = VC = VR, jz in different names

spelling check

D5000 oso using big bro D300 sensor, im proud of it

i get roughly 800+ pics on 1 charge without flash

wah, sure very fun, not to mention sure banyak poison!

no, change body n buy new lenses better

aint the english name is Kek Lok Si temple?

lets say i have about rm2k (from angpao )
which lens is more worth between these 3?
1) either Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G AF-S or Sigma 50mm f/1.4G (basically 50mm lens)
2) Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 VC
3) Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR

im thinking between these 3 cos of each lenses advantages & disadvantages, n their price range r very close
i always wanted the 50mm, but it can be too narrow sometimes n very inconvenient to change lenses
so comes in the thought to get Tamron 17-50, but getting this lens will mean my kitlens is wasted
thinking of 70-300 cos i dun have zoom lens, but the f/5.6 at 300mm may be to hard to use in low light

50 1.8 cant AF on D5000 la
lazy MF, if not i dun nid dream for 50mm for so long

wah, can get all 3 i dun nid ask lor
n the price of all 3 add up i rather aim for 70-200 f/2.8

PS/ i read the Feb DCM
but funny thing is in Sep issue last year they say Canon is the best, n Sigma has better IQ than Nikon

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Feb 19 2010, 12:01 AM

if got $$$, who cares?
my 2nd dream lens

Sky: read my PS above

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Feb 19 2010, 12:02 AM

hmm, so 50mm 1.4 is better choice?

i wanted the 50mm as portrait/2ndary lens as i have the 18-55 n i love the bokeh
but like u said, 17-50 is more versatile, but takut my 18-55 collecting dust
n spend so much on a lens which is 'almost' similar(except aperture), takut my mak marah

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Added on February 19, 2010, 12:15 amthx for advise

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Feb 19 2010, 12:15 AM

i dun want 18-200, i dun like its softness in pics
the IQ is not as good as primes or constant aperture lenses
even dedicated long zoom has better IQ
n i decided i dun really nid long zoom lens, can jz boro my fren's 55-200
plus, when i travel, 18-55 is good enaf for me
thx for suggesting anyway

u said u spotted dust 'through' the viewfinder, but do u c any dark spots on the pics u took?
most likely u have dust inside the viewfinder or on the mirror(which is very common n does not affect pics)
cos u cant c dust on sensor thru the viewfinder
the image u c is reflected by the mirror to the eyepiece, where the mirror is in front of the sensor
the sensor is not related at all

pls checked properly b4 u panic n start worrying, my 2cents

even if really have dust on your sensor, cleaning services r very standard n common service
i doubt "professional" cleaning can have ridiculously big difference results from "not-so-professional" cleaning
its jz to clean off dust, do u expect them to have industry heavy machinery to do the job?
send to Nikon service centre to clean only requires rm60 for DX cams n rm80 for FX cams without warranty
i'll say the technicians there r qualified as professionals

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Feb 20 2010, 03:56 AM

postponed d la
u still got chance to go

If i survived this thursday, then im going...