Nice gathering! Was around KL yesterday, but went to Bird Park for shooting then J-One after being poisoned by the 70-200 f/2.8L IS and the 70-200 f/2.8 VR2 LOL.

Me and my group will be invading GACC on the Sunday .

I've noticed, lens without any form of image stabilization requires fast shutter >.< Noticed it when I use my 50mm. ._. Slow shutter hit rate not high , need shoot a few for it one :S. So I would go for the one with VC if I were to get one.

Zoom lens are good for lazy bumps like me . hahaha!

What is your budget?

You may consider Tamron 17-50 VC, or 17-55 DX for IQ.

Or one of the 18-200 for versatility.

Still need a budget from you, but if it is really tight it is best to stick with the kit lens. 18-55mm is good kit lens .

If top up RM200-300, 18-55 is your best bet for now. Its a good lens despite being a kit lens.

17-55 is the Nikon's DX, probably the best DX lens for crop sensor. Have to admit, it has superb IQ. But then you lack of the VR unfortunately. Price also quite

Initially I thought no need, but then when I use my 50mm prime, also hit rate not high when I go about 1/30 shutter :S.

Shoot is can shoot, but its like I need to do a few tries. Maybe 1 would be sharp, the rest probably affected by hand shake. 200mm with VR2 can do 1/8s sharp tho .

The 'N' does not help in VR de ma.. just some coating to reduce flare isn't it? But I'm thinking Nikon is starting to copy Canon's L style.. L lens.. N lens.. haha!

The new premium lens from Nikon all has the 'N' wording lo. All has the Nano Crystal Coating. 14-24, 24-70, 70-200 and 105VR are one of the few I know has Nano Crystal Coating.

I use CaptureNX most of the time, only use Photoshop/Lightroom when I can't do the same output with CaptureNX.

Totally agree, video function is good to have. But rarely uses it. I think I only used a few times until now...

The '70-200 VRII' is more of a '70-200 VR' II instead of '70-200 VR II'. Meaning the 2 refers the second revision of the lens, and not specifically using second generation VR or something isn't it?

I do CaptureNX and if that doesn't do, Lightroom and if really need to do a little more stuffs.. I resort to Photoshop =/

AFAIK, Nikon lens warranty are international. So yes you should have the warranty from Nikon itself.

35mm because you cannot AF with 50mm f/1.8.

Better elements inside? Well that lens has a thread size of 72mm. Giant among the 50mm primes.

Maybe 70-200 f/2.8 VR II?

zorex? Not many 50D users around lol. Plus in Melaka

Wah, the more pricey G losing out to the older/cheaper D... Weird... Something went wrong with Nikon's engineering.

Yeap, aperture ring is for those older lens. 50mm f/1.4D for example, you can adjust the aperture manually on the lens itself. G -> Gelded or something, they removed the aperture ring which means it is not compatible with the old camera bodies.

Vertical grip! Extra grip! And last of all... show off! Just joking .

I bought the vertical grip cause it was hell and strain on my hands when I take vertical shots with the SB-900 fitted .


Beside him is who? Another 50D? Teddie?