A kit lens of 18-105 or 18-55 will serve him well until he can fully utilize the aperture and the zoom  distance of the lens. After that only consider 17-50, 24-70 or blah blah also still soon.

People who start their dslr photography with 200 f/2 surely open WTS thread the next day one.

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Added on May 2, 2010, 11:42 pm
He suggested 17-55, at least that one is WAY more useful to get a kick start on photography compared to your 200mm F/2 SUGGESTION

Scenery : AF-S 24mm f/1.4 / Nikkor 14-24
Portrait : 200mm f/2, 135mm f/2, 85mm f/1.4

Oh well, we can just list down all that but do you really need it ? I'd advise go with Tamron 17-50 first tho I don't fancy zoom lenses

nope. at my eyes, it is sharper. a bit sharper. 18105 also less flare compare to 1855. bigger opening give u better light. at my eyes, it give slightly better colors too

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Added on May 2, 2010, 11:54 pm
well i thnk tamron F2.8 not so good as the tales...

That's why I didn't use
And I don't really like zoom till I uses Nikkor 17-55 and 24-70 as well as 70-200

I dare not

lol, miss me ke? 
i din post, but im always there...(reading u guys' posts )
when u bought it d u'll be loving it 

that's why need BG and use alkaline battery. sure safe...

i am just being sarcastic. lithium or not battery scanner are just nonsense la. that's what i think. unless someone can gimme prove of such gadget, i will never believe. ppl car gets broken into because they leave bags in plain view, that i believe.

Car battery how? LOL
Anyway

Later go Gardens there shoot photo. Bored at home.

Aiyak paiseh, my mistake. Is f/5.6.

Want bokeh, 200mm f/2 lor.

lambercy FTW

DFD Pro for me . Except I like the fact that lambency has the warm dome which is useful. DFD Pro needs to use the color gel :S.

Here's the photo. Just taken 5 min ago =D

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Yeah it cannot be bent forward but I saved RM170. No complaint for the price =D
But yea you need to change it once after few months but it's okay for me.

Actually, to DIY this is just about 5min la. just cut to the shape you prefer. And find better rubber band/velcro straps like what im using. I bought velcro straps at popular book store leisure mall. The foam paper my fren helped me buy in Mid valley.

u know roughly how much for those?

i think some of u were asking whether to use the sb900/sb800 original diffuser a few post back.

lemme give my 2 cents based on my experience. when in a hall and u're pointing the flash upwards to bounce from the ceiling, it's best not to use diffuser if u want even lighting with no shadows. using diffuser will send some light forward, causing the shadows.

however, the diffuser might help in diffusing the light a bit if u were to point it forward aka direct flash.
those demb flash diffuser works differently than the stock diffuser. the demb flash diffuser works by sending light upwards to bounce but also reflecting a bit forward to light ur subject. it gives ur subject a bit of brighter illumination and also some catch-light in the eyes.

any comments on this? right or wrong?

duhh...thinking to get nissin instead..

sb900 weather sealed ma
if and only if using weather sealed camera and with water guard