Should be handshake then, 105mm at 1/60?

^yup...

d90's original lens not sharp enough.. my friend susgested me to trade in the lens at the time when i buy it to replace it with f2.8 lens.

how do u guys think?

17-50 f/2.8 is one heck of improvement over the kit. But since it is a Tamron, need to be careful with front/back focus. My friend's unit had been replaced 3 times all with the same issue, until the current unit Tamron borrowed a body from Nikon at BTS for calibration.

i see.. hows the retail price for the tamron? by the way.. how does the lens come together with d90? is it really doing badly?

from my review, tamron is better in review rather then the truth.

i see.
but how do u think this tamron lens for beginner?
and another thing is i buy d90 body only + tamron or buy d90 with kit lens then trade in my lens for tamron?

if want go for tamron why bother want to trade???? ><

Just get the body + Tamrom if your budget allows..

how bout Sigma?

if u're just starting then 50mm isnt long enuff..
u can try the kitlens.. dont worry lenses' price doesnt drop down so fast..
instead of going for the specs, why not learn all the technique first, right?
f8 at 105mm gives a nice bokeh i tell u.. providing u got the right setup of subject - background


sigma 17-70 f2.8-5.6 kah u mean?
or the new 17-50 (is it here already?)

so,17-50mm F/2.8 VC tammy not good?? ..dangg,dream of owning it everynight..if so,wut r the other option for 17-50mm,aa but within the same value?? ..

eh ur sabahan ka? ha haha oke bah kalau ko..

^ amirmunzir, the 1750tammy got back/front-focus problem.. 60% of them happens in D90 and the rest 40% is shared among all the other cameras (sony, other nikon bodies, canon, pentax, etc etc)

http://www.yamiya.com.my/store/product.php...cat=393&page=10

thanks freddy. .haish,the new sigma 17-50mm wayy to expensive ..other options,mr freddy??

it took about 2 replacements before i was happy with my tammy. if you get a working lens trust me this baby won't make you regret a dime. a beginner or not, getting the 1750 with a constant f/2.8 instead of the kitlens is the best choice. there's hardly any difference at 105 and 50 that a good pp crop can't fix (come on a D90 is 12mgpx). the perspective doesn't change with a crop. you'll feel the crippling disadvantage of the f/5.6 max on the kit soon enough.

the price difference should be somewhere between 500 ringgit last i saw.

not saying a kit lens is bad (i've taken a few pics with the A200 kitlens that im proud of), but honestly the d90's kitlens is just overpriced.

craving for the tamron sp90 tho.

nop...lolx..

The lens if you get a good copy you're lucky. Price is about RM1850 to RM1950 roughly.

Last I asked is RM2800. Pricey for a third party!

Nothing close to it at the moment for a f/2.8 fixed lens. Closest is the Sigma, and then the Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 comes into picture already.

Agreed, if you get a good copy this is one heck of good lens. But if you don't then you're in deep shit. Need to keep exchanging until you get one. I wonder how if the new ones sold are actually refurbished units!

expensive ooo

without the front/back focus problem, the tamron is a better option than the sigma (in terms of price) but i guess that it's a problem even for otai2 if the subject is oof.. the backfocus problem really irritating

IMHO, for me.. the lens only helps you to describe ur ceativity..
yah.. f2.8 in constant is a big help..
but i'd meet few people so dependant on the f2.8 that they rarely use any aperture above f8..
ha ha ha for me the 105mm + f7~f8 have nice bokeh effect for me.. the range is comfortable with me
rather than 50mm + f2.8, coz im better off with 50mm f1.8 if i want the bokeh..

using the smallest aperture all the time, is such a (sorry to say) newbie way ha ha ha..
u have to experience and see for urself.. f2.8 doesnt have to be sharp.. as sharp as other aperture value

anyway it's preferencial.. alwinc: and oh ya, flash is a must if u can afford it~

i like it




This post has been edited by larryp7639: May 21 2010, 08:49 AM