no reason to splash RM 2k on that if you are unfamiliar with the range and what you want / need.

the 50mm f1.8 - you sure you want that? not everyone needs a 50mm f1.8 - cheap doesn't mean you have to buy. never know your first prime could be an 85mm f1.8 or 28mm f1.8 or whatever else.

last year i went to fish leong concert in bukit jalil. using my dslr to take photo, get caught out to keep my dslr in their control centre there. But on the same time i see lots of ppl taking photo using their pns ..

so call double standard..so next time need to buy NEX3/5

And who said 50 F1.8 can't be used as a landscape lens?

50mm on apsc tarak syok for portrait...
need full frame only syok

can, but 1st, i dont like it

2nd, it's not a landscape lens like what he say

I'd say depend on how you define your "Landscape"
IMO 50mm F1.8 is almost perfect for taking panos.

I thought you don't have your 50mm anymore?

I used to have it wut lol.
And I've seen quite a lot of nice looking panos using 50mm F1.8 on the internet.
It's defo better than using 18-55 lor.

lol, I have guest's 50mm. Dunno what to do with it tho. WTF i am doing with a canon lens i have no idea

SO i m better going with body 550D + tamron 17-50mm only? thanks for the advice

Sell it out cheap, so that it benefits others.

Instead of the 17-50, might as well go for a 18-200 Got more zoom zoom

You won't be needing the F2.8 since you're going for a 50mm F1.8 wat

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jun 17 2010, 10:46 PM

Heard people said 18-200 quality not good...

If liddat,get the 18-55mm.You're just starting out, there's isn't any rush to get this and that.Start with the basics, learn from experience, if you're not satisfied by the limitations of lens , then only upgrade lor~ Don't be greedy lar

A standard kitlens 18-55 coupled with a 50mm F1.8 is perfect for those starting out, if you don't mind the limited zoom range

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jun 17 2010, 10:55 PM

the quality is fine. sometimes people don't put in proper perspective.

you can view my flickr so many taken with sigma 18-200, that also lower quality than Canon. look at my stock photo gallery, one of the photo was taken with sigma 18-200!!! if quality so bad, how it got accepted by critics more demanding than all of you combined?

but anyway i think you're better off just stick to 18-55 IS. upgrade can be done later.

is there a lens hood for 18-55mm? i found those which is very small i mean just like a RING only, i want those big big 1 like the 18-135 one

Should be no....each lense has their own hood i guess

u get big big one, u will be definitely suffer from Vignettes

Whats the point? To make your lens looks bigger? Don't be silly - -
Any hood that is larger/longer than the designated hood will cause vignetting.