yea...hood for 18-55 really not much difference..i have 1 tho=.=

Yeah doesn't help much, if at all. I just got it for the sake of having a hood for my lens.

Looks more pro izzit

To @Fruitie~

Tammy 17-50 RM1k? Mau tak?
http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128334

Wanted to see if it works in getting rid of flares when shooting under the sun. Turns out its useless

Wah good deal!

same here lol...just feel something missing if donhave 1 lol

hood for 18-55 not much difference...lol maybe ppl don see u more pro..just to make urself feel mroe pro i guess

at least it can protect your filter/lens... last time i almost scratch my filter cause i'm using the cement wall for my stabilizer

So many people thinks that superzoom like 18-200mm are poor. No, they are not. Sigma 18-200mm is capable of producing great images. Canon 18-200mm is even better. For the price that you're paying for Canon 18-200mm, the IQ is near to 17-40mm, just lack of L colour and the premium build quality.

AFAIK, no current lens can be coined having poor IQ. Only can say better or worse comparatively.

18-200 IQ is good for beginner & non pixel peeper.

then again if 18-200 is sooo good, nobody will be replacing it with L lens rite ?

These are basic questions to ask yoself ......
Is your budget can take it ?
Is the zoom range long enough for the things you have in mind ?
Is it comfortable in yo hand ?? solid ? feel good ?

Lastly, just buy it, use it, not satisfy, time for upgrade ^^

Agree here, it can protect ur lense and filter, and also keep the lenses surface clean as well. especially in crowded event, it save my lenses/filter b4..

am i the only person don't like the looks of my lens with hood?

i really much prefer how it looks without hood lol, but for the sake of protection.....

depends on what lens la
some lens looks ugly with hood
ie 18-55
some looks cool
ie 70-200

I use hood for all my lenses except my 18-55 because it serve n purpose
Had an incident where I hit my lenses against wall,tables,other cameras and so on
So with the hood, I feel more secure when I hit other cameras or even a wall
I rather spend 200 on another hood than fixing my lens which can cost me thousands
That is why my hood have scratch marks everywhere after 1 day of usage

dear goldfries, i haven't gotten my canon 550 but planning to get it next weekend lar.
However, just my 2 cents. the problem is not starting out with 18-55 first or not.
i know it's cheaper and to learn with 18-55 but why i kept thinking about whether to get 18-200 first
is because when u get it with kit lens, it's relatively cheapker than buying it alone lor.
eg: 550 + 18-135 = RM3.5 / 500 + 18-200 = RM3.8 / 550 + 18-55 = 2.7
with body RM2.4k + 18-200 = around RM4.4k

so it basically comes back to the question of whether 'dai' or not 'dai'.
wanna be wise consumer mar.. budget only save around RM4k so wanna get the best deal lor.

just wanna ask you a question here, i heard that 18-135 and 18-200 actually the
zooming ain't that big a difference based on calculation.
so i'd rather get a kit II for 550d than kit II for 500 hor?

200-135 = 65mm
65mm x 1.6 = 104mm in difference.

So, I did the calculation, what do you think?


IMO, the 18-200 is a very good lens, the build is quite solid, tad bit better than 18-135. (Though I've only handle that lens once on my friend's 7D)

Best bang for ya buck? Get the following combo. Sweet for beginner.
- Canon EOS 550D + Canon 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS kitlens RM2700
- Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 - RM1300
- Canon EF 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS - RM8xx
- Canon EF 50mm f1.8 - RM300

Then sell your Canon 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS - RM300-400.

Total Damage - RM47xx.

You get to have a superb walkabout lens with constant aperture f2.8, also a telephoto lens which zooms up to 250mm(instead of 200mm compared to 18-200), also you get to have a portrait lens 50mm f1.8.

Anyone know where can get those cheap shutter timer ah? I saw Ebay got it but Rm50

What function do you want? Plenty of remote shutters ranging from RM50-1000+.

A simple one for time lapse

I saw someone using the remote that allow the user to set the time interval and also set how many shots to be taken.

This post has been edited by XiuKeong: Jun 18 2010, 03:06 PM

Is it okay if i use a normal canon 55mm lens with macro filter?