hurm, mind to explain the definition of pro lens?

pro lens using high grade meterials. glass, motors, fixed aperture and many more. therefore the picture is nicer, sharper and pricer

while normal lens is like asal ade je

to put in simpler terms its like a car.

a mercedes and a proton. both are cars, both have 4 wheels, both protects you form the rain and both also pay roadtax. but the difference is mercedes is luxurious and only for those who can afford them and the proton is just a car for the masses.

pro lens expensive cause of many2 technology that is crammed into it like af-s, ed, nano coating, fix apertures for zoom lens, very fast apertures, etc etc etc.

normal lens lack the technology but still can take pictures.

bad thing about pro lenses.... huge n heavy

so if u're doing some fun activity and taking pics at the same time, pro lenses maybe not suitable...u get tired too early

Huge & heavy? Like akagidemon said, compared low-end cars & high-end cars. High-end cars are heavier, but you certainly get what you paid for

i see, thanks for sharing guys

The pricier the better , minus some others like the cheap yet good 50mm f/1.8D.

This is damn overrated. The only lens pro lens I know that's heavy is the 70-200 f/2.8 and above. But I'm a tiny guy and yet I can lug that around for the entire day, shooting Super GT and doing panning without aid of a monopod. The smaller lens like 24-70, 14-24 etc are not as heavy actually. My 16-35 is pretty light! LOL.

Spam

picture of my cat from the superb but inexpensive nikon nikkor af 50mm d lens.



prove that price is a variable in determining a lens picture quality.

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Added on July 23, 2010, 10:44 amheavy on the wallet. lol. no hard feelings there.

for those who can afford nice gears then go for it. for those who cant, the cash extra cash from buying a cheaper lens can go to paying off photography workshop fees. it is better to learn how to take pictures properly 1st then buying a high end gear but then scratching ur head coz the pictures dont turn out like u want them.

as humans we tend to emulate other people that are the same interest with us. we see a photograph by a pro photog and we see the kit he use to take that photo but we always fail to see the exif data which will tell us part if not most of the story on how the photog takes the picture.

we always emulate the kit but never the technique.

This post has been edited by akagidemon: Jul 23 2010, 10:44 AM

Thanks for the heads up! the picture is now clearer

oh another one, where to find freeware that makes NEF thumbnails appear in Windows Explorer? I tried googling but couldn't find a free one though. The one on M'soft website needs to validate Windows authenticity, which....

there's the nikon RAW viewer, can't remember what's the actual name.

NEF Codec or something.

This post has been edited by kenji_britney: Jul 23 2010, 12:46 PM

download from here

http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/

Obviously you buy what your pocket can handle . If can afford better gears and you're willing to pay for it, nobody's stopping you. If you can take good picture with your current set of gears then of course its the best .

^yes ofcoz..
Photography is about taking pics..not all about the gears!

(: I'll stand by this statement until the day I die hahaha

definitely.



Rarely do black and white... but can't seem to find a color theme for this type of pic :S.

thanks lot =)

but still some gears are very tempting

Where is the like button when you need it?!

Trying the demb flip-it diffuser with 50mm 1.4. Is it ok?

argh.. getting demb poison now

Poison once more,



I not sure that flash on the wall mine or what .