^Buy lo. A 50mm won't cost you an arm or a leg also

*already in my next buying list, saving for it*

This post has been edited by geekster129: Nov 8 2010, 05:57 PM

oic..
every setting with one shoot is it?

11-16, 18-70 (yesh, this sharp even at wide open !!) 35, 70200

Different ah ? F mount also ma

Buy buy buy !!

Sold off my 1.4D luuu

If you want good-looking DOF, try to open up the aperture the max (smallest f-stop number, e.g. 3.5-5.6 on the kitlens) your lens can handle, then compensate the exposure with the shutter speed. Slower shutter speed more light, and Faster shutter speed means darker. Slower shutter speed also more prone to camera shake, if got VR, should be OK, but still will shake. Best if you use tripod.

After taking, look at your camera histogram for more accurate results on the exposure. If the blocks are more towards left, then your pic is underexposed (too dark). Otherwise your pic is overexposed (too bright). If all block towards center, then the exposure is good. I got cheated by the LCD screen many times already. Thought it's OK on the camera, but when display in my computer, some looked very dark...

This post has been edited by geekster129: Nov 8 2010, 06:12 PM

haha..
maybe my problem..
still got to learn..

@KTCY

Can see the difference between 18-70 & 16-85 in terms of shapness and overall?

thanks for the information..
it helps me a lot..
if all the block towards center means the photo exposure is good?

My lens so far all doing great wide open, maybe only complain a little on the 50mm f/1.8D. Not as sharp as the other 2 wide open. Although the 1635 isn't exactly that 'wide' open haha. It is just a f/4.

best is you can have a nice hill shape in the histogram, not skewing too much to either side. That means the dark areas and light areas are balanced.
But sometimes the histogram tells a subjective reading. Just use it as a reference only.

Yes, but it also depends on your environment. If you in a controlled lighting environment, then most likely the exposure will be the same.

Actually got different la

VR and without VR, the most obvious different.
Sharpness, I find it same or maybe 16-85 slightly, yes very slightly better.
Overall ? I get 18-70 as value for money. and at 70mm, 16-85 already f/5.6 if compare to 18-70 only f/4.5

So guys, what's your dream lens at the moment ? Like a particular lens that u really want it but can't get it without saving kau kau ?

Mine would be nikkor 14-24mm.

24-70 for me. 14-24 too wide

The big boys! 200mm f/2, 300mm f/2.8, 200-400mm, 600mm f/4 etc .

Yeah, I want it for landscape.

Waah, really not long not choose eh.

Woah, you just made me realize.

18-70 = about RM700?
16-85 = RM2200.

Means RM1500 just for VR and slightly extra reach of 16-18 & 70-85

You said dream lens mah. Its my dream lens =/ but probably nightmare when moving around with them haha!

Will definitely look like commando if u bring all at once.

Reminds me of a photo where a photog carrying a lot a lot of lens + bodies attached. LONG and HUGE lens...