You guys buying lens according to your needs or based on what celciuz using?

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If based on what celciuz using we will b dead broke..... 6k+7k+4.5k+4k =??

^^ 50mm F1.8 is cheaper  



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Hi, im really love DSLR and I want 2 buy Nikon. Now funding for Nikon D90 coz there are 3 of my frens using Nikon 1 D60 n 2 D90..so, I will choose nikon over Canon n lame alpha ..Im pretty noob about dis DSLR thing, so, mind telling me wat is aperture,shutter speed n ISO? When I hav to change them?

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front and back focusing problem using focusing chart. sharpness <- scare you kena lemon copy.

check the glass, check the focus, using focus chart.
Check the outer, scratch etc.

Most important should be the glass. Fungus, dust etc !

You can check everything and find the lens in mint condition, but without your own dslr you can never know whether it is in good condition for your camera. The 'mint' condition lens might have back or front focus mount on your camera but not with the shop's. So it is not advisable to test without your very own camera when buying a lens.

you can get the focusing chart on google.
and I suggest you to test with your very own camera.

Do the battery test for focus too I would suggest in case you can't get the focus chart right. Battery test is easier to do and read too. Just place 3 battery side by side, then move the left battery slightly to the back and the right slightly to the front. Place your camera directly in front of the middle battery on focus on it. Either left or right battery is sharper meaning you got back or front focus. Try it out. AA battery will.

---(batt 1)---
-------------(batt 2)---
------------------------(batt 3)---
Oops it doesnt show . LOL wait lemme edit it. Like this. LOL but slight closer as in just half out. Meaning the front of batt 1 is about parallel to the middle point of batt 2.

Okay, edited.

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Added on January 26, 2011, 1:49 amDo 5 batteries to see the result clearly.

The battery test is quite accurate itself, but for more precise results, always use the focus chart and shoot at 45 degree(measure with ruler to make sure that it's really 45degree  )

for the battery test, is there any specific setting to use? like aperture must be bla2... and so on?

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Added on January 26, 2011, 10:33 am

its there.... i remember i read it...

But problem with that 45 degree is that lens with maximum aperture 3.5 above give you result that is very hard to read whether there is any front or back focusing.

Also, 1.8 aperture sometimes can give you soft image thus it is even harder to tell about the focus issue.

Try to do the battery test if you find yourself unable to judge the focus problem. 

AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G,can i sue that for my d3000?how this lens??ok?

If you shoot raw, your raw file will have none of those settings applied. The first thing you will notice if you do shoot raw is... there is NO NOISE REDUCTION applied. So,... yea, you have more things to PP.
Nope, the bigger the aperture, the easier to know the problem. The smaller aperture will have more in focus, covers more depth, so it's harder to tell.

If you want to do proper focus test, you will need to use tripod and do serious test to know. For basic test without tripod, you can put the camera on the table, line up the batteries, or put a book with wordings 45 degrees, etc. open to the widest aperture and focus and shoot, make sure the camera and object doesn't move. Take several shots, review the pictures and see.

Example:

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---C---

C = Camera
| = Batteries or other objects, or book/paper with words in 45 degrees
If you're handholding and shooting in f/1.4 or 1/1.8, you might not doing it properly where you or the camera might have moved just a little and the actual focus depth/plane changed when you press/release the shutter, resulting in inaccurate test.

If you have time, watch this video tutorial and how this guy test:

That's what I doubt as well. but selling them is a very hard task. 
anyway CY. do you think VR in range of 17-50 is a necessity?

Option 1, use Tamron only. I don't think you would even use the 1855 once you get the Tamron.

Actually it's quite an improvement over the D3000 which was pretty bad IMHO. But you have to judge for yourself whether it's going to be good enough for you. For RM2500, I would recommend a 2nd hand D90 kit. There should be plenty for sale these days.

Small V? what's that? My HD is just like a glass, what V ?

hye there...can u all please recommend me any model as i am a newbie here...budget is around 1-2k...

Don't think there should be a V...

Alright thanks you. ><"

I dare u challenge me with ur non-vc handheld indoor 50mm to shoot some products with words on it den u can see double image on yours    I can shoot at lower iso and get as sharp image, but u need to bump ur iso mayb two stops higher, so which produce cleaner image? u do the math.... don always see review, they put on tripod to do the testing, but for everyday use u don't bring ur tripod to ur dinner gathering always rite 

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Added on January 27, 2011, 8:36 pm

Sometimes my auto focus miss ler when asking ppl to help shoot =.= sipeh sienz..... AF-A auto

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Added on January 27, 2011, 8:43 pm

U really need to check properly, n I don think HD is so easily scratch summore nice shape v simbol=.=

Wow, Sandisk Extreme Pro SDHC at 45MB/s and the new Sandisk Extreme Pro CF at 100MB/s!

Hmm will using ND filter with longer shutter speed help to enhance it? or PP can d?