Frame wise yes XS-Pro is slimmer than Hoya HD.

pikipiki, I have both HD and XS-Pro on my lens, I don't think it is harder to put the cap on XS-Pro as compared to HD.

True, the XS-Pro gold fonts suits Nikkor lens as well More than the white font of HD xD.

the 80-200 has no VR which for a telephoto is kinda useless. The keep rate is just too low.
But yeah like you said, if they just wanna buy a lens that can deliver the job(telephoto) then just grap the cheaper ones if IQ is not a problem to them.
However, cheap things no good, good things not cheap. 

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Added on February 17, 2011, 3:13 pm

For which of your lens? UV or CPL?

both also DX format ... sure compatible but dont forget to count in the crop factor ...

Because it's not wide enough? 
Actually all this all rounder lens the longer end IQ is really 

Yeah just a few days ago at Funan Singapore with my friends, coz the shop didn't have the stock for the 24-120 my friend was looking so he ask us to try this out which is a bit cheaper but got longer range.

And I ask him to let me try the 70-200 2.8 too. The 28-300 at 300mm indoor I have to bump up the ISO to 6400 and there's some vignetting altho the image is quite sharp. However, when I compare it with the 70-200 it's like heaven and earth. But it's okay if you're not too demanding it's a nice lens that offer pretty sharp image but it's a lil too dark sometimes thru the viewfinder especially compare to the 70-200 which is a much faster lens.

afs 35mm 1.4 or afs 84mm 1.4 or 24mm f1.4. thinking to get the holy grail of trinity lense

the hood is long including the adapter. Hahaha.

guys.. got some question here.. would sigma 24-70 2.8 Ex DG macro fit into D5000? or i need to get the more expensive HSM? Thanks

So free to read back 10 pages?

hey guys, so long didn't visit LYN photography section too poisonous la, have to protect my wallet lol

anyway just want to share a photo i took yesterday. i have no idea if the car's owner is a photographer or what, but cool eh 

lol, hi arrogant uncivilized gay
btw, anyone going to this?
1st 3 days are free entry...
so if anyone going, wonder can borrow their 70-200 try try

I got one from Yannick at RM300 before this, actually I've 2 units of XS-Pro, one of them i traded with my friend for a new Hoya HD haha~

so if i buy this model with the lens that hav AF motor also can AF ??/
the cheaper 18-55 lens with AF is how much ??