nahh..just for fun put the egg to show how large my backpack
so, buy backpack that can make you so called mobile-fridge-backpack

NO

quite good, but make sure you have enough light, else you need to use flash, very high ISO.
a tripod will definitely help, i have the shutter at continues to capture the moments.
it is advise not to zoom at max when capturing shots, for me mostly i would stop at 180-190mm

Hey guys! Anyone personally own a 14-24 f2.8 and a 16-35 f4 could comment which lens is more worth it?

I was actually leaning towards to 16-35 because I have a polarizing filter for it and many says it is as sharp as the 14-24, until i went to photozone.de and saw the MTF chart and it really changed my mind, so i was wondering which is much more worth it and the 16-35 is a tad cheaper too!

both are obviously different lenses.
buy what u need.
do u need wider angle? slightly longer reach? VR? bigger aperture?
if just for sharpness, must as well just go buy 24mm f/1.4G

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Added on November 24, 2011, 12:08 pmanyway, ken crockwell chooses 14-24 over 16-35...

This post has been edited by Everdying: Nov 24 2011, 12:08 PM

14-24 vs 16-35

16-35 is more versatile for press,
you can put UV filter for protection.
shooting static VR will comes in handy anytime than f/2.8

If you want the extra 2mm on the other hand often,
I guess you gotta get it.
Though 16mm is crazy wide enough

16-35 is wide but lots of distortion.
btw, got consider the 17-35?

Haha currently reading this review

http://www.luminescentphoto.com/blog/2010/...om-nikkor-lens/

thanks for input!

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Added on November 24, 2011, 1:25 pmThank you still deciding =p yea.. i bought a cpl so that i could use it on my wide angles.. T_T

This post has been edited by Calvin Seak: Nov 24 2011, 01:25 PM

Reason for the slightly "warm" WB when using flash during daytime is because the camera switches to Flash WB when using flash. Flash WB by default is 5400K. I believe the Auto WB used is usually slightly cooler when used during daytime.

From what I can tell the things you mentioned above, your choice would be towards the 16-35mm f/4 VR. If you're just taking landscape pictures and not so much for architechture where straight lines must be straight,

Very hard to say... Should be better than your average PnS cameras.

I take it that those performances would be held indoors? That would mean low light. For low light, you need large aperture lenses like the f/2.8. Even then, sometimes it's not enough and you need to rely on camera's high ISO. I don't know if f/5.6 on the lens is going to cut it. When you want to freeze the motion of the subject etc, you need faster shutter speed. This is where big aperture and good high ISO cameras are useful.

If you're in the press, you would not care too much for protection. Insurance covers it.

The 17-35mm f/2.8 is still a nice lens. But sharpness wise, it's still behind the 16-35mm f/4 VR while the 14-24mm f/2.8 is still king.

I think you can only get the 17-35mm f/2.8 as 2nd hand. Yes, you will need to find a good copy because there are a lot of people complaining about the AF-S motor failing. If I'm not wrong, this lens was one of the first lenses to have the AF-S motor in it (perhaps it could be the 300mm f/4 or the 28-70mm f/2.8).

I know, I have a Tam1750 2.8, D3100 and Di622 myself. I was asking about the autofocus performance of the lens, but then i wasn't specific enough haha

my Tam focuses a bit too slow, and was hoping that the 55-200 would focus better. performances are held outdoors, (mostly). if the 55-200 focuses too slowly, i think i'll have to expend more to get tamron's 70-300 or sigma's 70-200

This post has been edited by pziv2: Nov 24 2011, 01:42 PM

My cheapo UD70 has reached

Lowepro Fastpack 350
http://products.lowepro.com/product/Fastpack-350,2087,14.htm

vs Lowepro Flipside AW400
http://products.lowepro.com/product/Flipsi...-AW,2116,14.htm

vs Vanguard Up-Rise 48
http://www.vanguardworld.com/index.php/en/...l-1-1-4-34.html

Mana satu? For all in one, camera + laptop bag that can fit 70-200

i like flipside AW 400 exterior..interior i duno.... i waiting lowepro pro messenger series release

the shop i usually go juz quoted me Sandisk extreme (60mb/s) 16GB CF card for RM300

price is OK?...

he also told me that prices will go up every high starting next month... due to Thailand flood???

Thailand flood shouldn't affect memory cards, that's what I have been told by my supplier. The memory card price in M'sia will be affected by the USD rates.

If you buying the new stock of SanDisk Extreme memory card 16GB and above, you'll get a free camera wrap

icic... i think he wanna pressure me to do a quick sales

but the USD went up in the last 2 weeks... maybe he talking about that...

i don think i will get the camera wrap since he say it is old stock.. new stock wif higher price coming in next month

btw.. it is black friday 2moro

USD went up pretty fast. Different rate being charged to my cards. Hope for some great deals during black friday n thanksgiving sales.

Planning to grab what? Let me know too

CH,

you're suppose to pm me some bag prices,,,,,

Got this keychain together with my bag, not sure it come along with the bag or what, yamiya didnt state that there is one key chain there. Below are some picture of the bag(please ignore the blur image, shaky hand + lousy light )


The bag is quite big for me(or mayb for now). As u can c that there is only 2 compartment for now, i use the left compartment to place my D90 + 35mm and right compartment is flash, book, wallet, and some biscuit. For those ppl need many compartment, this bag is definitely not suite them because the velcro only till the place in the pic, u can move it further right but not too much. The bag only got 2 divider and one of it was left unattached(which i didnt use it for now). The front pocket i just put in some pen as backup, it only have 3 slot for pen, 3 pocket and 1 pocket for the Manfrotto MP3-D01 (Pocket Support Large Black) Mini Tripod. As for the tripod compartment, i use it to put water bottle, i can put 1x500ml mountain dew and 1x600ml normal water bottle in it, still left some place in there.