Ya, the white one also RM6.5k only mah!

For below RM1k lens and can AF with D40, I think the widest you can go is 18mm which is your kit lens. But if you dun mind an used unit of Sigma 30mm f/1.4 HSM, you can try this below. Saw it at Free Trade Zone.


Yeah, RM18k only mah, and its already cost way lot more than my current gear list!

This post has been edited by pac1: Dec 12 2007, 08:36 AM

For those who felt that D40/40x is too small, go get the grip and add on!

There is D40/D40x, D80, D200, and D300 thread here, but not D70/D70s, guess someone missed it out!

He's refering to the trio lah, 14-24mm f/2.8 + 24-70mm f/2.8 + 70-200mm f/2.8 = 14-200 f/2.8 (RM18k only)!

He must be still in his dreams!

If you din have the bucks for it, you can go for cheaper option, Sigma 18-200mm OS!

Yeah, it can, Sigma 18-200mm OS have HSM for Nikon only but not for Canon.

Or you can also try surveying at YL Camera at Pudu Plaza, heard a lot of positive feedback bout it also!

Use Google Earth and search for it loh!

Yeah, welcome back and be waiting for your pics!

Wow, cosplay! I wish there are such events here in KK!

Most of the time I just use the center AF point and then AF lock it and recompose the frame, so I think more or less AF points dun really matters to me.

One focusing point + manual focus only during the older film era!

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Added on December 28, 2007, 11:51 amNo prime lens with AF-S or HSM at price less than RM400!
Check the first page of this thread for prime lenses compatible with D40/D40x.

Small f-value (big aperture) = less DOF = less things in focus
Big f-value (small aperture) = more DOF = more things in focus

This post has been edited by pac1: Dec 28 2007, 11:51 AM

Yup, Nikkor 105 VR is a very good lens for both potrait and macro and xandman is very happy with combination of his D40+Nikkor 105VR!
Cheaper option for prime lens is Sigma 30mm f/1.4 which cost about RM1.5k, wide-angle prime lens for landscape, group photo and also full body or probably half-body potrait shooting.
If budget constraint, just get the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, you'll get more than its worth; big aperture, cheap prime lens which sharper compared to zoom lens and also can train your eye in manual focusing!
Just my 2cents!

Look for a 2nd hand unit in the used market loh.

Go to the first page of this thread to see which lens is compatible(can AF) with D40 and then you can check the price of some lenses at ShaShinKi.com.

Hahaha, welcome to the DSLR poison pool!

If you already have 18-55mm kit lens, why still consider 18-70mm which overlap the range? Get the 55-200mmVR instead if you want more tele. Just my 2cents!

2nd hand 70-200 for under 500-1k? I think xandman is refering to the 70-200mm f/2.8 VR and a 2nd hand unit will cost about 5k.

The difference is with bigger aperture, you'll get shallower DOF, background is blur out which can make your subject stand out from the rest easily without using zooming much, and you can use faster shutter speed in low-light condition without the help of flash light.

I'm no sifu, but I'll just share my opinions, both can be use for potrait shots, 18-55mm is good for full body+background potrait and hlaf-body potrait also can. 55-200mm is good for half-body and head potrait, and the more you zoom in, the easier you can make your subject stand out and blur the background. Just my 2cents!

This post has been edited by pac1: Jan 1 2008, 08:32 AM

Ooh, someone is feeling some limitation with his machine already. Maybe you can get another body and use D40 for backup just like xandman!