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goliath
post May 15 2008, 09:56 PM

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guys and girls, what is the market price for:

1) 17-40mm f/4 L
2) 70-200mm f/4 L IS

thanks biggrin.gif
goliath
post May 15 2008, 10:05 PM

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QUOTE(mengsuan @ May 15 2008, 09:58 PM)
Assuming local warranty,
1) RM2500 region
2) RM2600 region
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for number 2, so cheap meh??! hmm.gif

QUOTE(ianho @ May 15 2008, 09:59 PM)
70-200 f4L IS is cheaper than the f2.8L by few hundred bucks oni. Better take the f2.8L right?
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I don't know, mate. Apart from f number, will the f/2.8L beat f/4 L IS in terms of picture quality?
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post May 16 2008, 02:19 PM

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QUOTE(ianho @ May 15 2008, 09:59 PM)
Cheapest I found for f4L IS with Canon Msia warranty was rm3800.
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Mind telling me where? drool.gif

QUOTE(bunvirus @ May 16 2008, 01:24 PM)
how practical to use the 70-200mm f2.8 L
at 200mm.. is it easy to take a clear picture without the IS?
coz, i tried that day, at 200mm.. keep on getting blur picture.. coz hand shake..
i know we can use tripod to counter this problem.. but still.. we wont bring tripod all over the place.. right? so, without tripod.. is it practical to use the lense without IS?
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Well, the good thing about this is that the mechanism moves internally only. The length is still the same.

Whereas zoom lens like Sigma 18-200mm, the barrel will extend whenever you zoom further and hence, you might not get use to the max length of the lens.
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post May 20 2008, 11:34 AM

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Any recommended place to get new L lens?
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post May 20 2008, 04:56 PM

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QUOTE(eddychstu @ May 20 2008, 11:54 AM)
to me, so far YL and boieng has the best offer for canon lenses.
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do they charge extra for using Credit Card?
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post May 20 2008, 05:42 PM

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QUOTE(eddychstu @ May 20 2008, 05:40 PM)
not sure, but normally 3%. buy with cash better, better deal.
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I don't feel safe carrying RM4k in cash in Sg. Wang or anywhere else.. sweat.gif
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post May 21 2008, 10:04 AM

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Is it cheaper to get lens from Singapore after minusing the GST?
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post Jul 23 2008, 05:03 PM

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To 17-40mm users,

Is the hood really that effective? It looks rather flat and wide open to me.. hmm.gif
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post Jul 24 2008, 07:54 AM

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QUOTE(vikingw2k @ Jul 23 2008, 11:01 PM)
Why not? It looks damn gaya dude. Adds some macho-ness to your lens. I love it a lot but sometimes it's quite annoying cause hard to put inside the bag.
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LOL. The size does +1 to macho-ness... laugh.gif

But, does it really reduce the flare?
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post Jul 24 2008, 12:02 PM

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Anybody uses hood during indoors? laugh.gif

QUOTE(nairud @ Jul 24 2008, 09:21 AM)
Default hood for 17-40 doesnt work with APC-S laugh.gif

For effective hood usage, get the one that is designed for 1755 and slap it onto the 17-40
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hmm.gif I'm thinking of this option, EW-83J, too.
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