1.4 is many folds more expensive than the 1.8. so budget is the main thing when choosing among these 2.

since the 1.4 can AF on the D40 then what for wanna change body first?

no what he meant was use the money that can be used to bnuy the 1.4 to upgrade to d80

I'd opt for 2nd choice FIRST since i already have a d40, so why hurry to upgrade to a better body but get stucked with a lousier lens?

why sad face. you edi get then its not a sad thing ma. haha. so what happened to your d40?

i dun have a 50mm myself. just took a few shots when went to modelshoot last few days. i only knew bout the green dot thingey when i came back from the shoot.

how much did you buy that lens?

why sell off lagi? nice bokeh ler

ROFL you are one funny guy.

damn i really dunno where to find for the market price of camera stuff now. anyone can gimme?

can edit it straight away with fancy effects too

Looking at your setup, i can already see one big flaw. You cant MF in an event. Its all about capturing the moment. you dont have time to slowly focus onto the subject. Stick to your kitlens.

If your budget permits you, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND adding a bit of money to buy the 70-300mm VR. I dont know how good is that lens, but I can tell you how bad is the 55-200mm. You will miss a lot of shots during an event due to the slow and weak focusing. Many have said that the 70-300mm has a much better built.

nt bad. All in one

thats why i didnt mention the word good.

arnd 1.6k lidat

sorry la told told you my system a bit outdated.

too bad my photo also not nice!!

why would you judge a photo by its bokeh?

i dont know but its a very bad combo with a D40 IMO. focusing slow lar. if not then its my len's problem lo

welcome to the club. dont worry. you will learn as you go along. if you have any questions just ask we are glad to help you out

thats not the correct way to teach beginners. later all they do is sit in front of comp whole day

siaukia,
For street shots at night,
Usually you can just bump up the ISO to about 800 or less and then widen up the aperture. Shutter speed is not advisable to drop below 1/30. It will be prone to handshake if anyhting below that. If you have really really steady hands you may go to as low as 1/5 but then the subject itself maybe moving built-in flash arent really meant for outdoor shots. You wont get the desired results. sad to say