http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/105vr.htm

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Sep 3 2008, 10:35 PM

@mindkiller Ermmm I have not noticed what he called this "great annoyance" that he has with the 105mm.

I move my body to the front and back to get the shot I want. I seldom turn the focus ring when manual focusing.

i just reach home and check nikon rumor,im very happy to heard there is a AF-S 50mm F1.4 finally!

waiting it for so long for a nikon prime.but what really stuck me is the price,if over RM1.5k,i don't feel like getting it.better opt for siggi 30mm f1.4.

wowo, 50mm got afs liao~~~

but.....i wan 35mm~~~~ LOL

Hopefully the price not increase so much... no $ buy 105 VR

usually the price for built-in-motor nikon mount of tamron / sigma lenses won't be much more expensive than the old version, it is around RM100-200 extra. Unless it is HSM from sigma.

Actually we are paying extra for the same thing for that they do for Canon mount, which got a AF motor as well, which I still can't figure out why..

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Sep 4 2008, 11:29 AM

maybe they gonna come up with something cheaper than 1000D w/o the built in AF motor?

no no, actually Canon DSLR didn't have the AF-motor in the body, the thing this, they have the motor on the lens. like the 50mm f1.8, they have the motor on the lens, but it is not the USM type of motor.

so, other third party companies like tamron and sigma, whenever they produce a lens for canon, they will put an AF motor inside,

for eg, the tamron SP90mm for canon, the AF motor is already inside,

or the Sigma 70-300mm APO for Canon, the AF motor is already there,
now the newer version Sigma 70-300mm APO for nikon, with AF motor, is RM150 more expensive..



This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Sep 4 2008, 02:11 PM

does that mean canon ALREADY producing non AFmotor body?

yea.. all this while,

the 300D, 350D,400D,450D,1000D..they are all without AF motor on the body,
try borrow these models from a friend or try at shop, u cant see the AF pin on the mount like u see in D50,D70/s or D80.

not sure about the higher ends model like 30D,40D,5D,1D,1Ds etc.

but to cope with that, Canon launched a large series of EF and EF-S lenses with AF motor on the lenses,
thus that is not really an issue..

but for nikon, they didn't put cheap AF motor into the newer type of lenses last time when d40 released..

now they starting to put SWM into every new lenses, with AF-S prefix, SWM is faster motor, but more expensive.

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Sep 4 2008, 09:38 PM

cheh...no wonder people say their lenses more exp lol... and its a good thing they produce all with AF motor..then dunnit to worry about compatibility issues and at the same time can cut cost..

dats why they keep say "canon lenses are expensive" they adapted this tech 1st.. owhhhhh..

Ciss, no wonder la. Last time, when I tried to explain what's the difference between AFS lenses to a Canon SLR-using friend of mine, he looked blur only. Haha, turns out his lenses are the same! Lol

not all canon lenses are more expensive than nikon,

for eg.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II only around RM330
while Nikkor AF-D 50mm f/1.8 cost around RM350-380.

Canon 18-55mm kitlens sells cheaper than Nikon 18-55mm kitlens..

but Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM is more expensive than
Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR IF-ED

actually it depends..

I can get Nikkor 50mm at RM 330 also la

Canon L lenses are very expensive, fyi..

But if you compare L with non L lens, you seriously can see the different
Ok, back to D40/x/D60 topic

I can get Canon 50mm f1.8 @ RM270 also la
Ok, back to D40/x/D60 topic

This post has been edited by vikingw2k: Sep 5 2008, 01:59 PM

Would like to know, what is the best bang for buck for all around AF-S lens for D40/D60 ?

Or budget Macro/Potrait lens ?

mizi, get a 18-200mm 2.5k but if you dun mind changing lenses then get a 55-200..only RM800...

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