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g88
10-24-2007, 05:34 PM
I am posting this on behalf of my friend...he is so shy to post here :D

I brought him to YL last week and he got poison so fast.

He is looking for a great lens..most probally walk around lens that can cover from wide angle to telephoto...

Budget is around Rm2K. If possible come with VR, OS or whatever you call that...(sorry i am not Nikonion :tongue_roll:)....

His interest is in portraits, but sometime wanna zoom bit further...

Pls kindly advice all the Nikon sifu...

Oh ya, need to have fast focusing speed and sharp :D
ShaolinTiger
10-24-2007, 05:36 PM
Only one choice that covers that 18-200mm VR lens. Cost is around RM2.6k
sinister
10-24-2007, 07:01 PM
or d tamron 18-250mm
noruazumi
10-24-2007, 07:27 PM
oh boy... your friend really wants a lot of things. haha.
the only lens i can think of is the 18-200VR as suggested by ST.
careful tho, the 18-200VR is "dust vacuum", based on my friend's experience. :)
ND40
10-24-2007, 07:31 PM
Sigma 18-200 might be fit in ur friend's budget..:D
tresca
10-24-2007, 08:50 PM
y not consider 18-135mm DX lens? i think this should meet your friend budget, and future upgrade since he does not have enough budget
redz01
10-24-2007, 09:24 PM
Go get the new Sigma 18-200 OS. Almost similar to Nikkor 18-200 VR and cheaper too! :D
limecity
10-24-2007, 09:33 PM
18-135mm is bad. not good for long term investment
redz01
10-24-2007, 09:40 PM
18-135mm is bad. not good for long term investment

Yeah, I agree with you. I quickly disposed mine when I got it as kit lens, very hard to hand-hold for sharp pics at 135mm long without using high shutter speed. ;)
limgt
10-25-2007, 12:53 AM
Don't look any further than 18-200VR. It's THE walk around lens for Nikon :)
limecity
10-25-2007, 01:09 AM
or the new 18-70mm also not bad. faster focusing and with SWM. :-D
1k +++ also lar.

check out DCM this month. Lens review :-D
ShaolinTiger
10-25-2007, 01:31 AM
18-70mm is a great lens.
ckchowov
10-25-2007, 07:32 AM
For potrait : Tamron 17-50 f/2.8
Walkabout lense : Tamron 18-250 or Sigma 18-250 OS (if cannot live without optical stabilizer)
tresca
10-25-2007, 05:07 PM
it is depend on your budget.

of course if your budget allow, just go for 18-200 VR
else the next choice is 18-70,
and the last choice is 18-135,
the problem is if u choose 10-70, the limitation is there,
if 18-135, no VR on the lens, so all is depend on your budget.
aNgMoTan
11-09-2007, 10:32 AM
oh boy... your friend really wants a lot of things. haha.
the only lens i can think of is the 18-200VR as suggested by ST.
careful tho, the 18-200VR is "dust vacuum", based on my friend's experience. :)

dust vacuum???
suleesia
11-10-2007, 12:27 PM
what about a 28-500mm zoom lens with image stabiliser and 8mp camera that can shoot video as well, for half the price of the 18-200VR lens?
When I go makan angin that's the only camera I carry, Lumix FZ-18 :tongue_roll: