Recent content by NooberGoober

Nice ti...erm, Pics!! The lighting is good and the 2nd set has a very nice cosy feeling, I guess cuz of the drapes and colour.

Good points, bro! Thanks for enlightening.

I quite on about the Tamron liao but read that its super noisy and stuff.... Might have to try out first :D Cuz not accurate to listen from Youtube! Not that it REALLY matters, but sometimes I shoot food (for fun) at quiet restaurants and I guess it would be rude to have an airplane taking...

Thank you, that is most useful. Maybe I will sell my D40 kit lens and 35mm F1.8 (since I hardly shoot below 2.8 anyway) and top-up to get the Tamron... one lens to rule them all! (Except for far zoom of course) *Add : Wow, almost $1k for the VC 17-50.. quite a lot to top up :D Will prob get...

Am kinda looking for a "Do it all" lens with zoom (18 to XX mm), VR and fixed aperture of f2.8. Is there anything like that? I kinda like the 18-XXmm lenses with VR but they are all f3.5-5.6. 17-55mm f2.8 also seems nice but no VR. 24-70mm f2.8 is cool but near $3k and no VR...

Thanks for the great recommendations and tips, folks. Come to think of it, 30cm is really too close for comfort..haha.. Actually I didn't really mean to go so close but was just pointing out that I read that was the len's minimum focus range. I'll keep in mind that portrait shots are better...

ZerocoolAstra, quite an idea... is the D90 kit lens AF-S though? *edit : Nvm, found out it is. Cool :D I guess VR would always be welcomed but I think mainly the kit lens isn't the best choice for handheld low-light situations.

Thanks for the opinions, folks. If I don't consider the 18-200mm VR lens ($1k) in the mix, then it seems the better and cheaper way to go would be AF-S 35mm + SB-600 vs getting the D90 combo. Besides the various things I've brought up above, I also find the need for zoom past 55mm (usually...

Hi folks, another newbie here. Would like to ask for some opinions. I've already tried to read up as much as possible to avoid asking overly noob questions that keep popping up every few days :D I have D40 with kit lens and am now looking to kinda upgrade. My typical use for the camera...