Recent content by TripleOne

I've already pampered by the Canon's IS and Sigma OS before this ... so a VC is a must. Anyway, why are you suggesting the non VC? Any particular reason?

I'm planning to come back to the DSLR world and prefer the D3100, which one is the better combi? a) D3100 + kit lens + 35 1.8G, or b) D3100 body only + Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC I'm used to own a Canon 350D years ago and among the lenses i owned was the Tamron 17-50 non VC and the cheap 50...

I own a 450D and a S90. The S90 is small and can put into my pocket. I dont need the hotshoe for external flash of the bulkier G11 bcoz if i want to use an external flash, better use my 450D;)

A dslr with a superzoom lens has the edge in speed (AF, shutter lag) and noise control over a prosumer cam

I used to own both Tamron 17-50 & 430EX. No issues with the zooming of the 430. I sold my Tamron 17-50 & 70-300 for the 18-200 OS. Of course, i missed the bokeh and razor sharpness of the T17-50 in the 18-50 range of the 18-200, but the main reason i bought the 18-200 bcoz of its...

What lens are you using?

There is no print date/time for 400D, unlike PnS where such feature is common. You can use the ZoomBrowser EX (should come in the utility CD in your 400D box), go to edit picture -- insert text -- import shooting date/time

What about shutter lag? Is the S5IS is as fast as a DSLR?