Which walk around lens do you own?

[TME]

About to be hit by BBB...

currently using KM 50mm F1.7 RS for a walkabout...i'd like something wider not necessarily a prime lens..

eyeing on these few..

CZ 16-80
Tamron 17-50 F2.8
Sigma 18-50 F2.8

which ones do u guys recommend?I shoot mostly street and the occasional landscape..Colour vibrancy is important for me..

i do see the advantage of getting the tamrons and sigma though in that i can get a tripod and/or flash as the CZ comes with a premium...

If colour vibrancy is most important, then discount the Sigma. It tends to have a yellow cast and colors tend to be flat...

 

[ardnirun]

If colour vibrancy is most important, then discount the Sigma. It tends to have a yellow cast and colors tend to be flat...

yeah...read a good review on the tamron at photozone.de too...leaves me more cash for my tripod and/or a flash...think i'll take a pass on the CZ....for now..heh..i need to build up on my camera..and i think the tripod and flash would be a more useful set of tools for it for now...

 

[doomslayerz]

tamron f2.8 gogogo~ :angel:
sigma is about $100+ more than the tamron~
went to ap and john, they din have stock for sony mount

 

[boombox]

tamron f2.8 gogogo~ :angel:
sigma is about $100+ more than the tamron~
went to ap and john, they din have stock for sony mount

Ah, John 3:16 usually won't stock A mount stuff - maybe u can check with AP again, or try Orient Photo, which is 6 floors up.

 

[simranjits]

Ah, John 3:16 usually won't stock A mount stuff - maybe u can check with AP again, or try Orient Photo, which is 6 floors up.

Yup they don't know how to use alpha cameras apparently.

 

[TME]

tamron f2.8 gogogo~ :angel:
sigma is about $100+ more than the tamron~
went to ap and john, they din have stock for sony mount

Try MS colour lor...

 

[ardnirun]

Try MS colour lor...

amk out of stock...(losing faith in them liao...but i gez they wanna sell off Carl Zeiss Lenses more..)

The camera workshop has some..

cathay photo too

 

[elmzarcega]

can the 70-200 be considered walk about? :embrass:

same question here... :dunno: :bsmilie:

 

[doomslayerz]

at 70mm... maybe walkabout without wide angles :bsmilie:
tamron 17-50 f2.8 at ap sls quoted $550... still considering :nono:

 

[Drudkh]

same question here... :dunno: :bsmilie:

certainly! if you already have in mind the kind of photos you want to make and most importantly - the strength to carry around.

 

[TME]

certainly! if you already have in mind the kind of photos you want to make and most importantly - the strength to carry around.

:bsmilie::bsmilie::bsmilie::bsmilie: SO TRUE!!!!

 

[MontoyaSG]

amk out of stock...(losing faith in them liao...but i gez they wanna sell off Carl Zeiss Lenses more..)

The camera workshop has some..

cathay photo too

even with a new distro, 'A' mount tamron lens are still hard to get...

 

[Peekayoh]

Minolta 28-135mm f4 for me.

 

[yokechye]

Minolta 28-135mm f4 for me.

f4-4.5.

very good and fast lens. though a pity has a 1.5m min focus distance

 

[Peekayoh]

Yes, the MFD is a snag but it's never really been an issue for me.
I've bought the lens new in the 80's and I guess I'm just used to it and the advantages far outweigh any slight disadvantage.
The IQ is breathtaking, the AF is lightning fast (A700) due to the back element focus design and although some find the weight to be a drawback, I don't.
I'm looking forward to using it on the A900 when I save up enough money.

 

[aaxiz]

Hi

Currently I'm running around with Kit lens on my A300, but kind of suffer at low-light places. Any recommendation on which lens I should get next?

 

[doomslayerz]

50mm f/1.4~ :lovegrin:

 

[aaxiz]

50mm f/1.4~ :lovegrin:

This price is pretty steep.... heard of its good review... :sweat:

 

[doomslayerz]

This price is pretty steep.... heard of its good review... :sweat:

can get a minolta 50mm f/1.7 or f/1.4 too~ :thumbsup:
theres a few at the marketplace now~ ;p

 

[aaxiz]

Hey Thanks for the advice.

Happen to saw one Minolta 50 F1.7 going for $240... will it be worth getting 2nd hand compared to first hand at 500plus?

Considering that its one of the recommended lens to have for walk about?