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BTW why not add a 50/1.8? Would not pinch your pocket much... Quote:
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Long zooms like the 18-200 have lot of inconsistencies at the both ends(18 & 200) i.e chromatic abberation's,fringing etc. If you dont mind changing lenses, 55-250 IS is a brillaint VFM lens for the price, quite sharp too. I have been using the lens from 6 months and have fallen for its performance. It has got a 0.31x magnification factor which is quite good for Macros as well. Lens with IS gives you a 3-4 stop advantage and is quite good comfortable to take low light shots with shutter speeds like 1/10, 1/13. The same without IS you could manage with like 1/30 (This solely depends on how steady your hand held shots are, i know some people might disagree but for me there is a teeny bit of shake when i snap and hence these values were deduced.) if you are used to Tripod regularly when you click at night/late evening's then the IS dosent matter,i.e. a non IS lens would work as well. Go through this link : Wildlife Times - glimpses of our natural world | |
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Surprisingly the TZ11 (TZ4) is pulled out from all the shops here in navi mumbai/mumbai by Panasonic managment w/o any reason. No stock available. Insiders say they are trying to collect all the models and sell to a big retailer. I coudnt find this even at Croma, Sumaria, Reliance Digital, JJ-Mehta(Dadar). Price quoted: JJ Mehta - 15k/- Sumaria initially qouted the price for TZ11 as 8995/- ![]() Are there any good shops where i can get this at a good price in warranty? Cheers~ | |
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Yes, the 50/1.8 is already decided. Just wanted to freeze on the zoom lens for now. Id like to get my hands on the fish eye too. Quote:
Btw, is it worth getting them from the USA? Because a friend is returning from there on the 12th of this month and has been kind enough to get them for me if it makes sense. Guys, thanks for all the inputs. | |||
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Rahul, the one sold here by Canon India does not have IS. If you got yours from outside India or the grey market, it would. Check out bhphotovideo.com for US prices - I find that India prices are cheaper. |
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Its better to buy here with local warranty. Not much price difference also, actually it seems cheaper here. Rs 12500 with b&w. In USA it seems to be 260$ (260 $*50= Rs 13,000) Last edited by redrage : 4th November 2008 at 12:52. |
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the seller is suggesting that i buy 50D body with B&W (Rs 62K) and lens without B&W at USD equivalent price (~Rs 50K instead of Rs 67K with B&W). but i guess i will stick to B&W deal and try to get the best price. btw, i have visited Canon Image Lounge (Ground floor, Brigade Towers) - pretty good place to get a feel of canon products! Worth visiting. | |
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The 24-105 is a stop slower but is sharper and will hold you well if you ever miagrate to FF. If however APS-C is good enough for your needs the 17-55 is a pretty good lens. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() 24 will not be wide enough on APS-C you can look at the 17-50 offerings from sigma/tamron. Even the Sigma 17-70 is a decent beast |
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I am of the hope that the EF-S lens collection will only get better - we already have near-L-quality EF-S 10-22, EF-S 17-55. I expect a good quality EF-S lense for ~55-200 range in near future. | |
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Canon has a slow but decent 55-200 lens ($200), the next step up is the FF compatible 70-300IS ($500). I too would love to see Canon introduce a 77mm APS-C 55-250/2.8 IS (at say $1000) but I believe what's stopping them is (a) fear of canabalising sales of the 70-200/4 IS and (b) control of pincushion/barrel distortion on a f/2.8 (APS-C) lens that covers 5x. |
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Canon and Sony would be a good option from the list. Canon SD 950 seems too be the best, its small has lesser pixel density(comparatively) but isnt wide enough @ 36mm wide angle. The Sony W170's got the 28mm wide angle but starts at F 3.3, one step slower than regular cams, W300 again has 35mm wide angle side and is comparatively expensive. Too pick out of the lot the Nikon's have decent specs on paper (wide angle and regular F number) More Mega pixels dont really help that much though, i guess u could decide for ur self now! Quote:
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Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom: Electronics Why don't you wait for a bit and get the SX1, the S5's next gen with a cmos sensor, 18x zoom and hd video ect. Considering canon the menu's ect are going too be exactly the same, all buttons seem too be the same too. Or even the SX10 is.. Quote:
here's my pic. 6x optical zoom, canon P&S. Quote:
Happens all the time with my P&S, best too go without the flash. Hope you didn't get the G9, the G10 is out its got a 28mm 5x lense, brighter viewfinder, more dedicated dials, an advantage over the G9. u'd get it for 18-20K grey market, its not gonna hit the official Indian market till july-august next year, plus @30K in India its not worth the wait. Also look at the lumix LX-3(24-60mm, F-2.0-2.8) Quote:
check -> This <- out. Can someone confirme whether the S5is has a built in 3 step Neutral Density filter(nd filter) like some other canons? Quote:
BTW the best can brought out of the G9 ONLY if one sticks too snapping RAW images and processing them, in cam processing isn't great shakes. (cant edit my post and add, just seconds late- sorry mods) Last edited by aah78 : 6th November 2008 at 01:16. Reason: Posts merged on request. | ||||||||
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