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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Guru, I had a chat with the chap at Jayesh(Photo Circle) and his prices are reasonable I must say. I will be buying my lens from him itself. Our fellow member Sanjay(Hellcat) did some shopping at Photo Circle on saturday. Tried RK and they are way too expensive. Read the link you provided Guru and this was the final verdict Quote:
The 18-200 retails at about 25k. I rather save that for a Tokina in the future. LOL this only gets confusing I must say. The more you read the more you are in a dilemma. | |
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| ![]() Hi Guys, I am planning to buy a Camera , this will be my first camera. I do have a lot of interest in photography and I spend quite sometime in looking others work and in appreciating it . I wont be using this camera for any particular kind of pictures i mean macro shots or pictures of moving objects etc. I will be using it for 2-3 years before graduating to a DSLR. I dont have any fetish for slim cameras which are easy to carry neither do I have any problem with them . My budget is 15-17 K maximum. Now please suggest me a Camera according to my needs and budget . Thanks & Regards Prashant ![]() |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Riju why don't you look at the Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF, I guess its around 10K, since you are planning to get the Tokina later for wide angle.. Another option I can think of is Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Review:Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical [IF] macro (Nikon)- Photozone Lab Test Report / Review Cheers Hellcat |
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I just didnt understand one thing. Their sample pics, the are subdued. Atlest the pics in canon section are less contrasty and felt sharpness of pic are not that great. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Rudra , I picked up a Nikon 50mm from them for 5500/-. I know it sells cheaper with other vendors but then I needed one badly and had to go to them. Called them and asked for a Sigma 10-20mm and the price quote given was 30k. Where as Photo Circle quoted 20k + . edit : Guru's my question is still un-answered. So would it be a Nikon 18-135mm or a Sigma 18-200mm ? Last edited by rjstyles69 : 10th September 2007 at 20:26. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() But would that make a difference of 10k ? |
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Dont think so. May be it will come down by 5k or so. But you never know. Its surprising that Jayesh quoted 20k+ for a lens which is listed at slightly less than 500$. So does that mean tokina 124 also comes to 20k+? Wow... thats a pretty good news. He has a peculiar way of quoting price. He sends it by sms and dosnt tell over phone. RJ, are these SMS price? Or you went down to his shop to get this quote? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() LOL Guru you know well how Jayesh's price quotes work. It was phone call and then please sms me the model I will reply with the prices. He did reply promptly. Am thinking of heading there this weekend to pick up a new lens. Wanna join? |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Riju, I think you should stick to Nikon lenses. In photography, the range of the lens might liimit how wide or long you can shoot. But the lens quality will affect everything you shoot, no matter what you shoot. Unless you are really limited by budget, you should always go for better quality lens than better multiplication range lens. I know you are aiming for a jack-of-all lens, but it makes the idea of owning a SLR moot. You could as well buy a 12X or 18X P&S for much less. The range you are trying to cover is best covered by two lenses, not one. Keep 5X as the maximum for any zoom lens. I am not familiar enough with Nikkor lenses to make a recommendation. But I am sure you know the Nikon lens range well enough. Pick quality over quantity and you won't regret it. You will get more satisfaction by shooting incredible normal shots than average shots over a wide range. |
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