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    I assume he is talking about Nikon lenses, 18-105 should be the giveaway. Which is a pretty good lense (considering the price) and makes a good walk-around / holiday lens.

    Want to have a do-it-all? Get a Tamron 18-270 with Nikon mount. But as it has been said, you get what you pay for.

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    Are there any superzooms these days that are reasonable from a quality perspective? I'm curious as I've not looked into this for at least five years. I'm assuming that the limit is on physics rather that technology which would make the answer "no".


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    I decided to ditch lumbering around a DSLR and thegaggle of lenses I used to take out with me and opted for a Fuji X10. I have been so happy with this camera as it has very sharp fast glass and enough zoom to be useable for majority of what I want to shoot. If anything it has improved my photography as I think about my composition a lot more and for street photography it's near perfect, that it doesnt piss people off having a big fark off lense pointed at them.

    Great piece of quality kit that takes excellent , sharp detailed shots with vibrant colour reproduction. Love it.

    If i upgrade I will probably get a Fuji pro X which is still compact enough to be practical.

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    Portability is the reason why I bought the X100 on launch day. Love the IQ it delivers, but the AF is too slow to make it a suitable camera for street. (and sadly the XE1 and XPro1 inherited this 'feature')
    For everyday stuff it's great, but when I go on a trip I still pack the DSLR and lens(es).


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    I want to move off a DSLR system, but find that there two areas where a more compact system still can't compete: super fine control of focus points combined with shallow DOF to focus on a person's eye for portraiture. Shooting at 1.8 or even 2.8, you need a really tight focus point which doesn't seem to be available on non-DSLRs. I've tried the NEX-7 which is very pretty, but just isn't up to portraiture.

    Otherwise, I'd love to ditch the DSLR and it's honking big lenses.


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    I will still stick with my Nikon D90 w/ 18-105 lens for a while, which is probably the only lens I will ever own (for this camera) as it's sufficient for my needs.


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    Option # 1 is much better, 18-105 would restrict you. Also try out 50mm f1.8 if you can buy. Its a great lens in any brand Canon/Nikon/Sigma.

    If I would buy I would only buy 18-55 in the kit and buy 50mm f1.8 separately (around 800 HK$). No need for 55-200 now, I would instead go for an expensive 'L' lens after I get used to these 2.


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    Amrit, save yourself the money and go with the L right away if you can afford it. on a full frame DSLR camera that is. Canon has a nice budget full frame out that is appealing to many users.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgl:

    Otherwise, I'd love to ditch the DSLR and it's honking big lenses.
    same here, besides handling, speed and DOF, another reason would be tele, there are no decent tele lenses available. Even if they made one, it would be awkward on such a small camera. and most of these lovely m43 primes don't come cheap.

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    I had same experience with the Tamron, the build quality is inferior and the lense creep is just shocking, that is why I have tended to stay away from that particular brand.

    My best buy is the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 HSM and its over half the price of the Nikon equilvalent lens (the Nikon is only marginally better). The Sigma is the lense of choice and gets most of the mount time on my D90, its a quality multi purpose lens used for those days when you are not sure what you want to shoot.

    The 18-105mm kit lense had only been used a handful of times when I first bought my DSLR. I only got it cos the lens was much cheaper bought with the body, i didn't do any research and in hindsight, this was a waste of money for me.

    Agree with Amrit, the 50mm is a must have- I have the f1.8 and I tend to use it for portraiture a lot, i bought it from Jessops in UK and paid around $1300hkd, if you can get it for $800hkd is definately super value for money.

    The other lense, I have is the 105mm Nikkor Macro f2.8 lense- its more a specialist lense for flowers/ insects etc; not really had the opportunity to use this lense to its full potential as I'm still researching into good macro photography.

    For me and with the benefit of hindsight, I would not have choosen any kit lens and went straight to a fixed 50mm f1.8 lens to play about with the camera.

    Photography is a diverse subject, there is not a one lens option that can do everything you need it to- and its down to user knowledge, experience and preference.

    But I'm from Scotland what do i know about anything, as posters in this forum have insinuated, where I come from, i am not suppose to be allowed an opinion!
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