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Subject: [Leica] OT gear advice needed
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Tue Aug 26 04:40:22 2008
References: <48B2A4DB.4020107@tele2.fr> <C040E855-D0F9-4186-852F-680C903C98DB@frozenlight.eu> <3cad89990808252254m1ec053a9k756fafd1236d96e1@mail.gmail.com> <48B39D09.5040406@tele2.fr> <9b678e0808260436i71749155kb445899c89e12f6e@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Don, it makes good sense to me too.
I'll check if that one is stab though.
Thanks again
Phx



Don Dory wrote:

>The Tamron 18-250 is a good consumer lens.  It is small, contrasty, sharp
>enough for the intended use.  Don't let the reviews get you down.  The pixel
>peepers always get upset, just buy the lens and enjoy the great range and
>small weight.
>It will be slow so your friend will have to set an ISO of 800 as the light
>drops, but with his Canon quality should still be very high.  Also, as it
>has 17 or so elements you can not play hockey with it so take reasonable
>care not to bang it around.
>
>At your friends level and interest he just wants a decent lens.  The Tamron
>will deliver that.
>
>On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:04 AM, Philippe AMARD 
><philippe.amard@tele2.fr>wrote:
>
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>>Jayanand
>>
>>My friend bought himself this Canon a while ago, and wants to stick to it.
>>So no Oly, no Niki, or else can be considered as an alternative.
>>I know the Nikon VR is a good lens, wanted one for myself before I got my
>>L1.
>>Thanks
>>Phx
>>
>>
>>Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>
>> The Nikon 18-200 is a good lens considering the range and price. It stays
>>    
>>
>>>stuck to my D40X when I travel.
>>>Cheers
>>>Jayanand
>>>
>>>On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu
>>>      
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>>>>wrote:
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>>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Hi Philippe,
>>>>
>>>>I do not believe that any zoom with a range like this will produce
>>>>particularly good results. And it will most likely have a ridiculous
>>>>maximum
>>>>aperture at the long end. I would recommend your friend to stick to
>>>>something with a more modest zoom range.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>Nathan
>>>>
>>>>Nathan Wajsman
>>>>Alicante, Spain
>>>>http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>>http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>>http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>>
>>>>Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>>>>PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>>Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Aug 25, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hi All,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>an excellent friend of mine shoots a consumer line Canon 400 and would
>>>>>like a trans-standard zoom lens to replace the one in the kit, because
>>>>>he
>>>>>doesn't want to carry two lenses and his his too limited.
>>>>>
>>>>>The 18 - 200/300 range would be fine and we're planning to present him
>>>>>with one on his birthday mid september.
>>>>>
>>>>>Problem: I've read very bad reviews of the Canon consumer 18-200, Tamron
>>>>>too, and I don't know about Sigma.
>>>>>
>>>>>Note: my friend is a family/holiday amateur shooter - he doesn't care
>>>>>about specs so long as it works for him. My concern is rather about
>>>>>stabilisation and user friendliness ( is he not my friend?)..
>>>>>
>>>>>Could you help me pick out one that would fit in?
>>>>>The price tag is not so important as the ease of use, reliability, and
>>>>>versatility.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in anticipation for advice, experience and help.
>>>>>Phx
>>>>>
>>>>>
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In reply to: Message from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] OT gear advice needed)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] OT gear advice needed)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] OT gear advice needed)
Message from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] OT gear advice needed)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] OT gear advice needed)