Still in a dilemma..

[eejal]

Ahh well...
another 'Which lens should I choose?' dilemma.
i have this Tammy 17-50. but i feel its not sharp enuff to me..
so eyeing on this Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED or Nikon 50mm f1.8D or 16-85 or Sigma 30mm f1.4. Dang! i love the Sigma man! should i sell my tammy and get the Sigma instead?
bang for bucks wld be the Nikon 50mm f1.8D of course..

or the 18-200 VR? damn! i can't make up my mind! this BBB is killing me softly!! urghhhh!!!!!


for paid assignments i normally would rent the nikon 17-55 f2.8

damn.. i should have start another post. cuz i'll be logging in this thread every 30mins!!!

ok ok...back to topic. no OT... ot-ers will be

but i love to OT too..dang! ok ok....help me pls... is there a cure to this BBB?

[Galdor]

What will you be shooting and how sharp is acceptable to you?

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by eejal but i love to OT too..dang! ok ok....help me pls... is there a cure to this BBB?

sell everything and buy a medium format camera.

[Shen siung]

I just wonder how "not sharp" is your Tamron 17-50? Any pic to share?

[jlkk76]

Originally Posted by night86mare sell everything and buy a medium format camera.

hmm...sell everthing might not be enuff too..

[cy_j]

Originally Posted by eejal is there a cure to this BBB?

Leica M7 and a 'cron

[nixontkl]

TS - tamron 17-50mm not all copy is sharp, some have a little front or back focus. checked yours?

[eejal]

Originally Posted by nixontkl TS - tamron 17-50mm not all copy is sharp, some have a little front or back focus. checked yours?

where can i have it checked? (besides sending it bacl to the agt for service)

[diver-hloc]

Originally Posted by cy_j Leica M7 and a 'cron

I believe the lastest is Leica M8.2..... selling $9800 for body only, the 28mm f2.8 Elmarit M lens is around $2950..... just saw it on this month's issue of HWM. And its a 'Rangefinders' type camera btw......

Originally Posted by Shen siung I just wonder how "not sharp" is your Tamron 17-50? Any pic to share?

Agree..... could TS pls show us some of your 'Not Sharp' photos...... or could the Not Sharp be cause by you using f2.8 ??

[Octarine]

Originally Posted by eejal where can i have it checked? (besides sending it bacl to the agt for service)

Check for yourself, google for 'Focus Test Charts'. READ the instructions properly to get reliable results.

[ahbian]

Originally Posted by eejal Ahh well... another 'Which lens should I choose?' dilemma. i have this Tammy 17-50. but i feel its not sharp enuff to me.. so eyeing on this Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED or Nikon 50mm f1.8D or 16-85 or Sigma 30mm f1.4. Dang! i love the Sigma man! should i sell my tammy and get the Sigma instead? bang for bucks wld be the Nikon 50mm f1.8D of course.. or the 18-200 VR? damn! i can't make up my mind! this BBB is killing me softly!! urghhhh!!!!! for paid assignments i normally would rent the nikon 17-55 f2.8 damn.. i should have start another post. cuz i'll be logging in this thread every 30mins!!! ok ok...back to topic. no OT... ot-ers will be but i love to OT too..dang! ok ok....help me pls... is there a cure to this BBB?

Buy everything, test all out. Keep the sharpest.

Seriously, you are comparing the 17-50 to primes and zooms, some of different ranges. How to compare?

[giantcanopy]

Tammy 17-50.
Nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Nikon 50mm f1.8D
Nikon 16-85
Sigma 30mm f1.4.
Nikon 18-200 VR ..

They sound a little different .. you have any idea what you are looking for already ?

Or u r just itching to buy more

Ryan

[night86mare]

actually, don't buy camera luh

buy knife, or katana, sharper

[Blur Shadow]

Originally Posted by eejal Ahh well... another 'Which lens should I choose?' dilemma. i have this Tammy 17-50. but i feel its not sharp enuff to me..

WHat exactly is sharp to you man?

[giantcanopy]

Hi eejal do show us an example of how come it is not sharp, including the settings used. Pixel peeping hard, i think my shots straight out without sharpening are not razor katana sharp too

Ryan

[SabaDen]

Every lens has a sweet spot ... find yours & you'll be rewarded

[Spikey86]

I'm having the similar dilemma, shd i get a sb-800 or 18-200 1st...?

[eejal]

Hi all,
thanks for all your replies.
will do some shots on sharpness tests later tonight at different f stops.
hopefully can clear my doubts..

[Xtol19]

Originally Posted by eejal Hi all, thanks for all your replies. will do some shots on sharpness tests later tonight at different f stops. hopefully can clear my doubts..

If you're good enough to get paid shoots, why would you need to post in a newbies section?

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by Xtol19 If you're good enough to get paid shoots, why would you need to post in a newbies section?

You will soon realize that "paid shoot" does not equal "good photographer". Just like "paid model" does not equal "good model"