i totally agree with yr points! adhey adhey!

idhuku rende reasons dhaan,

1. u like to write comments twice. edhavadhu vendudhal a?

2. maths la nee rombo weak a? :))

yes i believe so.:) thanks for the link

rathna,
thanks! keep visiting

sundar narayanan
LOL!
i agree with some of your points. But have you tried a shot from long range first using a ‘jhoom’ and then using a fixed focal length lens?

I bet the latter would have that ‘punch’ which differentiates the shot from ‘also taken’ ones.

Btw neenga national geographic ku wild life laam eduthu kudukara range, a? evlo jooms vechirukeenga?

i’m talking abt beginners like me

Perfect. I could visualise you talking the entire post. LOL… Atleast for the past 14 years I am fed up of answering questions on camera, lenses and stuff. Ha..ha..

You have mentioned very clearly what I always say to others who asked my opinion. People always think they could get a clear picture if they have a zoom lens. I had an opportunity to see a Nikon lens in Dubai with an aperture 1.2. I was so tempted and wanted to buy it. It cost a fortune and I did not worry about it at that time. 50 mm.. Perfect. But thought I shall compare the price and never had an opportunity again to buy. I heard they have stopped manufacturing such lenses. But again because of the popularity many manufacturers are going for the varied zoom lenses and people without any idea about photography go for a DSLR and zoom lenses.

Questions on lenses is OK. Just two days before a person asked me tips to take stills on a birthday party and I started laughing. These stuff really sucks unless the opposite party has interest. If they ask just for the sake of it, I get pissed off.

half the time I forget to adjust w/t in the camera and keep walking forward and backward to get everyone in the screen
indha post enakku illainga

I have plenty of experience with both the 50 mm and the Jhoom’s.

Had a 28-80 and a 70-210 Sigma lens with my Elan. They were both great.

Recently I got a EOS 400D and one of my friends has a 18-200 Tamron. This was designed for lazy folks who still wanted good pictures. So I got it.

It is awesome. You can see the picture of a squirrel I got at almost a 100 feet after sunset and it still came out good.

Your point is well taken though. You should start with a 50mm. Especially when you are young (no wife, kids, no time constraints). That way, when you have to take a picture of a Bison at yellowstone, you can go that extra 30-40 feet and get that shot. 50 mm is the right choice!

When you grow older, have a few screaming kids, and a wife who says “you have 5 minutes to take that picture and get back in the van!” , you might long for that jhoom. Add to this the fact that you start resembling those pot bellied TN police that Vivek makes fun of in movies and you cannot remember “when was the last time you ran, anywhere” and the possibilily of getting closer to the Bison sends shivers down your spine, a Jhoom is best.

will have to check out your Flickr site..

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm