Help needed

I am in Singapore at the moment and I am looking at picking up a d90.

However, they seem to be selling Nikon 70-300mm for around €200/300 but these lenses look a lot less impressive then the kit 18-105mm and the autofocus wasn't working that well.

Should I be looking for a Nikor lens or are the Nikon ones ok. Should I be going for a sigma?

Lens isn't for me, but a gift for somone who was giving out that the 18-105mm doesn't let them do the landscape that they want to do.

Note: d90 kits are going for around €600! That would strike me as a good bargain right?

Morrisseeee

I can't advise you on the lens, other than if he/she wants to do landscape, I would look at getting a prime lens (or 2), even old primes as you would be using infinity focus mostly (as I'm only 2nd guessing what they really want to do!!).

Q. What price are the Nikon D300 cameras ?

I was looking for one of those!
They only had d5000's which were about 1500 for the body.

Morrisseeee

They only had d5000's which were about 1500 for the body

mmmmm......dodgy, as they are 607 sterling in the UK !!
Also: D90 with 18-105 VR kit are 800 sterling in UK, well in one internet shop anyway.

1500sing dollars is about 700 euro or so..

Is the d300 > d90?
I know the the d300 is seen as entry level professional, but from reviews I have read the d90 is seen as the top end amateur... so is this like hiring the lowest oxford grad as compared to the brightest UCL grad?

Morrisseeee

Is the d300 > d90?

yes (i'm fairly sure it is, I'll just check on DPReview.com)
D300 replaced the D200, D90 replaced the D80.

melekalikimaka

It goes d60 d90 d300, the d300 is slot better, it's in the semi pro catagory

Anouilh

If this

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?topic_id=23&msg_id=003xea


is to be believed, do take care buying second hand in Singapore.

I came across an extensive list of photo shop links recently and a quick search should turn it up.

Also, if you need film processed I was very pleased with the service here:

http://www.streetdirectory.com/businessfinder/company_detail.php?companyid=52575&branchid=117182

Five rolls of Portra were processed and scanned to five individual CDs for fifty dollars. It was on a Saturday afternoon and I had to wait only about 90 minutes, which gave time to explore Beauty World.

If you have a site with photos of Singapore I would love to see your work.

The light in Singapore is demanding to work with, but wonderful.

Thanks guys - these are new prices.
Will be back tomorrow with a bit more time to see what that the story is.