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It's never been bad enough for me to justify paying that much more money for that much less machine. And maybe my experience with OS 9 just soured me to all things mac. I remember having to save my data on my brand new G4 every 10 minutes because I just didn't know when it would crash or hang up... and it was still noticeably slower than my 2 year older windows 2000 box running the same software (illustrator) working on the same file.

What? you pay 30% more for the absolute latest in last years middle of the road technology, all wrapped up in shiny aluminum, with a reskinned and declawed linux OS... what's wrong with that?

It all depends on how and where you shoot. Most of my stuff is outdoors, at the zoo, parks, etc with the family and I need a UV filter for that. If you're shooting close up, indoors, etc, yeah, you won't need one. But yes, it's a nice protective element and it's better to be cleaning your replaceable UV filter rather than your thousand dollar lens...

Yes, which is why I recommended he get the good stuff and not the cheap twin pack crap they sell at best buy. The cheap stuff *will* lower your IQ and introduce distortion and color issues compared to a naked lens. some are crappy enough to cause problems with focusing. A hood will help with glare but it's not going to do anything to help you deal with haze if you're trying to shoot a mountain range or even if you're just at the zoo trying to get a bead on animal that's out in full summer sun. And considering a good UV filter is still much cheaper than any decent lens, why not get it? Protect the coating, protect the glass.

Er, no... UV haze is a real concern if you're shooting outdoors and if the subject is in the distance. Like shooting a vista or mountain range, the UV haze can really affect the colors and details. If you're shooting indoors, then yeah, it's not going to do anything for you other that act as a physical barrier in front of your lens. a polarizing filter is nice and if you're shooting at the beach, lake, in the snow, anywhere were glare is an issue it's a must.

Re: filters: There are a variety of filters that do different jobs but a UV filter is a must. UV creates haze when shooting outdoors but more importantly can affect the coating on the lens elements themselves and degrade them, ruining your IQ over time. There are various filter manufacturers but I would suggest not cheaping out. A good quality filter is going to have a metal mounting ring which is important as you will be screwing on and off other filters like a polarizing filter and the optics will be clear and not affect the IQ. A cheaper filter will affect the sharpness and/or affect the color reproduction. And look at it this way, it's just a little added protection for the lens in case something bumps into it. re: Tarmon: Right, tamron is a 3rd party manufacturer but they make some good glass that's comparable to what Nikon and Canon make at that price range. That is, Nikon makes a lens equivalent to the 28-75 tamron but it costs 1200 dollars. Tamron lenses have pretty good build quality and feature qualities like metal mounts which many nikkor kit lenses lack. If you can afford the nikkor version, go for it but if you're thinking about a lower end nikkor lens, there's usually an equivalent tamron that's only a little bit more but significantly less then the higher end nikkor offering. Another popular brand is Sigma, but out of the two, Tamron is much more respected. Personally I wouldn't suggest Sigma at all.. their lenses often have problems focusing and build quality issues leading to fogging or mold. re D90 "live view": Right, the LCD on the back can be used as the view finder in live view mode. However, it's slow, limits the AF ability and drains batteries. It's the mode you shoot with when taking a video recording, however. re: F So, the lower the F stop is, the more open the iris of the lens can go. This allows more light into the camera allowing a faster shutter speed or lower ISO in low light situations. The effect it has on depth of field is that it narrows the DoF. for example: This was taken with f/1.8. Notice only the middle row is focus, the foreground and background are blurred as a result. same shot at f/11 now there's slight blurring to the foreground figures but they're mostly in focus as is the figure in the back. The iris is now closed more, increasing the depth of field but limiting the amount of light in and having the effect of slowing the shutter speed. This is something you want to consider when purchasing a long or zoom lens. Sure that 300mm sounds nice but if it's only f/5.6, it's a pretty slow lens and really only useful under daylight or under bright lights. You can still get results but you'll need practice and a steady hand: f/5.6 200mm ISO 3200

no, he just would rather be torn apart at the atomic level in an instant then be eaten alive by the monster of the week.

right, with a prime lens, you have to move closer or farther away to get the shot you want. I have to say, I LOVE my copy of the 35mm f/1.8. Even though I have a decent zoom (the tamron), I usually just end up with the 35mm on the camera. Just remember to get a good quality UV filter for it.

If you ever have any questions on what we're saying, please ask. If you're trying to stay around 250 you'll probably need to stick with either the kit lenses like the 18-55mm and the 50-200 (you'll still be around 300 bucks if you get both new) or just get one good prime lens (the 35mm f/1.8 runs around 200$ new) or you can try ebay... I have the tamron 28-75 which I'm pretty happy with: http://cgi.ebay.com/Tamron-28-75-F2-8-XR-A...#ht_1601wt_1029

Before you start dumping big money on non DX glass, you need to figure out what you're gonna shoot. A non cropped sensor has benefits, wider shots (good for environmental and landscape photography), better low light performance (if you're talking the same megapixels, if you're talking 12 versus 21 then you get less performance). On the other hand, a cropped sensor gives you better zoom performance and generally smaller, lighter bodies. It's always tempting to buy the uber camera but if you're not going to be taking advantage of those capabilities or if it's stuff that's just not important to you then what use is it? To me, the 18-200 sounds like your best bet. At 18mm it's a decent wide angle and it will give you the reach to be able to snap some shots of the kid playing ball. Or get a short fast lens for the toys and indoor stuff and a longer lens like the 70- 300mm for the football games, depending on the intensity of the light the D90 will give you clean images up to ISO 1600-2000, that plus using spot metering should let you keep your shutter speed up... unless you want to drop 4k on the new 300mm f/2.8

35mm has a metal mount and an O ring. and the 18-105 has a plastic mount, it's a kit lens like the 18-50 and the 50-200 lenses. the 18-200 gets pretty much universal praise though (for what it is)

bah, for that much money just get the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II Better build then those other two lenses and better IQ then the 18-105 Plus, with the relatively short focal length it will "work" as a macro lens of sort

lol... well, in my defense, I'm painting mine and it's been raining.

your welcome! I learned a lot from that site and I like to browse their member submitted photos, some of them are spectacular. I hope you enjoy the D90! What lenses did you end up getting for it?

I feel the exact same way, but opposite.

Yup, his face got pretty mangled during his boxing run in the 90's, he busted up his nose and cheekbone pretty badly and that led to the plastic surgery which he admits was botched.

I know, right? Rapping delivery boys!

wait, what? When was Ranka shown naked in MF?

get rapped you say? So the delivery boy will throw down some spoken word poetry? That's a pretty awesome delivery service.

indeed.... argh, why couldn't they have done the free shipping with *this* sale?

True, but what the writers have made clear, by bringing it up 3 times and punctuating it with coma dude is that Rush *knows* his life may be at risk, he won't take the plunge. And to be clear, Rush has had permission to sit in the chair, he only wanted Young gone so he could manipulate some poor schlub into testing it out for him.

looks like there's more good deals on the lv1 on ebay right now 110467337314 is offering a free loose FP set.

love the details... hate the design. Congrats though, looks like a wonderful representation of it. now post some pictures of it in, errr, box mode.