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I have the new Sigma 18-200 II OS HSM. I've been telling people the same things you are saying, but a lot of people just will not take all-in-ones seriously. I started in serious photography 45...

I agree completely.

I have no problems with the AF or the autoexposure. If anything it tends to underexpose, but then I generally like high key so I'm the wrong one to ask abou that.

If you are using it as a walkaround lens ask yourself if you need 200mm on your walks. If you do then is the 18-200 better at 200mm than a crop from the 18-105. I haven't seen a test, but I'd bet...

With the crop factor the 18-200 on your Sony has the field of view of a 27-300 on a 35mm SLR. The 18-270 has the FOV of a 27-405. B&H has the Tamron 18-200 for $199. I'm not real big on user...

My very unscientific observation is similar to yours. My first DSLR was a Nikon D50 that I bought in 2006. Both my Panasonic LX7 and ZS15 compacts are better at iso 1600 than my D50. My D50 topped...

This is true. You will find that photography is full of trade offs. You want a small camera with a long zoom, you get a small sensor and a small sensor's problems. Depending on your needs and wants...

First, it depends on what you consider compact, and second no compact with a long zoom that you would need for wildlife is going to be very good in low light.   When it comes to compact cameras...

I don't think that it's a good idea to get a camera for someone else without her input. At the very least I would talk with her about what kind of camera she would like. Better is to go with her to...

I do consider B&H and Adorama local and if Abes of Maine wasn't so convenient I would go to them. I do order online from them if Abes doesn't have an item, and I will go to them if I want to handle...

Sales tax in NYC is 8.75%. That means that an online site that does not have to pay NY sales tax starts out with an 8.75% price advantage. I recently bought a D5200 for just about $700. I could...

I'm not a big fan of the Sony RX100. It's lens is only a 29-105. There are other good compacts that start at 24mm and others that go much longer. The lens is f/1.8-4.9. F/4.9 at 105mm is slower...

Today's bridge cameras are capable of very good photos. The main problem with the small sensors is that they have relatively poor performance at the high iso's needed to shoot in low light because...

I live in Staten Island, one of the outer boroughs of NYC. We had 4 local camera stores. Now we have none. Brooklyn, which if it were a city would be the fourth largest city in America has only one...

Bounce flash is OK. I asked.

I would get what I need now rather than what I may need later, so I would get the Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6. If you want to save some money to put toward a new body consider a used lens. keh.com is IMO...

We have twin 7 month old grandchildren. Both my family doctor, who is also a pediatrician, and our eye doctor recommend not using direct flash on infants or toddlers. If you do then keep a distance...

If you are open to a DSLR, Adorama has a Nikon D3100 kit with a Nikon 18-55 VR and Nikon 55-300 VR for $696.95. I would take the 55-300 VR over the 55-200 VR. The extra 100mm makes a big...

Around 3 years ago my gear started becoming heavy for me. I went from a D90 to a D3100 and traded my heaviest lenses, a Nikon 70-300 VR for a Nikon 55-300 VR, a Tamron 18-270 VC for a Tamron 18-270...

Any compact from the major companies is capable of great photos on the auto setting. There are a lot of good choices among the compacts. Which is best for you depends on what you want to shoot. If...