options...

happy thanksgiving to all the folks out there in US! hope that you strike the coolest deals on the black friday :)

christmas is a month away and it is thankfully, a long weekend...which opens up lots of options for holidays...there's an option of visiting an old French colonial city in south India, there's an option of an adventure expedition in a tiger reserve in central India, there's an option of an 800km motorbike ride to one of the UNESCO heritage sites in south India...and there'll be options that will crop up in the coming weeks...I hope I don't sit back at home like a few long weekends in the past...

I've also been toying with the idea of upgrading my "all-purpose" lens...I've been using my Nikkor 18-135mm for over a year now and I think I am ready for the next upgrade...though Nikkor 70-200mm VR-II would be the lens I would like to have but realistically, 18-200mm VR looks to be the best choice for now...have been reading a bit about 18-200mm VR vs the new 18-200mm VR-II...seems like the only two upgrades are the zoom lock and a reportedly better design against zoom creep...not too impressive for the price difference...any first hand reviews from blippers?