"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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On 2007-04-29 07:42:03 -0700, RichA said:


Get an 18-135mm ED DX and some screw-on macro lenses for the front.
$350 for that grouping.

Several reviewers have complained about chromatic aberrations and
distortion. The one good thing they have said it is sharp. Also, the zoom
ring is either too stiff or else it suffers from the same lens creep as
the 18-200. Build quality is inferior to that of the 18-200.

Also the 18-135 has the same plastic lens mount as the 18-55 and 55-200,
which some find a bit off-putting. I have the 18-55 and 55-200 myself, find
both plenty sharp in general use and like them very much for what evidently
is their intended purpose, inexpensive lightweight lenses to go with the
inexpensive lightweight D40. The plastic lens mount may last forever for all
I know, but I'd have a lot more confidence in it if it were metal.

Neil