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nikon 18-200mm VR DX
Hi,
I am planning to buy this lens. It looks pretty versatile. Any feedback from this lens? I would use it on a D80. thanks |
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nikon 18-200mm VR DX
On Sep 17, 11:36 am, "patrick" wrote:
Hi, I am planning to buy this lens. It looks pretty versatile. Any feedback from this lens? I would use it on a D80. thanks Great lens. Shot indoor portrait with it in a store. No shake. BG out of focus just right. If you find one for the MAP of $699.95(USD), grab it! If you are in USA, make sure US warrenty coverage from Nikon and all the paper work that goes with it. Good luck Patrick. Draco |
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nikon 18-200mm VR DX
I have one.
It is a mediocre optical performer, which means it is no better than the equivalent lenses from Sigma or Tamron. The VR works quite well and once you use it you will not want to go back to non image stabilized lenses. 18-200s are excellent travel lenses. I am dragging two of them (on two cameras to be used by two people) to Africa this week. My wife gets the VR, I get the non VR Sigma 18-200. In my experience the 18-200s are far better performers than the budget 55-200s in that zoom range, particularly the execrable non VR Nikon 55-200, the only lens I ever returned because it was too awful in every respect to keep. I would strongly recommend you check out the new Sigma 18-200 OS. My non-OS Sigma 18-200 seems to have slightly less distortion at 18mm than my Nikon 18-200 and sure weighs alot less--weight and heft are the downside of putting VR/OS in the lens instead of the camera where it belongs. The new Sigma OS is supposed to be a different optical formulation than the non OS. To be honest, had the Sigma OS been available 6 months ago I would have bought it rather than the Nikon: I personally have found no added value to the approximately $2-300 greater cost of the Nikon. |
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nikon 18-200mm VR DX
Thanks for your feedbacks.
"flambe" wrote in message ... I have one. It is a mediocre optical performer, which means it is no better than the equivalent lenses from Sigma or Tamron. The VR works quite well and once you use it you will not want to go back to non image stabilized lenses. 18-200s are excellent travel lenses. I am dragging two of them (on two cameras to be used by two people) to Africa this week. My wife gets the VR, I get the non VR Sigma 18-200. In my experience the 18-200s are far better performers than the budget 55-200s in that zoom range, particularly the execrable non VR Nikon 55-200, the only lens I ever returned because it was too awful in every respect to keep. I would strongly recommend you check out the new Sigma 18-200 OS. My non-OS Sigma 18-200 seems to have slightly less distortion at 18mm than my Nikon 18-200 and sure weighs alot less--weight and heft are the downside of putting VR/OS in the lens instead of the camera where it belongs. The new Sigma OS is supposed to be a different optical formulation than the non OS. To be honest, had the Sigma OS been available 6 months ago I would have bought it rather than the Nikon: I personally have found no added value to the approximately $2-300 greater cost of the Nikon. |
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