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Egon;4232570; said:
Very good info guys, thanks a bunch!
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im glad other camera n00bs are taking advantage of this :D

also im really thinking about getting a 55-200 before going for a sb-600 :confused: im really not sure, i am going on vacation soon and i think i am going to be taking a lot of outdoor shots and i think a 55-200 will be really practical. opinions?
 
I'm not familiar with nikon glass, but I find myself using wider angle lenses on vacation.

I actually bought a cheap tamron 18-270mm for vacations. It's not the best lens by any means, but it beats carrying 2-3 lenses around on vacation.
http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/18270_vc.asp

My other hobby is messing around in the desert, so this lens gets tossed in my truck for quick outdoor photography too.

However, I'm using canon stuff...nikon is a different world. My biggest suggestion is do a ton of research and read lots of reviews before you buy anything. And save your money for the better lenses. I bought a lot of cheap lenses when I first got my camera, and ended up selling them 6 months later because I wasn't happy with their results.
 
SpeshulEd;4234369;4234369 said:
I'm not familiar with nikon glass, but I find myself using wider angle lenses on vacation.

I actually bought a cheap tamron 18-270mm for vacations. It's not the best lens by any means, but it beats carrying 2-3 lenses around on vacation.
http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/18270_vc.asp

My other hobby is messing around in the desert, so this lens gets tossed in my truck for quick outdoor photography too.

However, I'm using canon stuff...nikon is a different world. My biggest suggestion is do a ton of research and read lots of reviews before you buy anything. And save your money for the better lenses. I bought a lot of cheap lenses when I first got my camera, and ended up selling them 6 months later because I wasn't happy with their results.
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i agree, most everywhere i go i use my 17-55mm. the 70-200mm is only used when i need extreme closeups, for example i used it recently at two graduations.

unless youre gonna be doing nature shots of animals while youre on vacation, i think youll be using the 18-55mm more often. if youre going to the zoo on vacation, then the 55-200 will come in handy :)

if youll be taking shots of the family on vacation, the speedlight will be extremely valuable. almost every shot i take of people uses my speedlight.

and a note on the super wide-to zoom lenses. i had the 18-200mm VR and i didnt like it. its a great versatile all-in-one lens, but the image quality suffers from any lens that offers such a wide zoom range. youll get much much better image quality from an 18-55/55-200mm combo.

there's a reason serious photographers dont even use zoom lenses and stick only with prime lenses (50mm, 85mm, 105mm, 300mm, 600mm, etc etc)
 
jcardona1;4234381; said:
and a note on the super wide-to zoom lenses. i had the 18-200mm VR and i didnt like it. its a great versatile all-in-one lens, but the image quality suffers from any lens that offers such a wide zoom range. youll get much much better image quality from an 18-55/55-200mm combo.

there's a reason serious photographers dont even use zoom lenses and stick only with prime lenses (50mm, 85mm, 105mm, 300mm, 600mm, etc etc)
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This!

I won't use my 18-270 any lower than f/9.0 cuz the image is so soft. I only use it out in the desert when dust and dirt will be flying everywhere or when I don't want to carry a bunch of lenses on vacation. It is, by no means, a great lens...just easier to carry when the photos don't matter so much but you still need something better than a point and shoot.

I do miss my old 70-200mm tho. :( It was a beast!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1001/10010508canon70200isii.asp
 
SpeshulEd;4234739; said:
This!

I won't use my 18-270 any lower than f/9.0 cuz the image is so soft. I only use it out in the desert when dust and dirt will be flying everywhere or when I don't want to carry a bunch of lenses on vacation. It is, by no means, a great lens...just easier to carry when the photos don't matter so much but you still need something better than a point and shoot.

I do miss my old 70-200mm tho. :( It was a beast!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1001/10010508canon70200isii.asp
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nice! i have the same version, for nikon. the 70-200mm f/2.8. its an awesome lens. heavy as sin though since theyre made out of metal :eek:

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jcardona1- thanks a bunch for all the great info you have posted.

devder1-I too recently bought the same camera kit that you have. I also bought the Nikon 55-200 VR lens at the same time. I like it a lot. Just took it to the zoo with us last weekend and got some really good close ups with it of the animals. Check out Adorama, they have the 55-200 VR lens refurbished for 129.95 and free shipping.
 
jeepn4x4;4235035;4235035 said:
jcardona1- thanks a bunch for all the great info you have posted.

devder1-I too recently bought the same camera kit that you have. I also bought the Nikon 55-200 VR lens at the same time. I like it a lot. Just took it to the zoo with us last weekend and got some really good close ups with it of the animals. Check out Adorama, they have the 55-200 VR lens refurbished for 129.95 and free shipping.
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no problem, glad it helped :)
 
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