What lens to add? (nikon)

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  Tee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins

  January 29, 2008 edited January 29, 2008

  Depends on your needs. I think most go for a telephoto zoom like a 55-200mm VR IIRC.
  
  If it was me, I'd go for an ultrawide instead. But again it really depends on what you are looking to shoot.

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  kodacrome25 Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins

  January 30, 2008 edited January 30, 2008

  The 55-200 vr from nikon is a good choice.
  

  tamplum wrote:

  I got the standard/ stock 18-55mm lens for my D40 Nikon. Wanting more zoom ability now. So spam me, what would you add for your next lens??

  Especially if you do not plan on carrying around too many lenses.
  I own a 55-200mm vr afs 4.5, its a good lens for outdoor shooting. The vr works great.
  
  If you want to get one thats faster,i'd go with the sigma,but it doesn't have vr.

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  tamplum Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins

  January 30, 2008 edited January 30, 2008

  Not wanting to carry around a lot of lenses. Hoping to meet my "basic" needs with another 1 or 2. My interests seem to lean towards people (kids mainly) and landscape/ natural type pictures. That is my reason for the need of zoom, sometimes the shot is still too far away for my 18-55mm

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  z_28 Registered Users Posts: 956 Major grins

  January 30, 2008 edited January 30, 2008

  Since you got 18-55 already,
  you should buy 70-300VR.
  You will be fully covered and 70-300VR is very good quality lens.
  

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  tamplum Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins

  February 6, 2008 edited February 6, 2008

  z_28 wrote:

  Since you got 18-55 already,
  you should buy 70-300VR.
  You will be fully covered and 70-300VR is very good quality lens.
  

  
  I keep looking into the 70-300 on ebay and different on-line stores and most of them say not compatible with the d40 or d40x. Can you help me figure out where I can get one that is compatible? Or will it fit even though it is not mentioned in the features and specs.
  
  Thanks for any help.
  
  (I do see a 55-200 on several of the sites, will this do the same? )

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  Telecorder Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins

  February 8, 2008 edited February 8, 2008

  tamplum wrote:

  I got the standard/ stock 18-55mm lens for my D40 Nikon. Wanting more zoom ability now. So spam me, what would you add for your next lens??

  
  I'd 2nd/3rd the suggestion to consider the 70-300VRII... It'll be a great compliment to your existing lens; will work on your D40 as its an AF-s with in-lens AF motor and has good IQ.
  
  http://www.photozone.de/active/survey/querylens.jsp
  
  User-Reports IQ at 70-mm (Wide/Stopped Down v 300-mm (Wide/Stopped Down) as 85/96 v 70/83
  
  Street price ~ $450-500
  http://www.bythom.com/70300VRlens.htm
  http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=992
  http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70-300-vr.htm

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