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Need help with telephoto.
Ok, so I'm looking for a rather cheap telephoto that is around 70-300 or 100-300. My budget is probably gonna be under $400 and I have a Nikon D70. I was thinking of buying the Nikon 70-300 VR. But i'm not sure if VR is really worth the money, as I don't own any VR lenses. I was also thinking of the Nikon 70-300 or maybe… -
Re: Need help with telephoto.
the 55-200s are something you should definitely look at, personally I find the difference between 200 and 300 to be less of an edge than 55-70. This is all assuming you're not shooting a D3, of course. The zooms really pay off with being able to be usefully short and long at the same time, the 55-200s do this, 100-300s are… -
Re: Need help with telephoto.
If you're looking on the cheap side of telephoto, the sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro is a good lens that fits the bill, my personal experience is that if you can live with the limitations of these kinds of lenses, ie often slow autofocus, rotating front element, less than great optical quality at 300, and slow apertures (an… -
Re: Need help with telephoto.
The VR is not the only difference in the VR version if the 70-300. The optical quality is on a totally different plane. See these reviews: Nikon 70-300mm VR: http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/992/cat/13 Nikon 70-300 (non-VR): http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/122/cat/13 While the…
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