18-55mm lens confusion

I think its a typo.

Which way is open to discussion.
In the summer catalogue its the 18-105mm for 799. The website states it's reduced by 100 quid from that price. I think the D90 kit is normally the 18-105 rather than the 18-55 vr. But that may have changed.

I understand why you are confused, I have now joined that club.


Tony
 
My local Jessops is doing the same deal - D90 + 18-55 "kit" lens for £699 reduced by £100 from £799. They even have it on display in the shelving and it is defo the 18-55 lens although the kit lens that came with mine is the 18-105 which I bought a few months ago. I think Jessops may be trying to get rid of their D90 stock before the newer version is released although the "deal" doesnt seem that good if they reduce the price and reduce the kit lens.

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looking at the website, the page also states this:- 18-55mm VR KIT EXCLUSIVE TO JESSOPS
 
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Thanks for the replies - still confused though :lol: I'm just going to have to ask them directly I think and will ask them to correct the website one way or another, but I suspect they have copied and pasted the text from the 18-105mm kit on another deal and forgot to change the reference in the text...

Jules - as I'm a newbie here and to the world of DSLRs, can you please tell me what the forthcoming newer model is - or are you talking generically?
 
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pg333 said:
Jules - as I'm a newbie here and to the world of DSLRs, can you please tell me what the forthcoming newer model is - or are you talking generically?
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Just rumours of the next version of the D90 - nothing specific but there have been rumours about things like better noise control similar to the D700 and all sorts. I think its just that at the moment - rumours and nothing more, although some people say an announcement will be coming from Nikon this month. Personally, I wouldnt hold my breath as there have been rumours about Gran Turismo 5 on the Playstation 3 for about 2 years or so now (the only reason I changed from Xbox) but apparently that IS now coming:lol:
 
Oh right, thanks for the info Jules - I've just discovered the D90 owners thread and have caught the tale-end of that rumour too...

Well, my opinion as a techy is that cutting-edge gadgets are always a risk - financially and feature-wise - newer isn't always better - Vista being one example!


So, back to the real point of this thread - does an 18-105mm lens mean that you have a greater spread of options e.g. from macro shots upto wider landscape type shots whereas an 18-55mm has a lot less scope? I'm very new to all this please remember!
 
Neither of the lenses are macro lenses so close focussing will always be a bit of a problem. 18mm on one lens is the same angle of view as 18 on the other, same goes for 55 - same on both. The only advantage of the 18-105 is that it will give you that bit more reach as a short telephoto but then the 18-55 is supposed to be a bit sharper. Bit of a trade off really - do you want the extra reach or a bit more sharpness?
Got to admit though that I have no issues with sharpness on my 18-105 on my D90.
And yes I would recomend the D90 - does everything I need and much more.
 
Sorry for the daft questions and thanks for your explanations so far - I browsed a few photos of someone's D90 shots that we taken on a Tamron 30-700mm lens of water droplets splashing apart on the surface of water, which I consider to be quite macro.

In that context and given what you have said, am I getting things muddled - is it the lower the mm, the closer the macro, the higher the mm, the wider the shot or the other way around? I assumed that this meant that a 30-700mm lens gave a spread of possibilities from the quite far to the quite near :shrug:
 
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Sorry for the daft questions and thanks for your explanations so far - I browsed a few photos of someone's D90 shots that we taken on a Tamron 30-700mm lens of water droplets splashing apart on the surface of water, which I consider to be quite macro.

In that context and given what you have said, am I getting things muddled - is it the lower the mm, the closer the macro, the higher the mm, the wider the shot or the other way around? I assumed that this meant that a 30-700mm lens gave a spread of possibilities from the quite far to the quite near :shrug:
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18mm is the wide end. The lower the number the wider and thus the higher the more zoomed.
The tamron 70-300 may have been the one with a macro setting on the lens. It's still not a true macro 1:1 ratio but a 1:2 ratio.

Hope this helps

Tony
 
Ah, OK, right I get it now - thanks for that - I also made another mistake that I see you picked up - I of course meant to say 70-300mm.

Are 300mm close-ups prone to vibration shakes? I note that some lens kit offers are VR - is this needed with a 70-300mm lens and more generally, is VR needed with macro lenses or even, on all additional lenses where possible?

I really appreciate your answers guys :thumbs:
 
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Are 300mm close-ups prone to vibration shakes? I note that some lens kit offers are VR - is this needed with a 70-300mm lens and more generally, is VR needed with macro lenses or even, on all additional lenses where possible?.....
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It depends on how steady your hands are and how good your technique is, focal length and shutter speed, (personally I have neither steady hands or good technique). There is no hard and fast rule with VR and not all lenses have the option of VR, more common in the longer lenses where it is more likely to be needed. With shorter kit lenses I think it is as much of a marketing tool as anything.
That said if you can afford a VR lens over a non VR, get the VR,in most cases. You can always switch it off when it's not needed. Like when on a tripod for example.

Tony
 
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