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Hi there,
I am currently stuck in trying to choose a lens for my camera. This is the first time I have ever used a dSLR, and would like a zoom lens to start out - but my budget isn't that large.
The lens is for a Nikon D200 (bought off this forum from whitey), and I am looking to purchase within the next day or two days so that I will have a lens to use with the camera when it arrives.
I am looking to spend around £180 on a reasonable lens (I know it won't be top-quality at that price), less if possible.
The lenses I am currently looking at are:
Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro (£129.99)
This is one of a few that I have tested in person (today infact) and it felt very sturdy once on the camera - the AF was great too.
Nikon 55-200mm F4/5.6 AFS DX VR (£169.99)
Another very nice lens that I have tried in person, and I really like the VR on this; the AF was good too.
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5/6.3 DC (£149.99)
The final lens that I have tried in person, and again this was a nice lens - much better than I thought it would be from the reviews that I have read online regarding Sigma lenses. The AF was speedy, if slightly noisy - but that wouldn't bother me in the least.
Sigma 18-125mm F3.5/5.6 DC (£139.97)
This is the only lens I have chosen that I haven't been able to try in person, but I do like the fact that it has a smaller ratio than the 18-200mm, and therefore I would presume be slightly better quality (?).
I'm just looking for opinions on these lenses, or if you have any other lens reccomendations that I haven't thought of please feel free to post them .
Regards,
Tom
I am currently stuck in trying to choose a lens for my camera. This is the first time I have ever used a dSLR, and would like a zoom lens to start out - but my budget isn't that large.
The lens is for a Nikon D200 (bought off this forum from whitey), and I am looking to purchase within the next day or two days so that I will have a lens to use with the camera when it arrives.
I am looking to spend around £180 on a reasonable lens (I know it won't be top-quality at that price), less if possible.
The lenses I am currently looking at are:
Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro (£129.99)
This is one of a few that I have tested in person (today infact) and it felt very sturdy once on the camera - the AF was great too.
Nikon 55-200mm F4/5.6 AFS DX VR (£169.99)
Another very nice lens that I have tried in person, and I really like the VR on this; the AF was good too.
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5/6.3 DC (£149.99)
The final lens that I have tried in person, and again this was a nice lens - much better than I thought it would be from the reviews that I have read online regarding Sigma lenses. The AF was speedy, if slightly noisy - but that wouldn't bother me in the least.
Sigma 18-125mm F3.5/5.6 DC (£139.97)
This is the only lens I have chosen that I haven't been able to try in person, but I do like the fact that it has a smaller ratio than the 18-200mm, and therefore I would presume be slightly better quality (?).
I'm just looking for opinions on these lenses, or if you have any other lens reccomendations that I haven't thought of please feel free to post them .
Regards,
Tom