lens choice question

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since starting this wonderful hobby of mine in december last year , i've amassed a grand total of two lenses , I've got the 18-55 kit lens that came with the camera (D60) and I've since bought a 55-200 vr (the cheaper one !)

thing is most of my photography takes place whilst out and about with the family , either a walk in the countryside or a visit to somewhere of interest and I'm finding I'm using the shorter end of the big lens for most of my shots and not using the 18-55 much , also because I cant always be bothered to change the lens whilst i've got the kids in tow (bad i know !) i'm compromising some shots.

question is would a 18-105 vr be a better "all round" lens for my needs ? its around the £200 mark and if i'm correct its the D90 kit lens. looking at the focal lengths i'm using this would make sense.

is this lens any different optically (apart from the zoom range) ?

would i be loosing anything by making the 18-55 redundant ?

thanks

hope this makes sense
 
In the situation you describe I'd opt for the 18 - 105 for versatility.
 
yeah 18-105 would be good, or you could look around at sigma, as they have a 18-125 iirc
 
Sounds like an ideal case for buying a superzoom, you may want to consider something even more extreme than the 18-105, on a recent holiday I found myself really craving the versatility of an 18-200 or similar!
 
SEPkent said:
I have an 18-105VR - it's versitile and easy to use.
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was yours the kit lens with the camera ? just wondering who's doing the best deal on them right now

have you been happy with your results with the lens ?

thanks
 
a1ex2001 said:
Sounds like an ideal case for buying a superzoom, you may want to consider something even more extreme than the 18-105, on a recent holiday I found myself really craving the versatility of an 18-200 or similar!
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i did consider one of these but wondered if they're a bit of a compromise
 
mrgas said:
i did consider one of these but wondered if they're a bit of a compromise
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They are a bit of a compromise, they are not of the very highest quality and they are not the fastest lenses but they will allow you to zoom from 18mm to 200mm in seconds which would have asaved me plenty of lens changes! I'm seriously consdiering one for holiday snaps whilst keeping more specialist glass for when I'm going out specifically to take pictures.
 
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