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Here's my dilema. I bought a D40 a while back, and not too soon after that a sigma 10-20 to go with it. I've been saving my pennies for a while now with the intention of getting the 18-200vr to entend the range of focal lengths I have available to me. The 18-200 appeals because of the coverage and not having to worry about having the wrong lens to hand and missing the shot. I also like the idea of VR throughout the broad focal range.
I've always felt that the lens is quite steep price-wise though. Out of interest (bordom) at work today, I had a hunt around and found I could get a 18-55vr to replace the kit lens, a 55-200vr, an SB-400 flash AND a lowepro mini trekker for pretty much exactly the same price of the 18-200! This raised my eyebrows a fair bit - I could get everything that's currently (important word ) on my wishlist for the same price as one lens, and still retain VR across the focal range I'm after.
My concerns are whether picture quality would suffer, whether I would eventually come to miss features like manual focus override and whether ultimately I would be sat frantically changing lenses wishing I'd not been such a tight-arse and had shelled out for the 18-200.
I need your thoughts!
I've always felt that the lens is quite steep price-wise though. Out of interest (bordom) at work today, I had a hunt around and found I could get a 18-55vr to replace the kit lens, a 55-200vr, an SB-400 flash AND a lowepro mini trekker for pretty much exactly the same price of the 18-200! This raised my eyebrows a fair bit - I could get everything that's currently (important word ) on my wishlist for the same price as one lens, and still retain VR across the focal range I'm after.
My concerns are whether picture quality would suffer, whether I would eventually come to miss features like manual focus override and whether ultimately I would be sat frantically changing lenses wishing I'd not been such a tight-arse and had shelled out for the 18-200.
I need your thoughts!