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    Need advice on these lenses...

    in Nikon

    Posted

    "I kinda hate changing lens"

     

    Then save and buy the 18-200VR. I have one and it's a great allround lens; I use it 90% of the time. I am about spend a lot on a 70-200VR but I know I will still keep the 18-200 on most of the time; i can grab it and shoot most anything before you can get another lens out of the bag. Yes it does have it's limits but it's very hard to beat for a everyday lens.

    Sigma 100-300mm f/4 EX DG HSM

    in Casual Photo Conversations

    Posted

    I rented a one this weekend to try out and the build and photo quality seemed

    to be very good. It appears to produce very sharp images, but the AF is very

    poor. The override manual focus worked fine and was actually very easy to use

    and in the shaded low light areas a must, for the AF appeared not to even try

    working. If you are someone that sets up with a tripod and work slow and you do

    not mind helping the focusing at times than I would think you would be very

    happy with it. If you are like me that is on the go and you shot fast and move

    on with a monopod and than it is not the lens for you.

    70-200VR vs 80-200D ED AF

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Thanks for all the input; it looks like the check book is going to be short an additional $700. I had made up my mind yesterday when I took the kid to the zoo and I was playing with a Sigma 100-300 F4 on a monopod and a little extra help from VR would have been helpful. Now after reading your comments I believe I will have to spend the extra for the 70-200VR.

     

    Thanks Again.

    70-200VR vs 80-200D ED AF

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I did quick search but nothing came up, but I would be surprised if this has

    not come up a dozen times. Anyway I am going to buy ether a 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-

    IF AF-S VR or an 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF and my question is the same old thing is

    the newer VR version really worth the additional $700 cost. I do have a VR lens

    (18-200VR) and yes I do like but it is a much slower lens than a F2.8. My use

    is non professional and I shot little bit of everything from action, wildlife

    to portraits plus I must confess I do not like messing with tripods. I also

    talk to one Pro one day that said he rented a VR and thought the G glass was

    not as sharp. What are your thoughts?

    Laptop viewing

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I have seen it done but I do not know how. I would like to connect my camera to

    a laptop to see the image just after shooting; so I can get a better feel for

    my lighting setup. If I was guessing I would say I will probably need Nikon's

    Capture software which I do not have, I have NX and others.

    18-200mm VR : As good as I hear?

    in Nikon

    Posted

    As you can tell this debate can go on for ever, I have one and IMO I believe most people that have one will recommend it. It is very handy to put on the camera and go; it can take a huge range of pictures and the quality is good. Will you sell one of the images to a world renown gallery for thousands of dollars no, but who in this post did. Take it use it and you will be happy.

    Lightroom 1.0 Exposure

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I was just curious if anyone else feels the same way. It seems to me that

    Lightroom under exposes everything compared to opening the same RAW file with

    other programs such as PS & NX. Overall I like lightroom especially when

    working with a lot of files, but I can do a quick review with other programs

    and exposure seems ok but in Lightroom I get a different view.

    80-200 F2.8 MACRO ED

    in Nikon

    Posted

    You can find what sounds like a good deal on this lens, but I do not know much

    about them. I naturally would be using it for Macro but I would also like to

    use it for other outdoor shooting (i.e. sports, wildlife etc.) do any of you

    have any experience with this lens. I guess I am wondering why they are so much

    cheaper than the standard none macro versions.

    Nikon 18-200 VR

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I have had one for 6 months and am very happy with it as an all-around everyday lens. As for the speed; it?s by no means as good as a 2.8 but I have a 2 year old and speed has not been that big of deal in most cases. All-round a very good lens that you can put on an go and not worry about carrying another lens in most day to day shooting.

    Capture NX seems very slow to me.

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I have the same problem with NX; it is just too slow no mater how fast or how large your RAM is. I too personal like some of the quality over PS, however I have just recently downloaded the beta version Adobe Lightroom and yes beta does have some problems but I do like the way it works even with jpeg.

    Tamron 28-75 F2.8 XR Di LD

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I am a weekend shooter and have been doing some portrait shoots of the kid with

    an 18-200 VR on a D50 and a couple of SB800?s and have been happy with them

    (for an armature). I know the 18-200 VR is not a portrait lenses and would like

    to know what your thoughts would be about the Tamron 28-75 F2.8 XR Di LD. Yes I

    know primes like the 50 F/1.8 are better but with an 18 month old the

    flexibility of the zoom is helpful.

     

    Thanks,

    Dale

    18-200 vr

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Yes this is the norm. I have one and it does it all the time, as apposed to my Tamron that has a very is to operate lock. I guess when you pay nearly twice as much for something you have to expect them to cut corners somewhere.

    f/3.5-5.6 vs f/2.8

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I have been shooting at a few parties and have been asked to do more; I have

    been using the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR and pleased with the results with the

    exception of the background. Do to the small confines and closeness of the

    people you normally get a lot of in focused background. My question is going to

    a smaller mid zoom with a f2.8 would I really gain anything; I know to a fixed

    50mm f1.8 would probably be better but because space and so on I like have the

    zoom. Also I did not mention but I am also using a SB800 if there any

    suggestion on change my setup, I normally shot in TTL mode.

     

    Thanks,

    Dale

    SB-800 with an umbrella

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Just a little follow up, I got the kit and the equipment and is made up of better quality than one might expect (not professional but good) and the light off the umbrella with SB?s works fine for small single portrait, it is probably lacking for group.

     

    Dale

    Nikon 18-200 VR problem.

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I have one that is less than one week old and it has done the same thing a couple times. I have a Tamron 29-300 and it has a zoom look which on took a second to turn on and off; it would have been nice if Nikon had done the same thing considering it charges $300 more than the Tamron.
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