Recent content by rosecitybeaver

I would love one, but they seem to be way out of my budget...

Hey guys, seems like pretty much everyone is voting for the 70-300VR (which is what I was leaning towards, but wanted input). As for practicing and all that, trip is in july so I've got lots of time... Thanks everyone, I'll post pictures when I get back.

Hey desertstrike. That was one of my problems with the off brand lens (non are VR). But I've never used it so I don't know how much of a problem it would be. What do people think about getting a the nikon 55-200mm VR lens and a 1.5x or 2.0x converter? You'd get the focal length but does...

Thanks everyone. It seems like most people recommend the 70-300 VR. I can probably afford to get that one instead of the 55-200VR. I doubt that I can convince my wife to drop a couple hundred dollars on renting a lens, but I might look into it. Are there any other brands of lens that are...

sgd? Singapore dollar? Really? Sorry, I was talking in usd$

Thanks jnet

$850 really? Maybe it's just because everything is on sale for christmas. I can find the D60 body with 18-55mm AF-S VR lens for $550 at the local ritz camera and best buy (it's actually only $484 at amazon right now, but I'm not sure I want to buy online). So I was looking at the 55-200mm...

Hello, I'm about to buy a nikon D60. It comes with the 18-55mm lens. One of the main reasons for the purchase is that I'm going to be taking a trip to africa later this year and want something a little better than my canon A60 P/S to take photos of the animals with (while I'm sure I'll take...