do you experience "zoom creeping"?
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do you experience "zoom creeping"?
i love my 18-135 d80 kit lens
cheap and versatile
i found this lens slow in AF
i think thats not really true. they may not be as good but as performance to cost wise, i think the 3rd party lenses are great. things like the tamrom 90mm and the tokina wide angles do hold their ground against the nikkors. plus, i feel that alot of the 3rd party lens are great for day to day shooting. i'm having great fun with my sigma 70-300mm. its not the best lens but it certainly does capture the moment when i see it.
in my opinion i'd get the 18-70?
though i don't know that much about image quality, but for the ThreadStarter(TS) if you're a beginner
i'd suggest that you stick to one lens, then go out to shoot often to ultimately find out whether you like wides or telephoto shots...
oh ya one thing to take note before rushing out to buy any lens, is to always check in the forums for the generic pricing in the shops, it'll be even better if u can get a person who's more familiar with nikons
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though i don't know that much about image quality, but for the ThreadStarter(TS) if you're a beginner
i'd suggest that you stick to one lens, then go out to shoot often to ultimately find out whether you like wides or telephoto shots...
oh ya one thing to take note before rushing out to buy any lens, is to always check in the forums for the generic pricing in the shops, it'll be even better if u can get a person who's more familiar with nikons
have fun.
Shoot more, Learn MORE!
Happy Shooting
zac08
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Not necessarily... I find the Tamron f2.8 lens doesn't fare that badly.. And its comparing cost and quality...
well we are talking about kit lens... not f2.8... there is no 18-55, 18-70, 18-135 for 3rd party that goes at the cost, feature (afs?) and also optically.
this one i agree fully
i love my 18-135 d80 kit lens
cheap and versatile
Agree.
Me three. Agree!
stupidbloke
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yeah nikon d80 user here! well i just got a new tamron 2.8 17-50 its sharp and happy with it. got it for $630. just sold my kit lense too looking to get a telephoto abt 70-200/300 lense. camp in clubsnap market place u can get a good deal there.
...have to agree with u bro..you're the MAN50 mm 1.8
then figure out if you like to take two steps back or forward
then can decide to buy a wide or tele lens later
...hmmmm sounds familiar..halo
zac08
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Read the 1st post by the TS again.... he was asking about a starting lens, be it a kit lens or a prime or a high end fast lens.
Yes.. I think this is common.
in any case, i did state the lens im talking about... and thats my choice start lens.
beside that he did state kit lenses as one of them..
zac08
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50 mm 1.8
then figure out if you like to take two steps back or forward
then can decide to buy a wide or tele lens later
On a DSLR, a 50mm is a medium tele. You won't be able to 'just take a step back' and hope to accomodate the whole scenery in the frame.
Agree. As a starter, using wider angle lens will probably be easier. 35mm in DSLR is equivelent to 50mm in full frame camera. Maybe 28mmf2.8 is a better choice. If want some telephoto effect, crop it in PS. ;p
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