D90 User Group (V)
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madmartian
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I think that's a full frame lens.
The 55-200 I have produces sharp pictures, though its a kit lens
luckyorange
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I think that's a full frame lens.
The 55-200 I have produces sharp pictures, though its a kit lens
i have the 55-200mm too! its indeed a sharp kit lens!!
Robert
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
madmartian said:I think that's a full frame lens.
The 55-200 I have produces sharp pictures, though its a kit lens
I think 55-300VR is a DX lens. 28-300 is an FX lens
madmartian
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Just got my D90 from a friend who upgraded to a FF. I sold off my D50 already. Currently using the D90 with a Tamron 28-300 lens and a 055x Manfrotto + 498rc4 tripod combo.
Looking around to get a UWA lens. Considering between a Tokina 11-16 F2.8 or a Nikon 12-24 F4. Any comments?
Looking around to get a UWA lens. Considering between a Tokina 11-16 F2.8 or a Nikon 12-24 F4. Any comments?
Yeap, ya right, I'm looking at all round travel lens.. and I'm considering any of the listed lens..
Yeap was asking if anyone have any inputs with the below stated lens on their D90
Yeap was asking if anyone have any inputs with the below stated lens on their D90
your question is quite vague. did you mean someone who has had experience with all four lenses?
Thanks for the feedback on the DX lens.. one of the reason I'm considering DX lens, is that if one day I might convert to FF DSLR.. then I can use back the lens
i only have the 18-200 among the four so i cant comment on the other lenses. but based on your choices, it seems you are looking for an all-around travel lens.
28-300 on DX will have longer reach but will also be a bit tight on the wide end. i believe the 28-300 is not a DX lens, and on FX its focal length is roughly the equivalent FOV of an 18-200 on DX (1.5x crop factor).
Yeap, I do own the kit with my D90, have been sometimes edy, yes you are right, I do shoot more on the far far side..
So thats why I'm now considering all those 4 lens..
Please feel free to have some inputs for me, if you or your frens experience that before with the D90
So thats why I'm now considering all those 4 lens..
Please feel free to have some inputs for me, if you or your frens experience that before with the D90
Do you own the D90 with the kit lens 18-105mm?
If you do and often shoot at 105mm, then possibly a 'superzoom' lens might be of interest to you. Otherwise I reckon the 18-105 is hard to beat, especially by the 4 lenses you shortlisted
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
Are you "brand conscious" ?
I like the 12-24 range, because I find that it's more versatile and I can leave the lens on the camera most of the time.
However that extra 1mm at the wide end does make a difference, and the faster f/2.8 can be handy at times. Also, the Toki 11-16 is one sharp bugger
And I like the push/pull AF clutch ring. Prefer it to the little switches that Nikon loves, for some strange reason.
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
Yeap, I do own the kit with my D90, have been sometimes edy, yes you are right, I do shoot more on the far far side..
So thats why I'm now considering all those 4 lens..
Please feel free to have some inputs for me, if you or your frens experience that before with the D90
300mm on DX is pretty "long range" already, but maybe you really need such reach, I don't know.
Personally for me about 150mm is quite long already, and I struggle to stabilise the thing even in decent lighting conditions.
I've only used 55-200 (non-VR) before.
Light and easy to carry around as a 2nd lens.
Bokeh is not bad. Below is a shot I took
It's light and cheap, and built cheap too. Probably if you use it heavily, a more well-built (and $$$) lens like 70-300VR or 70-200/2.8 VR will suit you better.
RuineD said:Hey All,
I currently own the Nikon D90. As I'm looking up and down for a lens which is stated below:
1) AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD ASPHERICAL (IF) MACRO
2) AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD ASPHERICAL (IF) MACRO
3) AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
4) AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Can someone tell me if you have experience any of these lens with your D90 before?
I do really appreciate any of the comments
Perhaps you could share what are you shooting so that we can give you a better advice? Please don't say anything I see
To Coweye
Wildlife most of the time. But then again I would know that something like this would be the best..
AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II
kekekeke.. while I also need to consider my permission from my wallet as well
To ZerocoolAstra,
This looks coool.. mhh.. still thinking of back to Nikon lens or just forget about Tamron?
Wildlife most of the time. But then again I would know that something like this would be the best..
AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II
kekekeke.. while I also need to consider my permission from my wallet as well
To ZerocoolAstra,
This looks coool.. mhh.. still thinking of back to Nikon lens or just forget about Tamron?
300mm on DX is pretty "long range" already, but maybe you really need such reach, I don't know.
Personally for me about 150mm is quite long already, and I struggle to stabilise the thing even in decent lighting conditions.
I've only used 55-200 (non-VR) before.
Light and easy to carry around as a 2nd lens.
Bokeh is not bad. Below is a shot I took
It's light and cheap, and built cheap too. Probably if you use it heavily, a more well-built (and $$$) lens like 70-300VR or 70-200/2.8 VR will suit you better.
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RuineD said:To Coweye
Wildlife most of the time. But then again I would know that something like this would be the best..
AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II
kekekeke.. while I also need to consider my permission from my wallet as well
To ZerocoolAstra,
This looks coool.. mhh.. still thinking of back to Nikon lens or just forget about Tamron?
If wildlife is what you are looking for, then the lens that you listed is not quite adequate for it. Here's the few reasoning that I have:
1. Super zoom (I meant lens like 18-270mm) - They are not the best lens in the world for image quality (IQ). They may give you the reach up to a certain extend but they tends to suffer at the narrowest end. (note that this point is the least important)
2. Not enough reach - If you are shoot zoo or bird park animals, you are still fine with the 200 to 300mm reach. But if you are shooting wildlife like birds in open, sadly, it's not enough at all. Even those with 500mm or 600mm prime still need teleconverter to boost.
3. Decent long lens are not very expensive - I am using these 2 lens right now: Nikon 70-300mm VR and Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM. These lenses are not very expensive, betw the range from $600 to $1200. Do note that I'm referring to grey set, the diff in amt is significant to make the daring move.
If you really want to invest in a tele-zoom lens, I would suggest you to get the primes instead of the zoom lens. Since you are already spending so much, why not go straight for the better ones. I feel that the 200-400mm VR lens are more adequate for sports event when the flexibility is required.
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kriegsketten
New Member
The super zooms and long primes are good to have if you really are into it - going pro / shoot passionately and frequently...
1) they are huge - your dry cab BETTER be BIG enough...
2) they are heavy - so heavy and long that it would be a back sore to handhold it (monopod would be adviced). Everytime you bring out, you'll need log it on your back, etc, etc.
3) they are pricey (particularly 200-400, primes like 300, 400, 500, 600)... make sure you do have a passion for what you want to use it for or else it is going to sit in the dry cab for most part of the year waiting for depreciation to trickle down its value.
But hey, it's your $$$$, do what you like with it.
1) they are huge - your dry cab BETTER be BIG enough...
2) they are heavy - so heavy and long that it would be a back sore to handhold it (monopod would be adviced). Everytime you bring out, you'll need log it on your back, etc, etc.
3) they are pricey (particularly 200-400, primes like 300, 400, 500, 600)... make sure you do have a passion for what you want to use it for or else it is going to sit in the dry cab for most part of the year waiting for depreciation to trickle down its value.
But hey, it's your $$$$, do what you like with it.
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
I think 'RuineD' typed in some other reply, then realized mistake. But instead of deleting the post, edited it to 'oppsss. wrong answer'
FreewayJet
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