Why not consider 28-300 FX lens? It's cheaper and FX ready should one decided to upgrade to a FX body but do you lose out on the wide end by 10mm but I think the pro outweighs (no pun intended) the cons.
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ReiszRie said:
Superzoom lenses have to make compromises in their design to achieve the zoom factor. Hence there are issues with distortion and sharpness, not to mention weight.
They are fine if you want to have it as a holiday walkabout lens as you can justify the cons by not having to change lenses. But even there I would prefer the cheaper, lighter Tammy 18-275 pzd.
At the end of the day, it is ultimately up to the end user's usage and "final production" choice.
When used for photographing still landscape and with intent to post process a little then sample down to fit the computer screen (eg. 1920 by 1280) only, the 18-300 should be an acceptable ONE lens to travel light and hassle free. Although it is not that light at 830g.
But if the intent is to be able print actual size, be picky on details like CA, contrast, saturation and having to do it on a daily basis, then it is a different story.
There are better cost effective options to an All-In-One zoom IF having to change lens and carrying a bag of 2 or 3 lens doesn't bother the user. Such options also offer a higher range of operating spectrum when used in their specialised element as compared to the All-In-One zoom too.
Just an example:
At the reported price of S$1360, options to obtain similar FOV range:
1) 18-55mm Kit Lens (FOC)
2) 50mm /1.8G FX - about S$295
3) 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IF ED VR - about S$900?
When used for photographing still landscape and with intent to post process a little then sample down to fit the computer screen (eg. 1920 by 1280) only, the 18-300 should be an acceptable ONE lens to travel light and hassle free. Although it is not that light at 830g.
But if the intent is to be able print actual size, be picky on details like CA, contrast, saturation and having to do it on a daily basis, then it is a different story.
There are better cost effective options to an All-In-One zoom IF having to change lens and carrying a bag of 2 or 3 lens doesn't bother the user. Such options also offer a higher range of operating spectrum when used in their specialised element as compared to the All-In-One zoom too.
Just an example:
At the reported price of S$1360, options to obtain similar FOV range:
1) 18-55mm Kit Lens (FOC)
2) 50mm /1.8G FX - about S$295
3) 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IF ED VR - about S$900?
the thing is that although super zooms certainly cannot be compared to pro lenses, calling it a lens only beginners would buy and a lens thats no better than kit lens and other terms seems rather uncalled for and fallacious
I would rather review on it objectively rather than simply basing on sentiments of super zooms = crap
The sample shots from the 18-300 looks good and overall seems like it is a well-made lens although this by no means is compared to a pro lens and given its image quality, features and close focusing distance, I would think that the 18-300 certainly is a great choice for those with the needs of having an all-in walkabout lens.
Super zooms are great scouting lenses though. Some pros uses super zooms on a crop body to scout angles etc.. when the real shoot comes, they use their full frame cameras with pro lenses.
So no, kit lenses and super zooms are not only for beginners.
try this at NSC
decent but is sure huge and heavy
VR does work
it definitely goes well with d7k with grip imo
w/o grip is just too weird to look and hold
is 77mm filter, same with all holy trinity hahaha
$13xx at SLR Rev
may consider this lens for events, just wack the ISO
decent but is sure huge and heavy
VR does work
it definitely goes well with d7k with grip imo
w/o grip is just too weird to look and hold
is 77mm filter, same with all holy trinity hahaha
$13xx at SLR Rev
may consider this lens for events, just wack the ISO
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Looking at the photos, the 18-300mm looks like a really good walk around lens for still objects to objects with slow movement under normal traveler usage and lighting conditions.
huggable said:
All those zoom lens is only compatible with DX mode.
Then you can't see any vignetting on DX mode.
rain5533 said:
He wants to know how much vignette it is. While I do not know exactly how much vignette, I think the vignette should stay throughout the zoom range.
Some sample here :
If close up for prime lens still got 5% vignetting on the frame.
If zoom lens even close up still got higher vignetting...
When close up.
If close up for prime lens still got 5% vignetting on the frame.
If zoom lens even close up still got higher vignetting...
When close up.
worlds highest 16.7x zoom ratio lens for D-SLR cameras. With an impressive focal length of 18-300mm, it is capable of shooting everything from wide-angle shots to super telephoto images. The built-in vibration reduction (VRII) also helps superior image clarity.
I'm thinking of getting it to replace my problematic 18-200mm VR1.
Current retail price about S$1370.
Current retail price about S$1370.
Forgot about my login details and therefore been away a while. Saw that I participated in this thread earlier. just want to update, I've bought the lens shortly after it's launched, brought it to Bali recently with my entry-level D90 (lazy to bring the FX and whole lot of other lenses, plus, hey it's just Bali and I was supposed to just relax and not busy shooting like in Europe). anyway, very satisfied (for my beginner standard, ok lah, mai hiam), it's very convenient and versatile and fast (though at 300mm the feel is far from the 300mm f/2.8 but here I can hold it with bare hands and for long hours, unlike the big gun!). Panning is also easy and I had lots of fun using it for street photography.
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