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    Which Nikon Lens ?

    I have a Nikon D80 , hoping to upgrade to a D90 soon (this is not my question).

    But for either of those Cameras I am looking for a new Lens, having sold my kit lenses already Nikkor 18-70 and 70-300, I was thinking of going for a 18-200 Lens.

    The choices I see are

    Nikkor DX 18-200 VR1
    Nikkor DX 18-200 VR2
    Sigma OS 18-200

    I wonder what people would recommend, I am really looking for better quality pictures that I was able to produce with the kits Lenses.

    Or if someone could recommend another Lens I would be happy to look at that, tks.

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    Re: Which Nikon Lens ?

    For a 18-200 I'll go with Nikon, any version should be fine

    I'm not sure i understand, you sold the 18-70 and 70-300 ?

    if so the 18-200 makes perfect sense

    but if you still have them then i'll go for a prime lens , a fast lens
    35mm f1.8 afs - the most useful of these three and cheap
    50 mm f1.8 af or 50 mm f1.4 afs - starting to get a little long, Af is the cheapest, afs not so cheap
    85 mm f1.4 af or the newer afs - to long for everyday use, very useful for portraits, expensive

    it all depends on what kind of shooting you want to do

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    Re: Which Nikon Lens ?

    Hi Armando,

    Yes I have sold both my kits Lenses.

    So would you recommend one Nikon 18-200 Vr1 over the other Vr2 ?

    does the lock at 18 on VR2 make a big difference ?

    I tend do do Landscapes mainly, but also try portraits and indoor objects occassionally.

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    Re: Which Nikon Lens ?

    The 18-70 is one of the best lenses I have ever used. The 18-200 is good but the definition is lower. The 16-85 is about as good as the 18-70 but with a wider zoom range. If you want to do better then look at primes or the 24-70 f2.8 (I have the 28-70 f2.8) and it's great but so big..

    I use the 18-200 for landscapes on a tripod with the lens at f11 to get the most definition out of it. I love it because it's versatile..
    Charles

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    Not buying any more gear this year. I hope

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    Re: Which Nikon Lens ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Snapper
    Hi Armando,

    does the lock at 18 on VR2 make a big difference ?
    I may be wrong, but I think the VRII has to be retracted for the lock to be used. I've never had an issue with creeping on my VR 1 as long as I pull the lens all the way back.
    mostly Nikon gear

    Feel free to edit my images for critique, just let me know what you did.

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