I just wanted to see what people think about these lenses, the tamron 18-250mm and the nikon 55-200mm vr. I am looking to get a lense because I like to take pictures of wildlife and my twins, I am considering these two lenses. My concern with the tamron is there is not vibration reduction and I really think I woul want that. I like the tamron because it really is one lense takes most. Can you please give me some pros and cons.
Which lense for nikon
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latazyo
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I have the 55-200 VR
the VR is excellent, the lens is pretty low end though, and is slow (but what can you expect, its only $214 shipped new from amazon)
IMO, the zoom is not quite enough for genuine wildlife photography, especially birds since they're so small......the 200 is a great zoo lens, but Ive found it not close enough for real wild life
its also pretty slow, so if you're trying to get a great bird in flight, probably not gonna happen intentionally
if your budget allows, you may be better off with the nikkor 70-300 VR for $469
that is the AF-S version, you could also get the non VR, AF version for less than $200 new if you are shooting with anything higher than a D40 and you dont care about VR, but it sounds like you're interested in the VR
the VR is excellent, the lens is pretty low end though, and is slow (but what can you expect, its only $214 shipped new from amazon)
IMO, the zoom is not quite enough for genuine wildlife photography, especially birds since they're so small......the 200 is a great zoo lens, but Ive found it not close enough for real wild life
its also pretty slow, so if you're trying to get a great bird in flight, probably not gonna happen intentionally
if your budget allows, you may be better off with the nikkor 70-300 VR for $469
that is the AF-S version, you could also get the non VR, AF version for less than $200 new if you are shooting with anything higher than a D40 and you dont care about VR, but it sounds like you're interested in the VR
Phyl
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That sounds like good advice to me.
A great lens would be the 70-200 but it is a beast.
The 55-200 is not going to get you much in the way of wild life. The 70-300 will be better (and on a DX camera is more like 450), but still not really LONG.
I didn't particularly care for the 55-200. Mine was not the VR and I don't use it anymore.
A great lens would be the 70-200 but it is a beast.
The 55-200 is not going to get you much in the way of wild life. The 70-300 will be better (and on a DX camera is more like 450), but still not really LONG.
I didn't particularly care for the 55-200. Mine was not the VR and I don't use it anymore.
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