Lens for Nikon d50
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- armed_rob
I want to buy a new lens for my Nikon d50 (I got the 18-50 that comes in the valuepack). I want some more possiblitys and zoom.
Anyone got some recommendations and where to buy in NYC - J&R?
- ********0
how about the newish 18-200 VR at B&H photo?
- ********0
- chz0
"how about the newish 18-200 VR at B&H photo?
Rand
(Sep 11 06, 15:43)"This man knows what he's talking about.
- pr20
i would saty away from Nikon and Canon lenses as price/bang ratio is way better with Tokina, Tamron and Sigma.
- ConceptHue0
I'm a fan of Sigma.
Though if you want a killer lens, you can't get any better than a Canon L lens.
Nikon has some good lenses too.I'm just a Canon fan....and the lens you need depends on what you want to do.
You can't get just one lens to cover everything. You lose quality somewhere in the spectrum.
If you can, and you should be able to - walk into B&H, with your camera, go try a lens you researched and take some shots. See how it works. They are very friendly and let you do this there.
A good test. Focus on something zoomed in. (manually) - pull the lens back out - if your object stayed in focus then the glass is good. If it got blurry it's a bad lens.
A good lens will remain focused on what you focused no matter what mm you're at provided you don't move.
Just research and figure out if you want a wide angle, telephoto, macro, etc.
- rafalski0
Whisper nikon and rand emerges.. :)
I'd add that 18-200mm sigma is a tad sharper than 18-200mm tamron.
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Lenses of this range are not the best quality out there, but they're good enough for most uses.
You either get quality or variable range in a lens - the laws of physics stop just about here and non-zoom standard lenses are the sharpest.
I got a sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 recently and can only recommend it.
- tkmeister0
i ordered nikon 18-200mm VR a week ago. I should probably received it soon. from what i read, nikon lens is a lot sharper than sigma or tokina. lens' life cycle is a lot longer than body. i have 20yrs old nikkor lens that still shoot amazing quality photos.
also, when you buy a zoom of 18-200mm kind, you are already dealing with some compromises.
- ********0
this is a great lens:
- rafalski0
I look at my lenses rather than through them these days..
I sold my Pentax and had to return the new one (K100D) as faulty. Waiting for reimbursement now.
It's ok, in 2 days a new semi-pro pentax K10D will be revealed - rivaling Nikon D200, sony alpha100 and Canon 30D - can't wait, it's gonna be mine.. all mine!
- ********0
i wonder if old nikkor lenses work on the new DSLR's. on Manual of course.
- armed_rob0
so I hear I need a Nikkor lens 18-200 lens. I will look for one tomorrow. thanx guys.
- Pseuro0
heres a place that does some kinda of testing on lenses and tells you how good the focus n stuff are
doesnt mean much to me but looks technical
- tkmeister0
after 18-200mm
my choice would be
17-55mm
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/…
50mm
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/…
12-24mm
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/…it is an expensive hobby.
- tkmeister0
old nikkor lens work on dslr on manual mode. the problem is, the meter doesn't work on d50 or d70 and also d80, i believe. i think with d200, it works. i usually check hisgram to check the exposure which is just fine for me.
- rafalski0
That's the beauty of pentax - 30 years old lenses work with metering and even focus confirmation. Same sony sensor nikon uses, but comes with built in shake reduction.
Rumour has it, the new K10D is supposed to have a 22bit image processor..