Camera Lens Rental
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What are your end use intentions? Just tourist travel pics... hells yeah it will be fine. Bring a light weight tripod & a monopod for places that don't allow tripods. Crank up the ISO when you need shutter speed & enjoy the 'grain'.
The big difference between the 18-135 and the 18-200, other than the obvious difference in range, is that the 18-200 has vibration reduction. The 18-200 will give you an advantage in low light situations since it helps to eliminate blurry pics from having a slow shutter. It really helps. That might be why you are seeking out a new lens.
Here's a few pics with the 18-200:
60mm f4.5 1/15sec ISO1400
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marupp/9573221014/" title="DSC_4109 by rupp62, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2892/9573221014_7ae293a43f_c.jpg" width="535" height="800" alt="DSC_4109"></a>
27mm f3.5 1/10sec ISO 1100
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marupp/9570350209/" title="DSC_3992 by rupp62, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/9570350209_307824e836_c.jpg" width="800" height="535" alt="DSC_3992"></a>
The lens gives really good results hand held with long exposures.
60mm f4.5 1/15sec ISO1400
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marupp/9573221014/" title="DSC_4109 by rupp62, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2892/9573221014_7ae293a43f_c.jpg" width="535" height="800" alt="DSC_4109"></a>
27mm f3.5 1/10sec ISO 1100
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marupp/9570350209/" title="DSC_3992 by rupp62, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/9570350209_307824e836_c.jpg" width="800" height="535" alt="DSC_3992"></a>
The lens gives really good results hand held with long exposures.
Those are great and exactly what I'm looking for. I guess I am looking for a lens after all...
Would you consider a Tamron rather than Nikor? That damn 18-200 is $850 with the new VRII.
http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-18-270...ie=UTF8&qid=1377263233&sr=1-88&keywords=Nikon
http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-18-270...ie=UTF8&qid=1377263233&sr=1-88&keywords=Nikon
Would you consider a gently used 18-200 Nikon that has been to Italy?
I recently bought a D600 and just haven't got around to selling it yet.
Yes, I'd consider it. Shoot me an email at regiskeddie at hotmail dot com with the info.
It would be handy that the lens would know it's way around already.
we have the Tamron 18-200. Bought it for the wife a few years ago. This the is AF version as she has an old D40x. It sucks. Was good maybe for the first year of use. But its lack of quality is obvious now. The AF can never catch up, it has issues in general just working these days. Looking to upgrade the full body so haven't bought a new lens yet. But stick with Nikor if you want something that will last.
but the 18-200 is awesome in terms of versatility.
but the 18-200 is awesome in terms of versatility.
I'm in Bristol, 4 weeks in to a 6 week trip home. Flying down to Texas next week to get engaged, then we're both flying back to Uganda. Barely going to miss the Windrock trip.
Alright, another camera quiz...
I've got a Nikon D80 body with the kit 18-135.. I'm not delighted with it
I rented a 18-200 vf lens for a trip, and loved it and the results.
I'm now thinking about buying either that lens or a newer body. Where would I get more bang for the buck? The D80 is from about 2006 and I imagine that sensor technology has improved since then even if I can't afford to go full frame..
Of course you're not delighted with the 18-135, that lens is a piece of shit. 18-200 is better, but with any wide angle to super zooms you're just not going to get the sharpness of smaller range zooms or primes, not to mention aberration and distortion.
Anyways, while a lot of people will say glass, NO. You will get a big upgrade with a newer body, that tech is like 8 years old and times have changed. If you can't swing an FX body then grab a new DX and the 18-200.
Anyways, while a lot of people will say glass, NO. You will get a big upgrade with a newer body, that tech is like 8 years old and times have changed. If you can't swing an FX body then grab a new DX and the 18-200.
We know you do haha, either that or your sliders are bent.
I love my fish, I used to use it a ton when I was shooting skating snowboarding ---
But I think the time it takes to set up good composition is worth it in the end ---
Both are pretty, meh.
You can probably sell the D80 + 18-135 and get a D90 body. The D90 body is pretty good. Always felt like the D80 wasn't as underdog as my D70s and nowhere near as good as my D300.
The 18-200, just do it. I've been running my 18-200 since the beginning of 2007. Except for photojournalism (used either a 17-35 or my 80-200) I use the 18-200 for EVERYTHING. Image quality is not as good as the 17-35 or the 80-200, but both of those lenses cost +$500 (each) over the 18-200 so it damn well should be better. Used to shoot magazine articles mainly using the 18-200 on a D300 body. For dynamic environments, its a great lens. You don't have time to dick around with changing lenses and you can't carry a second body, it just works. Great for wheeling.
Couple that with a SB-700, and a 50mm 1.8 (Its $100 bucks and helps you in low light, perfect? No but better than nothing) all in a LowePro Nova 2 camera bag and you've got a very good, capable, compact setup. Play around with CLS to add another dimension to your photography.
You can probably sell the D80 + 18-135 and get a D90 body. The D90 body is pretty good. Always felt like the D80 wasn't as underdog as my D70s and nowhere near as good as my D300.
The 18-200, just do it. I've been running my 18-200 since the beginning of 2007. Except for photojournalism (used either a 17-35 or my 80-200) I use the 18-200 for EVERYTHING. Image quality is not as good as the 17-35 or the 80-200, but both of those lenses cost +$500 (each) over the 18-200 so it damn well should be better. Used to shoot magazine articles mainly using the 18-200 on a D300 body. For dynamic environments, its a great lens. You don't have time to dick around with changing lenses and you can't carry a second body, it just works. Great for wheeling.
Couple that with a SB-700, and a 50mm 1.8 (Its $100 bucks and helps you in low light, perfect? No but better than nothing) all in a LowePro Nova 2 camera bag and you've got a very good, capable, compact setup. Play around with CLS to add another dimension to your photography.