Advantages/ Disadvantages To Only Having A Nikon 55-200mm F/4-5.6g Ed If Af-s Dx Vr Zoom Nikkor Lens?
Saturday, July 11th, 2009 at
9:27 pm
I have had the Nikon D40 for about 6 months now, and the stock kit lens recently broke while taking pictures at night one evening. It will not zoom in/out anymore and I have been researching as to whether it is better to simply buy the 55-200mm instead of dealing with the stock kit lens again. Is this a good idea? Or will it be a hassle to only have the 55-200mm since it is mostly for far away shots?
Any advice/comments on the 55-200mm lens would be great.
Thanks!
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This 55-200mm DX VR lens is supposed to be really good. And it’s nice that it has VR. A good lens it may be, but not a lens you’d want as your “only” lens. Say for Christmas morning… you’d have to be taking pictures from the next room because it’s not capable of going wide enough.
Fhotoace is right about the 18-200mm DX VR lens. It’s pretty hot and I have really enjoyed the times I’ve been fortunate enough to use one. They were hard to find for a while but are starting to become more readily available. After getting my order delayed for 6 months for one of these Amazon cancelled my order… tired of waiting I bought the 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lens instead.
Firstly, investigate whether the kit lens is fixable under warranty (if its not grey market).
If you replace the kit lens, you may want to wait until later this month when the 18-55mm VR version comes out at barely more than the cost of buying a replacement kit lens.
VR doesn’t buy you much at the wide end, but at the normal end of the zoom it might be a little helpful.
No, it’s a terrible idea to just have the 55-200mm as your one lens. You won’t be able to effectively use a 55-200mm lens inside a room or normal home. Outdoors, you’ll have to keep backing up. And you won’t be able to take anything scenic.
I would get the 18-55mm lens repaired, and also get the 55-200mm VR lens (the VR version is worth the extra money).
First of all the Nikon lens has a five year warranty, so send it in and have Nikon repair it.
The hot lens to own is the 18-200mm
Here is a link that will help you decide.http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.h…
Reviews say it’s a good lens but it stops at 55, meaning you’ll have no wide-angle at all.
I’d buy it AND get the kit lens fixed.
Hope this helps.