New D300

Willis · 24 Oct 2008 at 19:53

Well I've just sold my D200 and have a lovely D300 now. Loving the bigger LCD display and just feels a little bit more up to date. Not really taken any good shots yet as not had the time. Got it with me this weekend at my girlfriends so looking to shoots something then. Got the Nikon 18-200mm VR lens at the moment but looking to get some more glass for it.

Anyone recommend a good fast/wide angle walk about lens

Willis · 24 Oct 2008 at 20:17

robertgilbert86 said:
Is it worth the upgrade/what made you want to upgrade?

Tamron 17-50 f2.8 is great.

Sold my D200 with 18-200mm VR for £750 no warranty

Purchased my D300 with 18-200mm VR and 8GB 300x speed card and 3 year warranty for £900

£150 upgrade would have been mad not to

Will take a look at the Tamron.

Willis · 24 Oct 2008 at 21:20

alexisonfire said:
Please do share where you got a d300 for £480

Just seen someone on eBay local to me selling it and offered £900. After a few email the deal was done

Willis · 24 Oct 2008 at 22:15

alexisonfire said:
It was most probably 95% stolen, at that price. Or they owe bad people money and needed it fast.

Well it was not stolen as the lady I purchased just didnt know how to use it and had more money than sense. You be surprised what bargins you can get on ebay if you know what your doing

Willis · 25 Oct 2008 at 10:16

D.P. said:
Nikon 17-55 f/2.8

My brother has that lens, looking at £600-800 :eek:

Nice lens though

How's it compare to the Tamron 17-50 f2.8.

Willis · 10 Nov 2008 at 07:25

D.P. said:
Its better than the Tamron and is a very good lens, it is the best you can get for DX Nikon Cameras. But it is not a classic Nikon and whether the extra money is worth it or not id debatable.
.

Hi what do you mean by classic Nikon is there another cheaper version in the nikon range :confused:

Willis · 10 Nov 2008 at 08:25

Ok thanks for that info. I have a Nikon 18-200mm at the moment but thinking of selling it and getting the 17-55mm and then get a better zoom after that. Any thoughts on the 18-200mm.

Willis · 10 Nov 2008 at 10:26

D.P. said:
Soft, lots of distortion & often complex, some CA. Loose zoom .

But useful zoom range.

Basically, there is massive trade offs in imagq quality ot get that kind of zoom range. This basically defeats the purpose of a DSLR anyway, the whole purpose is you can change lenses., otherwise just buy a bridge camera.

Something much better would be a 16-85 + a 70-300 VR lens combo. More rnage and better image quality .

Just read a review (KenRockwell) of the 16-85mm vs my 18-200mm and it seems that the 16-85 is not that much better and if he had a choice he would stick with the 18-200mm :confused:

Willis · 10 Nov 2008 at 11:50

Messiah Khan said:
Yeah but this is Ken Rockwell your talking about.

Care to enlighten me on him.

Willis · 14 Nov 2008 at 15:04

Well I'm going to get the Nikon 17-55mm, selling my 18-200mm and at a later date get the 70-300mm or even the 80-400mm

Willis · 16 Nov 2008 at 12:25

monkeypants said:
Won't that leave a big 50mm focal length gap? The 70-300 is equivalent to 105-450 on a DX camera isn't it?

What other options have I got :confused:

Willis · 18 Nov 2008 at 19:01

Well got my new Nikon 17-55mm DX lens today and must say it feels lovely and the focusing is nice and fast. Going out tomorrow for the day to give a proper test.