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Nikon 16-85 VR

  • 20-06-2008 10:47am
    #1
    anthony4335
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭


    I am looking to buy a couple of new lens for my nikon D300. I was thinking about the 16-85mm VR for every day use, and the new Sigma 150-500mm for super tele. I was hoping people out there had some experience with these , and might offer comments, and maybe alternatives. Looking to spend about €1600 between both.


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  • #2
    quilmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭quilmore


    what kind of things will you photograph the most?

    that sigma is very slow and considering your budget you could end up with great lenses
    you could even get a 17-55 2.8 and a 80-200 2.8 in ebay for almost that money (new, from kea or urgalaxy)

    that won't have the reach of the 500, but you'll much more image quality and auto focus speed out of them
    the 70-300 vr is an option too


  • #3
    leohoju
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭leohoju


    The Nikon 18-200mm VR is another option for you and isn't much more than the Nikon 16-85mm VR (or possibly cheaper now?). At the longer end, you could try the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8, it doesn't have VR, but is optically quite good by all accounts.

    The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 is probably the best of the wide-angle zooms produced by Nikon at the moment. Designed for FX, but will work just fine with DX too. It'll probably blow your entire budget though.


  • #4
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    The Sigma 150-500 seems to be putting out some great shots, it is quite heavy though but a great range and I had the 50-500 before and the versatility was excellent, it did need OS for wildlife though.

    I would agree with Quilmore though, the path of good glass makes crisper/clearer pictures at lower ISO in bad light and that is the way I would be heading (KEA/Digital Rev/Galaxy)


  • #5
    anthony4335
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭anthony4335


    I really want the reach of the 500mm, would it be better to have an 80-200mm f2.8 and use a teleconverter to go to 400mm rather than getting the 500mm? As for the other lens I did consider the 18-200mm but I am not sure I would like a quality lens for the 18+ range for every day shooting and it is the one I would be willing to spend the most on if I could find the right one, within reason.


  • #6
    anthony4335
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭anthony4335


    any one know what happened to UR Galaxy on e-bay, I just got an alert from ebay about this ending an item I had bought.


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