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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / April 2006Which Lens to Buy?
Hi, i have a Nikon D70s with the standard 18-70 lens. i am planning to buy a new lens and i love the Nikn 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens. But it is too expensive for me at this stage. Could you recommend any other lens (Sigma / Tamron or Nikkor itself) within the same range (70 - 210 , or more) which need not necessarly have a constant aperture at a cheaper price, but which can provide comparably good quality pictures. Thanks, Anirudh >Hi, >i have a Nikon D70s with the standard 18-70 lens. i am planning to buy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >have a constant aperture at a cheaper price, but which can provide >comparably good quality pictures. I think you just said it - the Nikon 70-210 f/4-5.6 D is a great lense with excellent optics. It's not made anymore, and you'll have to find it used, but you won't find anything to match it from any vendor at 2-3x the price. It's one of the Nikon price/performance gems. The only issue is it uses the older push-pull style of zooming. I think Nikon should make a rotating barrel version today. :-) If you don't mind stopping down a notch, have a look at the Nikon 70-300 f/4-5.6 D ED lense. It's not quite up to the others mentioned above, but it has surprisingly good optics for the price and reaches out to 300mm. You'll want a tripod at that zoom range, unless it's a sunny day. > Hi, > i have a Nikon D70s with the standard 18-70 lens. i am planning to buy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > have a constant aperture at a cheaper price, but which can provide > comparably good quality pictures. The Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 is supposed to be quite good also. >Hi, >i have a Nikon D70s with the standard 18-70 lens. i am planning to buy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >have a constant aperture at a cheaper price, but which can provide >comparably good quality pictures. The 75-300mm f/4-5.6 AF-D ED Nikkor performs very well in the 70-200mm range but less well in the 200-300mm range. Avoid the cheaper 75-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Nikkor which lacks the ED glass and has inferior performance. If you can get along without AF for a while the Tokina 80-200/2.8 lenses are an excellent value, selling for just a bit over $200. Collin > Hi, > i have a Nikon D70s with the standard 18-70 lens. i am planning to buy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > have a constant aperture at a cheaper price, but which can provide > comparably good quality pictures. Consider a used Nikkor 70-210 F4-5.6 D. Ebay or http://www.keh.com are nice places to start your search.  SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 > Hi, > i have a Nikon D70s with the standard 18-70 lens. i am planning to buy [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks, > Anirudh The 70(80)-200 f2.8 lenses are all quite good, no matter Nikon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, just stay away from some of the off-off brands. Nikon made a 70-210 f4 lens in the 80s and early 90s, it is also quite a good performer (better than the f4.5-5.6 by most reviews). On the otherhand its AF is not as refined, mine is slightly noisy, but a sharp lens. Best thing is they can be found for under $300. Used lenses in good shape are generally good buys. Tom |
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