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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / July 2006Nikkor 18-200 VR? Satisfied? Comments?
Thinking of buying... I own one. Incredibly versaitile and very sharp. Last I heard they were almost impossible to obtain. When you can get one, do! You won't be sorry. I use it with both my D70S and D200. If someone forced me to have only one lens, this would be the one! Tom > Thinking of buying... NO!! > Thinking of buying... > NO!! > >> Thinking of buying... This seems to be a love it or hate it lens. Would you care to explain why you said NO!!?  SignatureRebecca Ore Barelling and pincushion at either end is typical of such a mega DX 11.1 x zoom. Plus it wont be happy on my F100. I am happy to change my lenses more often, none of which exceed 3.5 X >> NO!! >> >>> Thinking of buying... > > This seems to be a love it or hate it lens. Would you care to explain > why you said NO!!? > Barelling and pincushion at either end is typical of such a mega DX 11.1 x > zoom. Plus it wont be happy on my F100. I am happy to change my lenses more > often, none of which exceed 3.5 X So, you haven't used it and you are presuming its characteristics not from experience, but from the fact that it is an 11.1X zoom? SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 Hi Thom, Plenty of experience old boy! And who said I have never used it? You assumed this from my post huh! Well as a matter of fact I never said it was a bad lens, just one i would'nt be getting and the reasons why, (read again) The 11x is useful but I would not compromise sharpness and clarity for features..... and as a DX lens it would not be a happy bunny on my F100 except perhaps at the long end. I prefer the feel and balance of the betteer pro zooms I use allbeit at a price. You pays yer money and takes yer choice!!!!! >> Barelling and pincushion at either end is typical of such a mega DX 11.1 >> x [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > So, you haven't used it and you are presuming its characteristics not from > experience, but from the fact that it is an 11.1X zoom? > Hi Thom, > Plenty of experience old boy! And who said I have never used it? You assumed [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > pro zooms I use allbeit at a price. You pays yer money and takes yer > choice!!!!! So, because it will not work well on your F100 you do not recommend that anybody get it for their digital SLR? An interesting point of view, but one that some people here might think is irrelevant on the digital SLR group. I would indeed expect some severe distortion and vignetting on an F100, but most people find that the lens performs very well on a DX sensor. Of course, if Nikon ever brings out that D3, we probably won't want any DX lenses for it, will we? On the other hand, they will still work on my D200 (if Adorama ever manages to deliver it) and it does very well on the D70 until then. > Barelling and pincushion at either end is typical of such a mega DX 11.1 x > zoom. Plus it wont be happy on my F100. I am happy to change my lenses more [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -- > > Rebecca Ore I use the 18-200mm lens on my D200 with DXO correction software as part of my workflow. The DXO algorithm nicely corrects the barrelling and pincushion distortions that you are referring to. Regards, David >I use the 18-200mm lens on my D200 with DXO correction software as part >of my workflow. The DXO algorithm nicely corrects the barrelling and >pincushion distortions that you are referring to. Regards, David Can it be done in batch mode on a folder full of 18-200mm pictures? I don't know do any processing of my pictures. I take too many and I don't want to spend the time. Cropping and stitching the panoramas is time consuming enough. I also have 12-24mm pictures that I presume could also use some post processing. They are now mixed in the same folder, but I know I can easily write some software to look at the Exifs and split them into two folders. Then would you do this processing on images that are going to be fed into PTGui? Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom). > >I use the 18-200mm lens on my D200 with DXO correction software as part > >of my workflow. The DXO algorithm nicely corrects the barrelling and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom). The DXO software can certainly be used selectively if that's your need. Every photo need not be processed; just your selects. Also, you do not have to separate the photos. The software recognizes the different lenses used and uses the appropriate algorithm. Regards, David > Barelling and pincushion at either end is typical of such a mega DX 11.1 x > zoom. Plus it wont be happy on my F100. I am happy to change my lenses more [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -- > > Rebecca Ore I use the 18-200mm lens on my D200 with DXO correction software as part of my workflow. The DXO algorithm nicely corrects the barrelling and pincushion distortions that you are referring to. Regards, David > Thinking of buying... An excellent travel lens. I use mine quite a bit. It can even be used for light duty close-up work. It has many features normally found on more expensive lenses, including a lens mount seal, AF-S autofocusing, and VR II. It will be difficult to find a lens that is more useful for general snapshooting, backpacking, or travel. Barrel and pincushion distortion are there, but a little bit less than what I would expect for a lens with such an extreme zoom range. Obviously, the lens is no substitute for, say, the 70-200mm VR, possibly one of the sharpest zooms in Nikon's lineup, or the 12-24mm zoom. But it is almost as sharp as either one of these lenses. What you get in convenience you pay for with some distortion. I think the 18-200 is worth every penny. This lens has no tripod mount, but it is probably not needed in such a lightweight lens. A few nits: The lens hood falls off too easily. The zoom ring sticks a little bit in the middle, not unlike the 18-70mm kit lens. I too find it an excellent choice. I got one before we went to Europe this year and enjoyed it greatly. It was very nice to walk around with just that lens on the camera (D2x), a few memeory cards in the pockets. When I'm shooting an assignment I will still use my pro lenses, 17-25, 35-70 and 70-200, but I can also see times when in a rapidly changing environment, that even the 18-200 could fill a need. I found the pictures very good, the sharpness is there and the distortion is not to bad. I wouldn't use it for architectual photography. Being able to use it for a large number of situations is great. The VR worked great. I got some good shots of artwork in galleries with a Shutter speed as lof a 1/8s at about 35mm. The only problem I had is after about 4 weeks the VR unit freaked out. I took it to the Nikon Repair shop in El Segundo and they fixed it and had it back to me in 5 days. The replace the VR Unit and AF unit and calibrated the lens. SO far it's been fine. Dave Nelson >> Thinking of buying... > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >The zoom ring sticks a little bit in the middle, not unlike the 18-70mm >kit lens. > Thinking of buying... An excellent travel lens. I use mine quite a bit. It can even be used for light duty close-up work. It has many features normally found on more expensive lenses, including a lens mount seal, AF-S autofocusing, and VR II. It will be difficult to find a lens that is more useful for general snapshooting, backpacking, or travel. Barrel and pincushion distortion are there, but a little bit less than what I would expect for a lens with such an extreme zoom range. Obviously, the lens is no substitute for, say, the 70-200mm VR, possibly one of the sharpest zooms in Nikon's lineup, or the 12-24mm zoom. But it is almost as sharp as either one of these lenses. What you get in convenience you pay for with some distortion. I think the 18-200 is worth every penny. This lens has no tripod mount, but it is probably not needed in such a lightweight lens. A few nits: The lens hood falls off too easily. The zoom ring sticks a little bit in the middle, not unlike the 18-70mm kit lens. |
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