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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / October 2006Lens for the D200
What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. Currently I use the AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm with a Nikon D70s and it works fine. But, I would like to purchase a lens for general that best suits a D200. I don't know if a camera shop can be trusted to correctly suggest something. Thanks Bob > What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. > > Currently I use the AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm with a Nikon D70s and it works fine. But, I would like to purchase a lens for general that > best suits a D200. I don't know if a camera shop can be trusted to correctly suggest something. The 18-70 is a surprisingly good lens (assuming, as always, a good sample). The 17-55 f2.8 is slightly sharper, but at a much higher price. It is also larger and has less zoom range. Why not continue to use the 18-70 until you find a need for something else? Also, if you have older lenses (AI or later), these will work with the D200... -- David Ruether ruether@verizon.net rpn1@cornell.edu http://www.ferrario.com/ruether Thanks David, I'll just buy the D200 body and look around for other types of lens such as a wide angle lens. Most of my other lens are for slr Olympus cameras. Bob Nabors My latest travel report is at the URL below: http://www2.hagenhosting.com/~naborswe/Libya/Libyaindex.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > rpn1@cornell.edu > http://www.ferrario.com/ruether Please do not post HTML glurp in a text only newsgroup! You replied to a 22 line post with a few line answer and it became a 147 line post!! ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] >face=Arial size=2>http://www.ferrario.com/ruether</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial >size=2>> <BR>> <BR>></FONT></BODY></HTML> > Please do not post HTML glurp in a text only newsgroup! You replied to a 22 > line post with a few line answer and it became a 147 line post!! > >> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> You have a fine point, but please don't repost umpty lines of html!  Signaturejohn mcwilliams "Um, his vocabulary, like, uh, really, ah....... sucked." > What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop > told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. > > Currently I use the AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm with a Nikon D70s and it works fine. > But, I would like to purchase a lens for general that best suits a D200. I > don't know if a camera shop can be trusted to correctly suggest something. The new 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 Silent Wave is pretty good. If you have the older, cheaper kit lens the faster new ones is worth the upgrade. David >> What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera >> shop told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> best suits a D200. I don't know if a camera shop can be trusted to >> correctly suggest something. The Nikon 18-70 is a very good lense and will work fine with the D200. I don't believe there are any other lenses that can outperform it in the same price range. Better lenses do exist, but at a significantly higher cost. The 18-70 is a good all around performer suitable for general use. > The new 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 Silent Wave is pretty good. If you have the > older, cheaper kit lens the faster new ones is worth the upgrade. ??? What do you mean "new"? The 18-70 has been around for well over two years and there has only been one version of it. To the best of my knowledge, Nikon has never made any other 18-70 model: http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-70mmf_35-4 5g_if/index.htm Perhaps you're thinking of the 18-55 kit lense from Canon which had a version 2 model released a couple of years later. : >> What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera : >> shop told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] : years and there has only been one version of it. To the best of my : knowledge, Nikon has never made any other 18-70 model: http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-70mmf_35-4 5g_if/index.htm : Perhaps you're thinking of the 18-55 kit lense from Canon which had a : version 2 model released a couple of years later. : >> What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera : >> shop told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] : years and there has only been one version of it. To the best of my : knowledge, Nikon has never made any other 18-70 model: http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/products/lens/af/dx/af-s_dx_zoom18-70mmf_35-4 5g_if/index.htm : Perhaps you're thinking of the 18-55 kit lense from Canon which had a : version 2 model released a couple of years later. How true. There`s now 'new' 18-70 mm. lens..... I use the 18-200 VRII for general use. It is at least as good the 18-70 is but it covers the useful range to 200mm. The VR is perfect, now I can't do without it. The only problem is that is heavier and bigger than the 18-70. SignatureDimitris M > What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop > told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > D200. I don't know if a camera shop can be trusted to correctly suggest > something. > What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop > told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bob As others have pointed out, the 18-70mm is an excellent lens for general use, and beyond. I've used one, but later upgraded to the 17-55mm f/2.8 for the added speed. This allows for more natural light photo opportunities, and/or faster shutter speeds. But you may not need either. There is more than an added cash price to pay, it is larger, and heavier. And if you use filters, they cost more because they are larger. The 18-70mm is close to being a 4x zoom, where the 17-55mm is a little over a 3x zoom...another trade off. Nikon packages the D200 in one of their kits with the 18-70mm lens. That was the kit I originally purchased. So in no way is the lens not worthy of the camera. Bill Crocker Why not get a D80 and put the difference in glass? Well, a few of the differences that makes me consider buying the Nikon D200 instead of the Nikon D80 are: The D200 has: A metal construction, that is weather resistant compared to a plastic D80. A speed of 5FPS compared to 3FPS on the D80. The D200 also has the below listed features not found on the D80: Set ISO with full stops Meter mode is in the finder Exposure mode in finder 9 position Rear Nav Button compared to 4 Position on the D80 There are probably other different features of which I am not aware, and it is true that the light weight of the D80 is a plus for the D80. However the strength of the metal case appeals to me even though the D200 is heavier > Why not get a D80 and put the difference in glass? > Well, a few of the differences that makes me consider buying the Nikon D200 > instead of the Nikon D80 are: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > is true that the light weight of the D80 is a plus for the D80. However the > strength of the metal case appeals to me even though the D200 is heavier Works with AI lenses! SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 > What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop > told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. > > Currently I use the AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm with a Nikon D70s and it works fine. > But, I would like to purchase a lens for general that best suits a D200. I > don't know if a camera shop can be trusted to correctly suggest something. There is no difference in the way a lens performs no matter which Nikon DSLR you stick it on. The D70 and the D200 have a sensor of the same physical dimensions. The 18-70mm is a good lens, surprisingly sharp. If you don't want to use that any more, go to the 18-200mm AF-S VR. It is an extremely versatile lens. But you won't see much difference in your pictures whether you stick it on the D200 or the D70. >> What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop >> told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > But you won't see much difference in your pictures whether you stick it > on the D200 or the D70. Are you sure about that? Are you speaking from experience? I see a big difference between 6.1, and 10.2mp. I've owned the D70s, and currently own the D200. Bill Crocker > >> What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop > >> told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > difference between 6.1, and 10.2mp. I've owned the D70s, and currently own > the D200. I am quite sure and I am speaking from experience. I have both a D70 and a D200 and have shot more than 20,000 frames between the two of them. I don't see a lot of difference in my pictures -- from a certain point of view. Now, it is true that you will get more detail with a 10.2mp sensor than you will with 6.1. However, we rarely look at our pictures that close. In fact, the vast majority are never printed at all. They end up being displayed on computer screens. For that kind of work you might as well have a 3mp sensor. A D200 is not 'sharper' than a D70. It does not have less distortion. In many other respects, all of them important to picture quality, a D200 is little different from a D70. Nevertheless, knowing all this, I bought a D200. You might be wondering why. Well, the 10.2mp sensor does give me a lot more room to crop and blow up a small portion of the image. And the extra detail does show up in large prints. I also find that the camera is much more flexible and that frequently changing many settings is a lot faster and more convenient. But I cannot say that any lens performs better on the D200 than on the D70, nor can I say that I take better pictures overall with the D200 than I did with the D70. I still own bragging rights to being a terrible photographer and will claim that title 'til I die. :-) > Are you sure about that? Are you speaking from experience? I see a big > difference between 6.1, and 10.2mp. I've owned the D70s, and currently own > the D200. He said not much difference between the picture between the two cameras. The resulting file clearly will have more potential resolution from the D200. The results from the lens will be the same on both cameras, which is the point I took from his post. SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 >There is no difference in the way a lens performs no matter which Nikon >DSLR you stick it on. The D70 and the D200 have a sensor of the same >physical dimensions. Optically maybe, AF wise that is NOT the case in my experience, especially pushing a 70-200mm f/2.8 VR with a TC-20E. The D200 also retains AF out to a max aperture of f/8 in my experience as well, though Nikon states f/5.6 is the limit as with the D70. SignatureEd Ruf (Usenet2@EdwardG.Ruf.com) http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html > >There is no difference in the way a lens performs no matter which Nikon > >DSLR you stick it on. The D70 and the D200 have a sensor of the same [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > a max aperture of f/8 in my experience as well, though Nikon states f/5.6 > is the limit as with the D70. Yeah, and the D200 has more buttons and switches for setting autofocus, too. But those are ease-of-use issues between the D200 and D70, not a function of the lens. >>> There is no difference in the way a lens performs no matter which >>> Nikon DSLR you stick it on. The D70 and the D200 have a sensor of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > autofocus, too. But those are ease-of-use issues between the D200 and > D70, not a function of the lens. Huh? What does switches and buttons for autofucus have to do with diminished AF performance when a 2X TC is added? Adding a TC to a lens system *IS* a function of the lens and its performance. Rita Any chance you are in an area where you can rent lenses to try? > What is the best lens for general use with the Nikon D200. A camera shop > told me that the lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-70mm will be OK. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bob Well, I bought a Nikon D200 and the AF-S NIKKOR 18-70 works just as well as it does on my D70s!! I'll be thinking about a wide angle lens after I use the D200 for a while. Thanks for all the info. Bob Nabors > Any chance you are in an area where you can rent lenses to try? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Bob |
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