Different lense - SRT Forums

**supermech21** · 06-11-2009, 10:38 PM

I just got my nikon D40 and after a couple of hours of shooting i realised i could benefit from a different lense for certain shots.We have a lake with lots of wild life in my apt complex. With the 18-55mm lense that came with the d40 we cant really get close enough to get a good shot before the animals move on...In particular theres a bunch of huge bull frogs that would make for great shots but i cant get close enough. So i chcked on craigslist and found this "Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1.4-5.6G ED." I know the AF-S is good, I know the 200mm would be great(18-200mm would be more ideal imo but more expensive), but idont know about the 1.4-5.6G ED??? What is that? How will it help me? It was listed at 140, i haggeled down to 110. Good deal(said it was used for only 3 weeks)???

Im a amateur at best here is some of our shots:

1. Dog

2. Dog

3. Ducks (i would like to get a tad closer)

4. Dog and Ducks

Parkerman · 06-12-2009, 09:56 AM

No good.. dont get it if it doesnt have VR in my opinion.

the 4-5.6f is the largest aperture you can use.

**supermech21** · 06-12-2009, 10:00 PM

Well i bought it...lol.

What will the VR do?

jdbeier38 · 06-12-2009, 11:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by supermech21

Well i bought it...lol.

What will the VR do?

vibration reduction ... it will stabilize things in sketchy situations such as you presented

Parkerman · 06-13-2009, 01:15 PM

does it have VR or not? If it DOES have it.. then it was a good buy.. If it doesn't.. I would sell the lens personally.

on something like the D40 where you can't bump up the iso much to help compensate for the 5.6f at 200mm... you need VR.

SRT-4_UK · 06-14-2009, 04:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by supermech21

I know the AF-S is good,

AF-S isnt just good, it is your only option if you want auto focus on your D40. Manual focus on a tiny D40 viewfinder is very difficult.

**supermech21** · 06-15-2009, 12:41 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by jdbeier38

vibration reduction ... it will stabilize things in sketchy situations such as you presented

I dont think it has it but oh well to late i suppose. Overall im happy with the lense, not that i would know the difference most of the time...

I have quickly realized i would prefer a mix of both my lenses in the future. Do they make a 18-200mm VR with AF-s?

Parkerman · 06-15-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by supermech21

I dont think it has it but oh well to late i suppose. Overall im happy with the lense, not that i would know the difference most of the time...

I have quickly realized i would prefer a mix of both my lenses in the future. Do they make a 18-200mm VR with AF-s?

Yea, It cost more than you would probably want to pay though. I think its around 900

SRT-4_UK · 06-15-2009, 02:24 PM

It is $700

You will get better image quality from the 18-55 and the 55-200 but you dont have the convenience of keeping one lens on all the time.

Parkerman · 06-15-2009, 02:45 PM

Ah, Nice... I remember it being around a grand.. I guess the price dropped a little sometime.

SRT-4_UK · 06-15-2009, 02:47 PM

Actually it was just under $600 before the price hike. I dont ever remember it being a grand but I could be wrong.

Parkerman · 06-15-2009, 10:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SRT-4_UK

Actually it was just under $600 before the price hike. I dont ever remember it being a grand but I could be wrong.

What it was is that it use to be that this lens was hardly in stock.. and places gouged the prices up... Atleast that was the case when I first looked into getting one.