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Thanks Phil. Len

Phil, I have lent my D80 back up camera to my son. He would like to use my 18-135 on a semi permanent basis so I was looking for a sharper alternative that matched up to my recently acquired D7000. An £800 lens is way OTT for what I would use for, which is general family shots and landscapes...

Thanks Moreorless & Phil. Len

Thanks everyone. I am looking to upgrade my 18-135 lens, which until now I have used mostly for landscapes and general work. It has been suggested that a 18-200 would be a good upgrade, but I wanted to be sure it was ok for landscapes as well. The16-85 second hand also looks like a good...

What is considered to be the best mid priced Nikon lens (£200-£300) for landscape photography and why. Are there any 3rd party lenses that are considered to be as good? Len

Thanks guys, that's quite a few alternatives to investigate. Len

I am looking to upgrade the quality of my nikon 18-135 (I have a 300mm F4 prime) can anyone advise if nikon do a better quality lens in a similar range. I use it for general shots, portraits and landscapes. Len

Rob, I have the Tamron 90 which I have used on my Nikon D80 and had great fun with it. Mine is the older version which wont communicate to the camera so I can only use it in MF mode. It has a shallow depth of field so you have to be spot on with the focus, but it is razor sharp when u get it...

Thank you all, you have given me much to ponder on. If only they would hurry up with the rumoured holy grail (D400). I am strongly tempted to go for a D300 or D300s until the D400 appears or the D800 drops down to a sensible level. Len

Thanks guys, I take your points about the use of a crop factor camera. I bought the F4 300 as a reasonably hand holdable quality lens, but I find that I use it more often on a tripod to get better sharpness as the D80 is not brilliant in terms of iso and i often find the shutter speed suffers...

How do they compare for focus acquisition speed, low light performance and the resolution of a small bird.

I have a Nikon D80 which I am looking to upgrade in the near future. Which would be better for bird photography (with a Nikon F4 300 lens), a D700 or a D300. Or do I wait for the rumoured D400? Len

I use an older version manual focus only on my Nikon D80. It can produce great results. Len

Well done Mark, use them and enjoy them. Len

Thanks Ausemmao, for bird shots I use a single point focus (and metering), so the advantages of the extra number of focus points on the D300 wont give me any benefit. Len