A good walk around lens for D7000

Are you keeping what you got? If you are just buy a cheaper super zoom. I can not see it making you take more. The nikon 18-200mm probs weights the same as the 2 lenses you have and will not be a patch on the tamron. Just leave the tamron on the camera and put the zoom in your pocket its only small light.
 
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If you don't need to go down to the wide end the 24-120 F4 is a good lens but a bit more expensive than the 18-200...it's a much better quality constant aperture full frame lens though. Not sure what they go for second hand.

Or there's the new Nikon FX lens they are selling as a kit lens with the D600. I think it's something like 18-85.

At the other end of the price scale there's the Nikon 18-70....prob inferior to your 17-50 though.
 
I'd go with the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8, or the Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 depending on your budget and whether you're happy to carry the extra weight of the Nikon. You can't beat having a fact lens mounted all the time in my view.
 
I think I would stick with what you have over trading them in for a 18-200 superzoom or the 18-105. The lens you have to me will give better quality pictures

I have the Nikon 16-85mm and the 70-300mm on my D7000 but only tend to carry the 16-85mm on the camera with a 35mmf1.8 in the bag too. The 70-300mm stays at home unless I know I will need the longer focal length.
 
Sigma’s 18-50mm is evidently much sharper wide open than the tamron so bear that in mind. However...

I just purchased the 18-200mm and it is all I would need for 95% of the time!

It really is a fantastic lens, as sharp as any out there stopped down to f8, very good wide open. Close focus to 20 inches at 200mm, fast af in good light...can't rate the lens highly enough!
 
ian-83 said:
I think I would stick with what you have over trading them in for a 18-200 superzoom or the 18-105. The lens you have to me will give better quality pictures

I have the Nikon 16-85mm and the 70-300mm on my D7000 but only tend to carry the 16-85mm on the camera with a 35mmf1.8 in the bag too. The 70-300mm stays at home unless I know I will need the longer focal length.
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Why the 16-85 over the 18-70mm?
 
Some people are very harsh about the 18-200 but i found mine to be excellent! Really was a fine all rounder!
 
If you don't need the VR, then the 18-135mm is a good workhorse lens (even more so on the D7000 as it will correct the fringing).
 
Phil Young said:
Why the 16-85 over the 18-70mm?
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Wanted something a bit wider and a bit longer over an 18-55 kit lens plus brought it before joining this forum so never really knew about the 18-70 to be honest.

As for the 18-200 I have used it before but on a D3000 and it was producing some good images. Dunno how it is on the D7000 as some say it can fall short of good pics due to the extra mega pixels.
 
a nifty fifty or what about a 20mm lens it depends what type of budget you have and what you most like to take photos of when you are out and about
 
Yes, the 18-70 is better value and the quality is negligible, as is the range. Guess it depends how much you have to spend and what comes up when you look around. My 16-85 was my first Nikon lens with VR so it was a bit of a test to see how good VR was and I have no regrets spending the extra.
 
My one lens would be a 24 1.4. But then my style of shooting doesn't really get anything from a zoom.
 
I have the 16-85 and use it all the time on my D300s and D90 and find it a great lens and i all so do not regret the extra for it.
I will be getting a 24-120 f4 in 2013, this is not to replace the 16-85 as i will keep it and use it a lot, its just that i need the ex range at the top end an constant f for what i shoot.
Me i would go for the 16-85 or the 24-120 f4 each time both quality lens.
It all comes down to how much you wish to spend.
Paul
 
Thank you to everyone for all of your help and information. Paul Young has a lot to answer for as I became a proud owner of a Nikon 18-200mm this afternoon. I bought it second-hand from MPB after looking at many options and again I can not fault them! I bought the VR version as I could not really justify the extra £200 for a lock! I have only had a mini play with it but it looks like the lens I have been missing all of the time. Going to take it to Hull Fair to give it a proper try on Friday. Super excited!! Thanks again, Sarah
 
fidsey79 said:
Thank you to everyone for all of your help and information. Paul Young has a lot to answer for as I became a proud owner of a Nikon 18-200mm this afternoon. I bought it second-hand from MPB after looking at many options and again I can not fault them! I bought the VR version as I could not really justify the extra £200 for a lock! I have only had a mini play with it but it looks like the lens I have been missing all of the time. Going to take it to Hull Fair to give it a proper try on Friday. Super excited!! Thanks again, Sarah
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fidsey79 said:
Thank you to everyone for all of your help and information. Paul Young has a lot to answer for as I became a proud owner of a Nikon 18-200mm this afternoon. I bought it second-hand from MPB after looking at many options and again I can not fault them! I bought the VR version as I could not really justify the extra £200 for a lock! I have only had a mini play with it but it looks like the lens I have been missing all of the time. Going to take it to Hull Fair to give it a proper try on Friday. Super excited!! Thanks again, Sarah
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So helpful is that "Paul" Young....lol.
 
Wasn't he a singer in the 80's? :D

The tamron 17-50 was my favourite DX lens. The problem was always finding a zoom to compliment it, when I didn't have the funds for a 70-200. Tried all kinds of combo's. Like a 60mm micro, and your average cheap 70-300. tried the 55-200 vr too but never liked it much.

Never tried one of those all-in-one zooms, I always thought that they sacrificed something to squeeze so much in there. But many people swear by them. Have fun with whatever you use, that's the main thing anyhow.
 
Pah Sarah you should have asked as you could have had my 18-200 VR for Hullian rates!
 
I loved the 18-200 I had on my D5000 - was my most used lens. Really underrated (except by Ken Rockwell!) lens, especially for travel.
 
18-200 has been wedged on my d40x for two years. Loved it. Now have a d7k and 30 and 50 mm 1.8 and enjoying playing with dof - the only thing the super zoom is weak at.

Cheers

Mike
 
MIKEROPHONICS said:
18-200 has been wedged on my d40x for two years. Loved it. Now have a d7k and 30 and 50 mm 1.8 and enjoying playing with dof - the only thing the super zoom is weak at.

Cheers

Mike
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That's not entirely true.

The close focus distance gives it an amazing scope for DOF.
 
Sorry, please excuse my ignorance here but how does close focusing ability help you here, can you shed some more light?


Thanks

Mike
 
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Phil Young said:
Canons are so bad yet they retail for the same price as Nikons and the later are by far better pieces of kit!

I just think Nikons are abnormally good...
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Altered for accuracy... :p :p :p :bonk:
 
Phil Young said:
That's not entirely true.

The close focus distance gives it an amazing scope for DOF.
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But for the same shot the 18-200 will be a lot weaker? And doesnt the long end become something like an 130mm at mfd?

Just didn't have any love for this lens, good range but wasn't happy with the detail / contrast, particularly at the long end...

The D7000 you have does look nice, if only it had more bracketing options and an rear AF button i would have had one a long time ago.
 
Rapscallion said:
But for the same shot the 18-200 will be a lot weaker? And doesnt the long end become something like an 130mm at mfd?

Just didn't have any love for this lens, good range but wasn't happy with the detail / contrast, particularly at the long end...

The D7000 you have does look nice, if only it had more bracketing options and an rear AF button i would have had one a long time ago.
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Taken yesterday @ 200mm close focus of around 1 metre.

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The lens is incredibly sharp - contrast is neither here nor there because it can be increased, put detail where there is softness isn't the same.

As for the D7000 - you can assign the AF/AE lock button nicely.
 
Phil Young said:
Taken yesterday @ 200mm close focus of around 1 metre.

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The lens is incredibly sharp - contrast is neither here nor there because it can be increased, put detail where there is softness isn't the same.

As for the D7000 - you can assign the AF/AE lock button nicely.
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But do you then lose the exposure lock?
 
Phil Young said:
Not a problem for me as I've never used it in my life...but yes you would.

You could assign the FN button to EV lock.
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Normally assigned to DoF preview which i never use anyway.

Just the silly restriction on bracketing, which even the D600 shares....:cuckoo:

Shame, as the d600 could be a perfect landscape camera with better bracketing. heres hoping for a dx camera with the bracketing options of the pro cameras

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Remember reading an article about whaa camera Galen Rowell would be using in these digital days, and don't see a perfect camera in nikon's line up. would love to see as small, fully featured dx camera. the sensor from the d3200, most of the features of a d300 in as small a body as possible.
 
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gad-westy said:
Presumably this can still be assigned to a half press of the shutter? A bit more awkward mind.
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I quite like locking the exposure on with one press, then unlocking with another. but i rarely use this whereas i more or less always use the afon button for focussing.

TTFN!
 
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