Hi guys
I have a Nikon d5100 with the kit 18-55mm, 35mm f1.8, 105mm f2.8 micro and the 55-200mm VR, with other accessories (e.g couple of bags, manfrotto tripod, yongnou flash).
I am in the fortunate position to have in a week or two to have around £300 in Heathrow shopping vouchers (I travel a *lot*), and I thought perhaps a new photography toy would be a useful use of those vouchers at the Dixons Travel. They have quite a good range of lenses and accessories, even if they are a little more expensive than other places (but not £300 more expensive).
So what would you suggest, given my budget will likely be £400 (I can put something to it)? I would prefer Nikkor glass over Tamron or Sigma, but am willing to consider most options....
I was thinking maybe:
1 the 16-85mm DX (about £400) to replace my 18-55 kit lens
2 the 18-200 DX if I want to add a bit more (to replace the 18-55 and 55-200)
3 the Sigma 10-20 HSM (but I would prefer Nikkor lenses)
4 the 24-85 FX to replace the 18-55 (maybe 24 is a bit long for a DX, but I like FX lenses for future upgrade possibilities)
Obviously it depends on what they have in stock, but as I said, it's not too bad in T5 (but they do tend to have more Nikkor glass than anything else). I am leaning towards item 1 - I was never happy with the kit lens (although it's not that bad a lens....).
The other option would be to wait around 2 years and I will have a cool £1k (or there abouts) to upgrade the body or get a very fine 24-70 f2.8. But that assumes the exchange rate of air miles to £££ remains the same (schemes rarely get better with time, I have found).
Thoughts?
I have a Nikon d5100 with the kit 18-55mm, 35mm f1.8, 105mm f2.8 micro and the 55-200mm VR, with other accessories (e.g couple of bags, manfrotto tripod, yongnou flash).
I am in the fortunate position to have in a week or two to have around £300 in Heathrow shopping vouchers (I travel a *lot*), and I thought perhaps a new photography toy would be a useful use of those vouchers at the Dixons Travel. They have quite a good range of lenses and accessories, even if they are a little more expensive than other places (but not £300 more expensive).
So what would you suggest, given my budget will likely be £400 (I can put something to it)? I would prefer Nikkor glass over Tamron or Sigma, but am willing to consider most options....
I was thinking maybe:
1 the 16-85mm DX (about £400) to replace my 18-55 kit lens
2 the 18-200 DX if I want to add a bit more (to replace the 18-55 and 55-200)
3 the Sigma 10-20 HSM (but I would prefer Nikkor lenses)
4 the 24-85 FX to replace the 18-55 (maybe 24 is a bit long for a DX, but I like FX lenses for future upgrade possibilities)
Obviously it depends on what they have in stock, but as I said, it's not too bad in T5 (but they do tend to have more Nikkor glass than anything else). I am leaning towards item 1 - I was never happy with the kit lens (although it's not that bad a lens....).
The other option would be to wait around 2 years and I will have a cool £1k (or there abouts) to upgrade the body or get a very fine 24-70 f2.8. But that assumes the exchange rate of air miles to £££ remains the same (schemes rarely get better with time, I have found).
Thoughts?
Hence the lust after FX glass (but with a d800, crop mode with DX glass is still superb). The difference just isn't enough to warrant going for a d7000 