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Hi Folks, iv had my A200 a few months now and really really love it and getting to grips with it!!

Im now looking for a new lens as the sony kit lens is a bit turd!!...im on a very tight budget and dont know what to go for!..

I would like something with a little more range i.e. Minolta 70mm-210mm or Sigma 70mm-200mm. These average around £100 on ebay..

Also is it worth my while replacing the kit lens??...maybe with a Minolta 28-80mm or 35-70mm as these are around the £50 mark

Does anyone have any experiance of these lenses and their quality??

Also any recomendations you guys could give would be great....bearing in mind im on a budget...

Thanks in advance

Paul..
 
I've got the 18-70 kit lens with my A200 but I never used it so can't comment on its turdiness.

I can tell you the Tamron 24-135 SP is superb on the A200 (and A900) but you probably won't find one - less esoteric is the 100-200 f/4.5 - these are very small and very light, about £80. I've got one and it seems very nice.

I assume by 70-210 you mean the "Beercan" f/4 - tbh I find these a bit overrated. I've tried two and both are a bit disappointing considering the hype.
 
Cheers folks, ill have a look into them...

Everything i shoot with the kit 18-70 lens seems dull and lifeless instead of bright and vibrant..am i doing something wrong or is it just the poor lens??

Paul...
 
I personally never had any issues with the 18-70.

On my Flickr there is a set called ' London Excel Motor Show 2008 '

These were all taken with this lens.

All the close up shots on the ' War and Peace 2008' set were using the 35-105.
 
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Also is it worth my while replacing the kit lens??...maybe with a Minolta 28-80mm or 35-70mm as these are around the £50 mark
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I have a few lenses for sale in the classifieds incl. a 28-80mm a bit cheaper than that.

How about adding the Tamron 55-200mm? It's small, light, cheapish these days (used to be very cheap) & performs well above it's price. The compromise came in it's max aperture & it needs decent light.
 
i never had the kit lens on my a300, but i used a tamron 28-75 f2.8, great and sharp, nice DoF play too. it's now up for sale, please look on classifieds
 
Unfortunatly guys i cant get into the 'Classifieds' as i'v not had 100 posts yet....Bummer...
 
Ive got an A200 and have been using the kit lens since I got it. To be honest its given me some decent photos but have never used anything else in that same focal range on my camera.

I have got the Tamron 55-200mm (50 quid on ebay) and it seems pretty good. Have found that the autofocus can get a bit confused when zoomed into 200mm and have to zoom out to get it to focus properly again but that mite just be a fault with mine.

The plan next is the Tamron 28-75mm 2.8


Edit - ive got less than 100 posts and get get into the classifieds
 
Ahh yes but apparently i cant post in there....does this mean its ok for me to buy from there???...i suppose it is really...:thinking::thinking:
 
Paul Nellist said:
Ahh yes but apparently i cant post in there....does this mean its ok for me to buy from there???...i suppose it is really...:thinking::thinking:
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i've seen buyers with less post. maybe you have to have certain amount to advertise
 
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Unfortunatly guys i cant get into the 'Classifieds' as i'v not had 100 posts yet....Bummer...
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my understanding is that you can buy kit thas is advertised for sale but you can't put up your own threads until 100 posts?
 
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