Nikon D60 - Is VR worth it?

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Hi, I've been thinking of buying a D60 for a while. With the current prices rocketing, I was wondering what you guys think about Vibration reduction. As a begginer is it recommended that I get the VR kit lens, or should I make do without?

Thanks for your help.
Stefan
 
The 18-55 VR lens is suprisingly good, and only add a little more to the D60 body only price.

Its definately worth getting the 18-55 VR kit if you buy it that way, otherwise a D60 body + 18-70 DX lens will give better results.

For a begineer - I would not recommend VR in the first instance. Learn good photographic handholding technique - you can spend 10 minutes a day doing this in the first week and the skills - like learning to drive - will last a lifetime. With a VR lens, you may not acquire good shooting discipline in those crucial first days.

So.. if you buy the VR lens (and its a nice lens) keep the VR switch to Off for a bit :)
 
VR on lenses like the 18-55 is just a marketing ploy, by desperate suits at Nikon trying to capture newbie buyers before they buy a Sony
 
Ok, thanks for your help. It's just on somewhere like warehouse express at the moment the VR kit is about £70 more expensive than the non-VR kit.
 
biggles65 said:
Ok, thanks for your help. It's just on somewhere like warehouse express at the moment the VR kit is about £70 more expensive than the non-VR kit.
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I had the non-VR D60 kit and the 18-55mm was a great little lens, if the difference is £70 I'd be tempted to get it and put the money saved towards a new/second hand 55-200mm...

not a great example, but the only one I'm sure was taken with the 18-55!

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i had a d40 with the 18-55, no VR and wouldn't see what the VR lens would give me though

but i'm sure it does some sort of VR feature, so then yes
 
Flash In The Pan said:
VR on lenses like the 18-55 is just a marketing ploy, by desperate suits at Nikon trying to capture newbie buyers before they buy a Sony
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why do you say that, as i am an example of one who has done that? lol
 
VR on the 18-55 is not really needed at all, unless you have a bit of a shake to start with. It is more usefull un the 55-200 and 70-300 ranges, where the physical size of the lens makes it tricky to hold still, especially in the wind and in low light where slow shutter speeds are needed on these slow lenses. As Puddleduck says...learn to shoot without VR as the top end kit doesn't have it.
 
p1tse said:
i had a d40 with the 18-55, no VR and wouldn't see what the VR lens would give me though

but i'm sure it does some sort of VR feature, so then yes
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Likewise, got great shots with that wee lens. The VR's definitely worth having on my 18-200 zoom though. I'd put the difference towards another lens.
 
Unlike most of you, I'm disappointed by VR. I started with a 24-120 VR (my worst lens for years), then a 18-200 VR and each time the same problem If you don't disable it, your pictures taken at fast speeds will often be blurry... but I don't know is this problem is due to the lenses or to my D200.
 
vr a great lens, infact ive got 2 now, a 18-200 and a 70-200

vr makes a world of difference if your speed is low...
 
i saw on my sisters, you can turn VR on and off on the lens itself, so maybe some demo shots with it on and off may give some idea?
 
As said before, VR on an 18-55mm is not as useful as on longer telephotos.

That said, if you can get the prices close - it's a no brainer. Only you can decide if your happy to spend the extra. Resale WILL be better (a non VR kit lens can be quite hard to sell) so if you think you may upgrade at a later date, then do it!

Cheers,
James
 
Good VR is always worth it. I'm not sure how many stops this model has, but that's stops that'll be very useful for indoor shooting without flash, especially as the aperture isn't great at the longer end.
 
thieery said:
If you don't disable it, your pictures taken at fast speeds will often be blurry... but I don't know is this problem is due to the lenses or to my D200.
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Not had this mate with the D300.
 
I recently (a week ago) picked up the D60 VR kit for £300 from Jessops (who price matched PC World), with the £30 cash back that makes it £270!

I've since bought a 55-200 VR which gives me plenty of range (for now) and the VR is pretty handy (especially on the overcast days of recent) as at full zoom the lens is pretty slow.

I bought the 55-200 for £100 2nd hand and I have to say that for a total of £370 I am really happy with the kit I've got and the quality of the images :)
 
Thanks for all of your help. The problem is Jessops prices have risen too in the last week, the cheapest I can find the VR kit for is £338 and they're out of stock.
 
Have you been to your local PC World?

I was dubious to start with but they were very very helpful (obviously store dependent) they didn't have any D60's in stock but checked on their system (which covers Currys too) and found one at another branch 10 miles up the road. I then went over the road to Jessops (D60 VR kit priced at £360 iirc) who will price match anywhere within 25 miles.
 
Order the kit online at the price you find it for now or choose to collect in store- they should honour the price at which you see it now
 
I like the 18-55 VR but TBH the only time I notice it is when I accidentally leave it on when the camera is on a tripod!
 
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