Nikon D7000 and Lens question

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Hi all,

I seriously tempted to sell my Nikon D80 camera to purchase a D7000, however I need some advise on the Lens for the D7000 I currently have a DX 18-135mm lens 1:3.5 -5.6g ED. And would like to keep this for the camera.

What I'm not sure about is this Lens good enough for the D7000 /will it work all okay? as I'm on a bit of a budget ideally i dont want to buy a new lens but want a new body

Any advise would be great

cheers
 
jacob12_1993 said:
I don't think it is, I have the D7000 and it really excels with better glass, you would get better results with a 17-50/18-50 f2.8
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whats the main issue on cheaper glass? soft focus?

Also bearing in mind I'm on a budget what brand would you recommend for the D7000?

The main thing for me is to upgrade the body as its well out of date, however I am on a holiday in november that i would like to take some photos - going to the Falls in Canada/US

I will get better glass in the future, however if the shots woudl be really bad on this lens then I'll change this before teh holiday as well
 
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The 18-135mm is a pretty good lens apart from the amount of CA it produces. It's worth trying it on a D7000 as I haven't seen any reports of that combination. If you don't like the results then get a 16-85mm which does work well with the D7000.

Jonathan
 
Snapsh0t said:
The 18-135mm is a pretty good lens apart from the amount of CA it produces. It's worth trying it on a D7000 as I haven't seen any reports of that combination. If you don't like the results then get a 16-85mm which does work well with the D7000.

Jonathan
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cheers I will see how it works on a 18-135mm
 
Whitehart said:
whats the main issue on cheaper glass? soft focus?

Also bearing in mind I'm on a budget what brand would you recommend for the D7000?

The main thing for me is to upgrade the body as its well out of date, however I am on a holiday in november that i would like to take some photos - going to the Falls in Canada/US

I will get better glass in the future, however if the shots woudl be really bad on this lens then I'll change this before teh holiday as well
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Get the D7000 and take your lens with you but also consider hiring some better glass from http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/ for your holiday and see how they compare.
 
Whitehart said:
whats the main issue on cheaper glass? soft focus?

Also bearing in mind I'm on a budget what brand would you recommend for the D7000?

The main thing for me is to upgrade the body as its well out of date, however I am on a holiday in november that i would like to take some photos - going to the Falls in Canada/US

I will get better glass in the future, however if the shots woudl be really bad on this lens then I'll change this before teh holiday as well
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It's mainly resolution and sharpness, don't get me wrong your images won't be 'poor' if you use the 18-135, you just won't see as much of an improvement as you should do considering the money you have just paid for the new body.

The two lenses I would recommend for the D7000 are the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 (sigma 18-50 f2.8 is reportedly just as good, one for sale in classifieds for £190) and the Nikon 50mm f1.8. Most people say this lens is too long for the D7000 crop sensor but as a portrait lens it really excels and brings the most out of the sensor

Jake
 
jacob12_1993 said:
It's mainly resolution and sharpness, don't get me wrong your images won't be 'poor' if you use the 18-135, you just won't see as much of an improvement as you should do considering the money you have just paid for the new body.

The two lenses I would recommend for the D7000 are the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 (sigma 18-50 f2.8 is reportedly just as good, one for sale in classifieds for £190) and the Nikon 50mm f1.8. Most people say this lens is too long for the D7000 crop sensor but as a portrait lens it really excels and brings the most out of the sensor

Jake
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cheers for your input, certainly got me thinking about newer glass, may sell my current one to help fund a new one, not sure yet.

from your list if you could only choose one, which one would you choose?
 
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When I first bought my D7000, I was using the old kit lens I had when I bought my D70- the 18-70. That is a good lens anway, but I bought a Nikon 16-85 and it's streets ahead. It works really well with the 7000. I also use a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-D and a Sigma 105 f/2.8 Macro and have been very pleasantly surprised - especially with the 50mm for the price... but for me, the 16-85 is what I keep on the camera most of the time...
 
Catdaddy said:
When I first bought my D7000, I was using the old kit lens I had when I bought my D70- the 18-70. That is a good lens anway, but I bought a Nikon 16-85 and it's streets ahead. It works really well with the 7000. I also use a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-D and a Sigma 105 f/2.8 Macro and have been very pleasantly surprised - especially with the 50mm for the price... but for me, the 16-85 is what I keep on the camera most of the time...
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that lens looking at the price will defo be one for the future for me I think

If i do go down the buy a new lens route the budget will be a max of £200 to start with, then i will build a collection
 
Bought the D7000 today so far well pleased with it on a 18mm-135mm - guy in shop said i should keep hold of the lens as they are not made anymore. I will try and get hold of a another lens to compare...may even buy a new one if i can find a decent price
 
just bought a Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f1.8G at a stupid cheap price. I'm hoping this is a good purchase
 
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