Recommendations for decent walkabout lens for Nikon D90

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I was up North Berwick ay the beginning of the week with my D90 and 18-135mm and on the second day the lens was not communicating with the camera! After cleaning the contacts there was still no connection so I am thinking it's scrap. Anyway looking for advice on a general walkabout lens now, better image quality (though I'm no pixel peeper) would be nice without the reach. Been looking at the 16-85mm but some seem to love it whilst others don't. Any real world advice appreciated. Thanks.
 
If you can get hold of tamron 17-50 non vc that may a good walk about lens to pair with the d90.
 
The problem is with the lens and not the camera??

For a general walkabout I'd say the 18-200, but if your photography is taken at FLs longer than 24mm then I would steer you towards the 24-120/4
 
35-70 2.8

pretty cheap and Very good

You need to be able to handle the push pull

Macro is handy
 
Thanks all, yes definitely the camera I have a 35 f1.8 and it works great. All good suggestions that I'd never thought of, would like to keep the wide end though. Rang my local LCE and they recommended a Sigma 17-70mm so might read up on that. Cheers.
 
D90 = DX - so x1.5

get a Nikon 50mm f1.8 - good for portrait type and at f1.8 OK in low light - a really good lens

and couple it with the Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR Lens = VR

both were originally "kit" lens, very light to carry, very good for the money and now great value for money
 
macvisual said:
Was considering getting a D90 body at some stage, what do you think of that model..?

Cheers.
Peter
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I would try and go for some like a d7100 or 7200 as opposed to D90, unless you have a budget restriction.
 
macvisual said:
Was considering getting a D90 body at some stage, what do you think of that model..?

Cheers.
Peter
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Good enough for my needs for now, I have had it since new though and if it failed I would get a D7200/7500. DX is fine for me.
 
I loved the 18-105 with my D90. A really solid range, and despite it's relativelu slow apertures, I was always pleased with the images it gave me.
 
sep9001 said:
I would try and go for some like a d7100 or 7200 as opposed to D90, unless you have a budget restriction.
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Agreed, whilst the D90 was a big step forward, the later 7000 series cameras were much better.
 
Try having a look at the 24mm f/2.8 AF-D lens. It would be a 36mm on the D90. Very light, sharp enough and fun.
 
Another vote for the 17-50 Tamron non VC. Good lens for the money. Corners might be a little soft wide open at 17mm. I read somewhere it has a bit of image curvature but it won't matter if you stop down.

Sigma 17-50 is great to but a bit more expensive.

The 18-140 Nikon is good to.
 
On a Dx body, I'd go with a Nikkor 18-200 as a walkaround and on Fx, a 24-120 f/4.
 
I find the Nikkor 18-200 is a bit like Marmite - some people swear by it others swear at it.

My recommendation would be the Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 which is probably the best F-mount kit lens Nikon ever made (IMO).
 
For general strolling about snapping photos, I've always quite liked the AF-S 18-200. I've had two of the second gen versions now. Nearly bought another one quite recently, but it was a bit fooked when I went to get it :hungover:
 
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