Want to get a new lens, what should I get?

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I'm wanting to get a new lens for my nikon D60, l just have the 18-55mm it came with and I want one with a bigger zoom.

was thinking along the lines of an 18-70 or 55-200?

Which would be best, and how do nikon's own lenses compare to other compatible brands such as tamrom.

Looking to spend up to £100 on a used lens x

Thanks
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Not the fastest lens in the world but the 55-200VR gets great reviews. I had one and the iq was very sharp. Clicky :D
 
Paulie-W said:
Not the fastest lens in the world but the 55-200VR gets great reviews. I had one and the iq was very sharp. Clicky :D
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Thanks x

How much are they? New and Used?

And where do you get them, whats the shutterspeed roughly?

will I be able to get at least 2fps?

Thanks x
 
Some prices new here. Used i would guess around £80 ish. Speed will depend on light and settings etc, but i should think so yes.
 
gothgirl said:
Thanks x

How much are they? New and Used?

And where do you get them, whats the shutterspeed roughly?

will I be able to get at least 2fps?

Thanks x
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A 55-200 VR will cost you £152 these days. Lenses don't have any effect on the shutter speed, nor on the number of frames-per-second the camera can take, which in the case of your d60, is 3fps
 
I was in a similar situation last year when I had my D40, but to be honest it depends on what you want to take photos of. An example would be if you like portraiture then you wont need something with a big zoom, a prime lens would be more beneficial.

I was two weeks away from flying off to Malaysia for 3 weeks and wanted something a lot more versatile than my 18-55mm. I bought the 55-200mm VR but it wasn't the lens for me so I sold it.

Read a lot of reviews and I ended up buying the Nikon 18-200mm VR, which I think is a great lens, really versatile, I cant rate it enough to be honest but one problem is at some focal lengths there is a bit of barrel distortion. It's an expensive investment (£400+) but it was worth it.

Something like an 18-105 and a 55-200 could do the job, maybe a 70-300.

I'd go for Sigma over Tamron though.
 
jayeshpp said:
I was in a similar situation last year when I had my D40, but to be honest it depends on what you want to take photos of. An example would be if you like portraiture then you wont need something with a big zoom, a prime lens would be more beneficial.
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More or less what I was going to say :thumbs: - Budget is important obviously but you need an idea of what you plan to shoot - If you were going to keep your kit lens it makes sense to get further lens(es) to give you more range - So if you plan days out to the zoo for example a 70-300mm would be a good choice & Sigma do a great one that can be had used for £100 ish - If you wanted to do landscapes or architecture then something wider than your 18-55mm would be required although even used it would be hard to pick up something up in your budget
HTH ... Paul
 
The last 70-300 AFS VR 2nd hand lenses I saw were about £250. I have not seen any since before Xmas. New prices have gone from about £290 to £320, and rising.
The 55-200 AFS VR is about £150 new and is good value.
 
You need to keep saving - if you don't know whether you need a 18-70 or 55-200 then you don't need either! When you find you can't get the shots you want because you don't have the lens - then you'll know - and have the money to buy! £100.00 won't get you much.
 
I'm astudent, I get £30 a week, £25 of which goes to the care of my animals, along with any other money I get.

I takes me a while to save.

I want a biggers zoom for pet photography, reptiles mainly.
 
Well that makes a difference - if you want to shoot reptiles I'd suggest a macro lens not a large zoom. Nikon 60mm Micro (macro) maybe - but you'll still struggle for £100 I'm afraid.
 
Maybe have a look at some of the 28-300mm or the 70-300mm?
They offer a bit more zoom than the 200mm

I'm not sure on the type of photography you do ***.
 
If its close up photos of small objects, I'm assuming small reptiles rather than Komodo Dragons, then you need a macro lens which allows very close focussing. The longer focal length lenses are normally for objects a long way away and these lenses have a minimum focus of about 1 metre or so.

If you want a cheap solution you could look at the Raynox close up lens which screws onto the front of your 18-55 lens.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Lenses don't have any effect on the shutter speed, nor on the number of frames-per-second the camera can take, which in the case of your d60, is 3fps
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Well that's not stricly true. The maximum aperture of a lens dictates what the fastest shutter speed is at a certain ISO. Once the shutter speed drops below the 1/2 second no camera will be capable of 2fps. Therefore, there will be times when a lens with a faster maximum aperture will allow the photogrpaher to shot at a faster fps rate than a slower lens.
 
andrewc said:
If its close up photos of small objects, I'm assuming small reptiles rather than Komodo Dragons, then you need a macro lens which allows very close focussing. The longer focal length lenses are normally for objects a long way away and these lenses have a minimum focus of about 1 metre or so.

If you want a cheap solution you could look at the Raynox close up lens which screws onto the front of your 18-55 lens.
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Link me up, and yes small reptiles,

Here's an example of a couple of my geckos, I want to get in closer to the face, and eyes and get some detailed in depth shots, or as good as my D60 can do anyway...

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Nice shots.

I reckon you'll be wanting a macro then to be honest.
 
Paulie-W said:
Nice shots.

I reckon you'll be wanting a macro then to be honest.
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What's a fair macro lens in my budget then?

If they sell it at amazson I get student discount so could possibly push a slightly higher price.
 
Tamron 90mm or sigma 105mm used at a push around £100 ish both are well liked. The one thing though is you will have to manual focus as they dont have built in motors.
 
Paulie-W said:
Tamron 90mm or sigma 105mm used at a push around £100 ish both are well liked. The one thing though is you will have to manual focus as they dont have built in motors.
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The D60s are a [S2]b***h[/S2] to manual focus, and most of my subjects won't sit around waiting
 
gothgirl said:
The D60s are a [S2]b***h[/S2] to manual focus, and most of my subjects won't sit around waiting
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Bummer. In that case for your budget i think the filters might be the way to go although have zero experience of them myself. Something to think about are the Sigma zoom/macro's. Someone here or a quick google would be able to get you going.

Quick search revealed this click :D
 
could go for the sigma 70-300 cheap at around £95 and with macro not true 1:1 but 1:2. i have one and i love it, but if you want a fast lens and dont mind manually focusing 50mm F1.8 and some tubes or reverse it on your 18-55. HTH
 
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