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Hi, I'm new here so sorry if this is in the wrong section. I recently got a Nikon D3300 and I've been using it a lot however, I'm somewhat limited by the lack of a zoom lens so...
Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 Nikon+Motor or Sigma 70-300mm f/4 - f/5.6 APO. These are the main two lenses in my price range. Which would you consider to be the better buy? Or are there any other lenses worth considering?

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Hi Joe,

Welcome to TP.

For long zooms you ideally want the vr or vc ones, unless you are always going to be using a tripod.

The Tamron 70-300 vc is a good lens, or the Nikon 70-300 vr used.

If you don't need the 300, then a cheaper option is the 55-200vr.

Otherwise save up and get the Nikon or Tamron vr one.
 
I up to recently had the Nikon 70-300 VR lens which I now regret getting rid of. You should be able to get a good used one from a camera shop. there should be one in you kind of price range
 
Nikon 70-300VR is a good value lens, and would recommend that.
 
Specifically, of the two you mention the Sigma is a fair bit better than the Tamron but the other lenses already mentioned are better still.

By the way, these are called telephoto lenses (or more specifically telephoto zoom), even a wide angle lens can be a zoom if the focal length changes :)
 
+1 for the Nikon 70-300 VR which is my go to longish zoom on both my full frame and DX nikons.
 
Thanks for all you opinions, anyone got a Nikon 20050 AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200 mm VR II? This seems like a good lens from my rookie experience and, I don't think dropping to 200mm would be a problem for me.
 
Joe.T said:
Thanks for all you opinions, anyone got a Nikon 20050 AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200 mm VR II? This seems like a good lens from my rookie experience and, I don't think dropping to 200mm would be a problem for me.
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I had the original VR version of that lens and it was great, it's a very good compliment to the kit lens.
 
I'm very impressed with my 70-300 tamron lens and the price is great too. Very good reviews too.
 
Ravinder said:
I'm very impressed with my 70-300 tamron lens and the price is great too. Very good reviews too.
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Ravinder,

What Tamron do you have the VC or Non VC one?

Joe, I also had the 55-200 vr and was not a bad lens for starting off. I did try a friend 70-300 vr and that was a lot better, however more expensive.
 
I have the VC one. It works very well. Better then my Nikon one. A lot faster and more stable I feel.
 
I get great results from my 70-300, at a great price too :)
 
The Tamron 70-300mm VC lens is a cracking lens, i still have mine as a walkabout lens when i don't fancy lugging my 200-500mm about

On the flip side, the non VC Tamron 70-300 is terrible, or at least my copy was, very soft at the long end, i even sent it back to Tamron to have a look at it, and they said it was perfectly fine

I have had 2 copies now of the 70-300mm VC (regretted selling my 1st copy when i bought a 300mm f4, so soon bought another copy), and both have been very good indeed, and plenty sharp enough at the long end
 
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