lucyred62
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I think many good points are being made. I think for my trip I just wanted something that would capture the most pictures without having to change lenses constantly. I will be sight seeing with 3 other people who I am sure would not be happy if I had to stop all of the time to swap lenses. I realize that there are really professional great lenses out there that are expensive, but I am not in a position financially, or skill level to be honest, to justify paying that much for a lens. I guess I just wanted to find out which was better, the 18-105 or the 18-200, or if there is an aftermarket lens that is better for a general good walk around lens. As I have said, I can return the kit, and just buy the body, and get the 18-200 or another all around lens used on amazon or ebay.( in looking at prices, I guess I didn't realize there is about a bigger difference in price then I thought between the two lens, even if you go with the older model of the 18-200 that doesn't have the lock on it). That being said, i guess is it worth the extra money to get a little more zoom.
The other questions were if I brought another lens to swap occasionally, would it be a macro lens, a 35 mm or 50mm lens, or a larger zoom. That being said, are there any of these(can be aftermarket) that are good( I know they wont be great in my price range), that I can afford.
I think it is a good idea to save and not buy a ton of lens, I just want to have a good walk around lens to learn, but wasn't sure if there was an additional lens I could add to start out with that would help me learn how to take pictures of my favorite things which are landscapes, birds, dogs, and nice close ups of people. When I looked on amazon, I could get a used Nikon 12-24 f/4G ED IF DX lens for about $725.00 used, and a Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 ED IF VR lens for about $550.00 used, so it would be in my budget.
Do people feel then that these lens are not worth getting to learn on, and I should just stick with the 18-105 or 18-200 lens to learn on?
Thanks
The other questions were if I brought another lens to swap occasionally, would it be a macro lens, a 35 mm or 50mm lens, or a larger zoom. That being said, are there any of these(can be aftermarket) that are good( I know they wont be great in my price range), that I can afford.
I think it is a good idea to save and not buy a ton of lens, I just want to have a good walk around lens to learn, but wasn't sure if there was an additional lens I could add to start out with that would help me learn how to take pictures of my favorite things which are landscapes, birds, dogs, and nice close ups of people. When I looked on amazon, I could get a used Nikon 12-24 f/4G ED IF DX lens for about $725.00 used, and a Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 ED IF VR lens for about $550.00 used, so it would be in my budget.
Do people feel then that these lens are not worth getting to learn on, and I should just stick with the 18-105 or 18-200 lens to learn on?
Thanks
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