New Lens today woo-hoo

greybeard · Apr 12, 2012

The wife and me are in NC visiting family. Today we took Nick (grandson) to Wal-Mart to get some soccer shoes. I'm looking in the camera section when I run across a Nikon 55-200mm DX AF-S f/4.5-5.6 G ED for $250. It was in a plastic display box laying with the lens rattling around in it. I ask the clerk if they had one in a box and they did. Frances (wife) bought it for me. I shot this at 200mm f5.6 wide open. I'm Happy

#1 straight out of the camera.

DSC_0426 by GREYBEARD12, on Flickr

#2 after PP

Butterfly by GREYBEARD12, on Flickr

#3

Bee on Big bloom-2 by GREYBEARD12, on Flickr

2WheelPhoto · Apr 12, 2012

Congrats on the new glass!

cnutco · Apr 12, 2012

Congrats again! I know how you feel. I just picked up a Nikon 105 f2.8 last night!!! :drool:

EricD · Apr 12, 2012

cnutco said:
Congrats again! I know how you feel. I just picked up a Nikon 105 f2.8 last night!!!

I have that lens...does awesome macro work

cnutco · Apr 12, 2012

EricD said:
cnutco said:

Congrats again! I know how you feel. I just picked up a Nikon 105 f2.8 last night!!!

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I have that lens...does awesome macro work

I played around with it a little last night. I hope to get more time with it this weekend!!!

jriepe · Apr 12, 2012

When I bought my first DSLR, the D40X, I purchased the 18-55mm kit lens and the 55-200 DX AF-S VR. Then a bit later I bought the 18-200mm lens. When I sold my D40X to my nephew I let the 18-55 and 55-200 go with the camera. Recently my 18-200mm lens was stolen along with some other equipment. Since I have the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 lens now I decided to replace the 18-200 with another 55-200. I ordered a used one in EX+ condition from Keh for $133. The package came yesterday but Keh had accidentally sent the 24-105mm instead. I immediately called them and returned the lens yesterday. Since the optical quality of the 55-200 is rated as high or a bit higher than the 18-200 I couldn't see spending several hundred dollars more to replace the 18-200. The 24-105 lens I received looked new and the lady I talked to yesterday at Keh said the 55-200 will be rated even higher than EX+.

Jerry