Re: what nikon VR to buy?
well really id say sell one of the 28-200 lenses, the nikon 70-300, maybe the sigma 28-105 and get the 70-300VR.
your current camera lens line up is this
F65
AF Nikkor 28-80 1:3.3-5.6G
AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8D
AF Nikkor 85mm 1:1.8
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 G 1:4 - 5.6
Sigma 28-105 1:3.8-5.6 UC III
Sigma 28-200 1-3.5-5.6 DL Hyperzoom Macro
Tamron 28-200 1.3.8-3.6 Macro (AF Aspherical XR)
so a 28-80 and a 28-105 added to 2 28-200 lenses. there is a lot of duplication going on here. does the 28-105 have that much of a different look to the 28-80?
d50 and d70
AF Nikkor 28-80 1:3.3-5.6G - 42-120 fov
AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8D - 75 fov
AF Nikkor 85mm 1:1.8 - 127.5 fov
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 G VR - 28-82.5 fov
AF-S Nikkor 18-70 DX ED 1:3.5-4.5G - 28-105 fov
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 G 1:4 - 5.6 - 105-450 fov
Sigma 28-105 1:3.8-5.6 UC III - 42-157.5 fov
Sigma 28-200 1-3.5-5.6 DL Hyperzoom Macro - 42-300 fov
Tamron 28-200 1.3.8-3.6 Macro (AF Aspherical XR) - 42-300 fov
VR/OS/VC lenses
other lenses to look at are the:
24-120 vr - this lens would add decent capabilites to the f65 while being equal to a 36-180 on the dx cameras.
80-400 VR - this lens expands on your current lens lineup is 120-600 on dx
16-85 vr - this would replace your 18-55 maybe your 18-70. 24-127.5 fov
18-105 vr - same as above, but not as wide. 28-157.5 fov
sigma 18-200 os - a lot cheaper than the nikon version. 28-300 fov
18-125 os - same as 18-105 bit more reach. 28-182.5 fov
120-400 os - the sigma version of the nikon 80-400. 180-600 fov
150-500 os - lose a little wide for more reach. 225-750 fov
tamron 18-270 vc - the biggest superzoom. 28-405
tamron 28-300 vc if you wanted to ad this to your f65, it would replace both 28-300 lenses
so i have given you all the possible choices for lenses and reasons to buy them.
the 24-120 is about $340 used and the 70-300 VR is $400 the 80-400 Vr is $1100.
i did not mentions the 55-200VR, the reason is in my view the range is to short and easily over lapped by the 70-300. a lot of people i know that bought 55-200 sold it to get the 70-300
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