solostoke 1 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 hi, i have started using my nikon d50 with its 18 - 55mm lens and was wondering if anyone else had the same camera or similar and if they used telephoto lens??? im looking at buying one for wildlife shots. any idea what length?? was thinking 55 - 200 mm?? thanks, dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lady-hunter07 15 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 hi, i have started using my nikon d50 with its 18 - 55mm lens and was wondering if anyone else had the same camera or similar and if they used telephoto lens???im looking at buying one for wildlife shots. any idea what length?? was thinking 55 - 200 mm?? thanks, dave 1st picture is nice. so is the 2nd ofcourse but the 1st is lovely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,701 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ive got a d80 with 55 200 sigma and 70 300 nikon 55 200 gets the most use good mid range lense Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solostoke 1 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ive got a d80 with 55 200 sigma and 70 300 nikon 55 200 gets the most use good mid range lense yeah i was looking at a sigma 55 200. they seem around the £100 mark so quite reasonable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferret feller Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 brill pics mate mabey get some when we go ferreting again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trader 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 try doxhope, he give me some good advice or matin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keeps 403 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 ive got a d80 with 55 200 sigma and 70 300 nikon 55 200 gets the most use good mid range lense yeah i was looking at a sigma 55 200. they seem around the £100 mark so quite reasonable? I used a sigma 18 - 200 mm lens on my old Nikon D50 with fairly good results - I think it cost me about £200 a year ago, but I'm sure the price of them has come down quite a bit since - in fact Im sure it was in Jessops for about £99 not long ago. I sometimes use the same lens on my new camera (Nikon D90). Edited to add, must have been seeing things its £229 in Jessops at the moment http://www.jessops.com/online.store/catego...73539/Show.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 My son uses my Nikon 70-300mm, and he gets some very good shots, the lense however has not got VR, and if I was ever going to get similar, it would have VR on it, it can make all the difference, it will however be more expensive. Most of us cant afford what we, as wildlife photography enthusiasts should have lense wise..a fast piece of quality glass.. Here are some lense reviews for Nikon lenses..http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikkor.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solostoke 1 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 i quite like the sound of the 18-200 cuz i will not always have a tripod so am thinking i will still be able to use it whereas a 70 - will need one all the time?? am i right in thinking this?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 i quite like the sound of the 18-200 cuz i will not always have a tripod so am thinking i will still be able to use it whereas a 70 - will need one all the time?? am i right in thinking this?? Yeahh, maybe your right.... Think I might invest in one of those tripod thingys... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I use a nikon 70-300 with VR,and,I know they aren't cheap,but,I'm not sure you can get a lot better IMHO..........martin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Im not as rich as you Martin, my 70-300mm hasnt got VR, if I got another zoom that size it deffo would have..I only shoot wildlife photographs, and VR for me is a godsend, everything I shoot is handheld, with a few pics taken resting on a beanbag on my car window Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I have a 70-300 Lens but to be honest I don't use the image stabilising (VR) that much. I mainly use it for action or wildlife shots so I have to use quite a fast shutter speed anyway. I still get loads of pics of blurred birds though - surprising how much they move around... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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