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| Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2017 02:43 |
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GerryZ
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Hi, I owe a Nikon D80 and would like to upgrade my kit lens Nikkor 18-135mm for a better all around lens. I've been looking at the Nikon AF-S DX VR II Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED but not sure it fits my 10 year older camera. Can somebody confirm it does or recommend another good quality all around lens for my D80. I mostly shoot urban and nature. Thanks
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2017 03:43 |
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Eric
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Welcome to the forum. The 18-200 will fit the D80. Can I ask why you think this will be better than the 18-135? Apart from the extra length it's basically the same lens...or at least the same 'stable' or generation. There have also been some queries whether an 11x zoom is a bridge too far....with some 18-200 going soft at the 200 end (some even at the 18end). Many though have been happy with their examples. I personally subscribe to the view that you are less likely to get end effects if you keep the zoom under 10x...like your 18-135. In fact I still think the 18-105 was the best of these stablemates. I am going to suggest that for the money you propose to spend on an 18-200 you would be better off spending on a new camera body! Here in the U.K. you can get. D5500 for the same new price as an 18-200. A D5300 or a D3000 series are even less! Camera image quality and performance has moved on considerably since the D80....I know because I had D80 and moved on. Unless you need more range, in which case I would look at a 70-300 FX lens to take your effective telephoto reach up to 450mm, I would upgrade the camera first. That's my 2 cents.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2017 04:01 |
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jk
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I have both the D80 converted for IR use and the 18-200 that you are desiring. The 18-200 is a very good lens but is very annoying to carry on a strap as it zooms out or extends under the weight of the lens and when in extended mode is very easy to damage and bang into things. I would swap it for a lens version that didnt do this if such a lens existed. I already have a Nikon 28-200 which is much smaller lens and it has a small switch that locks rhe lens closed, and so it is my preferred lens except that I lose the w/a portion of the zoom range. Optically the 18-200 lens is very good.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2017 08:29 |
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GerryZ
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Thanks for your input. So with a D80, what would you recommend as the best all around lens for urban photography? I also have a 35mm and 70-300mm lenses but as you can imagine, neither provides me with the all around needs for urban photos.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2017 08:39 |
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jk
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If you are doing street photography I would say that an 18-55 VR or 18-70 is perfect as it is small and fairly unobtrusive.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2017 13:20 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:If you are doing street photography I would say that an 18-55 VR or 18-70 is perfect as it is small and fairly unobtrusive. So what's wrong with the op 18-135 for this use?
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28th, 2017 02:59 |
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jk
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That would be my thought as well. Some people would say that the 18-135 is large and obtrusive.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28th, 2017 06:56 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:That would be my thought as well. Some people would say that the 18-135 is large and obtrusive. I suppose it depends what 'urban' photography means in this context. If it's taking buildings, signage and such general static objects, size doesn't matter....apart from maybe the issue of weight. If the intention is to shoot candid people photos, then perhaps less obtrusive equipment might be an advantage. Of course, 18mm isn't that wide. So adding a Sigma 10-20 or the like, could add another dimension. I still think spending on a camera body would be more beneficial. 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28th, 2017 07:54 |
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GerryZ
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So if the direction would be a new body, and with the experiance of a D80 with a potential upgrade, what new body would you recommend?
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28th, 2017 13:11 |
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Robert
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Hi Gerry, welcome to the forum. I have a D3300 which is brilliant for less obtrusive photography, that coupled with a small fixed lens would produce image which would amaze you. It's also much better in low light than your D80 so that opens up more opportunities. The trouble is that with the modern small SLR's you need a lens with a built in focus motor, AFS. There are quite a few good lenses but not knowing exactly what you are wanting to photograph it's hard to advise. If you use Lightroom or something similar it will probably tell you what focal lengths you are using most. That may be a good guide. The Sigma 10-20 is a very good lens but not ideal for portraits or close up pix of people... You get very exaggerated perspective, like long noses etc. I would have recommended trying the 45mm pancake lens but being manual that's not ideal in this case. The D5300 or later models are little different from the D3300, except for the back screen folding out, which can be handy for candid photography because you can 'shoot from the waist' by using the screen at waist level to compose your image. I always feel the slow, long ratio lenses are too much of a compromise and look unsightly. But that's probably just me!
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