Need help in Zoom lens for my D90

[feeler]

Hi Guys,

I have a d90 kit with 105mm lens. I've been thinking on buying the 70-300mm zoom lens, however i'm not sure if it's a good move. These are my options:

a. Sell my 18-105mm kit lens and buy the 18-200mm. They said its good enough to have the 18-200mm for all around usage?
b. Keep the kit lens and just buy the 70-300mm VR f/4.5-5.6

My interests is to shoot sports (f1), animals (sg zoo). My budget is around 1000sgd.

Any advise will be appreciated. thanks.

[ortega]

i would go for option B

[Omega23]

The 70-300VR is a very good lens.. However if you wanna shoot fast moving objects i would recomended you Nikkor 80-200 F2.8. You can get the 1 Touch at below $1k or the 2 Touch for about 1.2K in the Buy n sell

[jaRv1s]

i'll go for option B as well...

[AbangR]

Originally Posted by feeler Hi Guys, I have a d90 kit with 105mm lens. I've been thinking on buying the 70-300mm zoom lens, however i'm not sure if it's a good move. These are my options: a. Sell my 18-105mm kit lens and buy the 18-200mm. They said its good enough to have the 18-200mm for all around usage? b. Keep the kit lens and just buy the 70-300mm VR f/4.5-5.6 My interests is to shoot sports (f1), animals (sg zoo). My budget is around 1000sgd. Any advise will be appreciated. thanks.

To shoot F1? It depends how far you are from the track.
If you sit close to the track, you probably need a wider lens.

Anyway, 70-300VR may not be fast enough for F1. Go with other tele-zoom with f2.8, preferably AF-S.

[feeler]

Originally Posted by AbangR To shoot F1? It depends how far you are from the track. If you sit close to the track, you probably need a wider lens. Anyway, 70-300VR may not be fast enough for F1. Go with other tele-zoom with f2.8, preferably AF-S.

thanks for the tip. i agree with u its not fast enough but my budget is restricted at 1K and cannot afford those fast lens

just have to practice a little bit and utilise whatever equipment i can afford.

[feeler]

Originally Posted by Omega23 The 70-300VR is a very good lens.. However if you wanna shoot fast moving objects i would recomended you Nikkor 80-200 F2.8. You can get the 1 Touch at below $1k or the 2 Touch for about 1.2K in the Buy n sell

thanks pal. will keep an eye on this lens.

[dafansu]

i'm using the 70-300VR, very happy with it

[weychuan]

Option "B"

[Dinosour]

Another vote for Option B!

[agentxq49]

B. your kit lens can be good enough to cover the 18-200 as a general purpose lens with feet zooming.

[Daedalus Trent]

Originally Posted by ortega i would go for option B

Me too


Personally, I hate superzooms

[JeffryZ]

The 70- 300mm VR is a great lens for at the zoo. It is the main one I use at the San Diego zoo (examples here if interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz/san_diego_zoo&page=2 ) As for sports, it can be a bit slow unless you are outdoors in good light since it is f/5.6 at the long end. VR helps you keep still and limit your motion blur but it does not help if your subject is moving.

[feeler]

thanks for all the replies. is there a limit of focal length in F1 SG 2009?

[thtan21]

Feeler, I have the exact same setup as you. And I am also considering getting a 70-300mm VR. But I am more to shooting zoo and hopefully able to shoot some nice shots of birds. This lens is not really advisable for night sports shots if you are referring to Singapore Night F1.

[dazism]

keep the kit lens.. save a little bit more and look for 2nd hand AF-D 80-200

[madflurry]

I too own the D90 and a 70-300 VR. It's a pretty sharp lens i must say. Have been using it to shoot fast moving RC planes/helis. So far i'm very happy with the results. But as others have already mention it probably will only work great will sufficient lighting. If you are going to use it more often at night then i would suggest the AF-D 80-200 2.8 we well.

[feeler]

is this the 80-200mm that u guys mentioned?
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80200.htm

any idea how much this cost now? just went to CP Marina this afternoon and they are selling the 70-300 at $880.

[rain5533]

Originally Posted by feeler Hi Guys, I have a d90 kit with 105mm lens. I've been thinking on buying the 70-300mm zoom lens, however i'm not sure if it's a good move. These are my options: a. Sell my 18-105mm kit lens and buy the 18-200mm. They said its good enough to have the 18-200mm for all around usage? b. Keep the kit lens and just buy the 70-300mm VR f/4.5-5.6 My interests is to shoot sports (f1), animals (sg zoo). My budget is around 1000sgd. Any advise will be appreciated. thanks.

i also perfer B.

[Omega23]

Originally Posted by feeler is this the 80-200mm that u guys mentioned? http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80200.htm any idea how much this cost now? just went to CP Marina this afternoon and they are selling the 70-300 at $880.

yup.. currently tihis is the model available brand new from shop. There are another 3 models which have been discontinued. The one touch AF, One touch AFD and the 2 touch AFS model.