Nikon 55-300
Jan 5, 2014 07:34:38 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
pauleveritt wrote:
It is like everything else, it depends on what you are doing with it. I consider it a TERRIBLE lens for the type of shooting I do. It was a substitute lens, but a 4.5 was not up to the task of shooting action in a theater. I could have gotten an additional stop with the 55-200. I now have an 80-200 f2.8 for this type of shooting and it works much better than the 55-300.
Need plenty of light for that lens and a stable or slow moving subject.
Need plenty of light for that lens and a stable or slow moving subject.
This is a good point, but the emphasis is wrong. I think it should be "I consider it a terrible lens for THE TYPE OF SHOOTING I DO." In no way is the lens terrible, it is ill suited for a task.
The 55-200 only gives you 1/3 of a stop extra, starting at f/4 instead of f/4.5, and at 200mm, the 55-300mm is (insignificantly) faster.
Jan 5, 2014 10:20:09 #
Thanks Photo Girl. Nice photo of your squirrel.
Photo Girl wrote:
I have the Nikon 55-300 on my Nikon D5100. I shot this photo today, handheld at 300m. I love this lense.
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