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Nikkor 18-300 f/3.5-5.6 vs f/3.5-6.3
Oct 18, 2016 18:15:41 #
steve_stoneblossom
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
Twardlow wrote:
Ken Rockwell (internet camera and lens reviewer) owned the 5.6 version of this lens and loved it. Sold an image from it to McDonalds that they use on billboards.
I bought the 6.3 newer version and haven't taken it off the camera since the day I bought it; my 2.8 24-70 that I paid two grand for is resting peacefully, hoping for another turn.
I bought the 6.3 newer version and haven't taken it off the camera since the day I bought it; my 2.8 24-70 that I paid two grand for is resting peacefully, hoping for another turn.
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Oct 18, 2016 21:59:41 #
Twardlow
Loc: Arkansas
rmorrison1116 wrote:
I'm looking into acquiring a 18-300 DX lens for my D500 and D7200 and have read up on both lenses but that doesn't really tell me what I want to know. The specs for the 3.5-5.6 are better than the 3.5-6.3 but what I want to know, from user experience, if the larger lens really $300 better than the smaller model or will the smaller one deliver almost as good results as the more expensive model.
"This Nikon 18-300mm is the new freedom lens. It does everything you'd ever need, from family to landscapes to portraits to sports to African safaris. This 18-300mm does it all. The only thing it doesn't do is have high optical speed for use in the dark without flash; for that one thing I love my inexpensive and excellent 35/1.8 DX.
Don't use this 18-300 on FX and 35mm cameras. It will never fill the frame on 35mm, and you'll only be using the small central area of the FX frame and viewfinder. For FX and 35mm, use the 28-300 VR.
For DX cameras, this lens is an easy recommendation. There is nothing on Earth like this lens. Nothing else covers this huge range with VR and instant manual-focus override in a lens this small and light. This is the one lens you take with you when you hit the road and don't know what you'll see.
Cheap brands like Tamron usually offer cheap copies, sometimes with even broader zoom ranges, but they usually lack full-time manual focus override or good VR, and certainly lack the mechanical quality and future serviceability and repairability we take for granted with Nikon. I'd never buy a Tamron or Sigma lens; they are mostly come-ons sold to unwitting newcomers at retail stores and lack the basic internal quality and long-term serviceability of Canon, Nikon and LEICA lenses.
Not only is it small and light and extremely flexible, I was able to sell an image to McDonald's for a billboard using the older model. If you know what you're doing, you'll get spectacular results from this lens. If you don't, no lens is going to give you great images — you have to earn them. This lens packs more abilities into less space than any other lens, so get one and take advantage of it."
En Rockwell Recommendations.
Oct 20, 2016 02:11:20 #
Twardlow wrote:
"This Nikon 18-300mm is the new freedom lens.... (show quote)
As I said, I respect Ken Rockwell's opinion but don't always agree with him. His categorization of Tamron and Sigma lenses as cheap is inaccurate. Some of the Tamron SP series lenses are almost as good as their Canon or Nikon equivalents and they are priced accordingly. Some of the Sigma Art series lenses are as good as or better than those marketed by the big guys and their Sport series lenses are an excellent alternative at a reasonable price to the far more expensive offerings by Canon and Nikon.
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