Nikon lens upgrade - worth it?
Discussion
Afternoon, I'm hoping to get some advice as my brother has offered me a couple of lenses
I have recently upgraded my (well overdue) d40x to a d7200, and it has reignited my passion for photography. I like to take pictures of landscapes, astrophotography, weddings and more recently dogs/animals (new family puppy!)
My current lens line up is -
18-55mm Nikon kit lens (never use it)
35mm f1.8 Nikon prime (love it)
Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 (bought to replace my kit lens)
Tamron 70-300mm (£100 job for attempting bird photography)
He has decided to sell his stuff and jump to the dark side (canon
) and has offered me the following -
Nikon 10-20mm
Nikon 18-300mm (I'd replace the tamron with this)
I appreciate these are both technically better lenses than what I already have, I guess I'm just not sure if I should keep what I have and use them to get back into it, or are they worth outlaying more money? Any thoughts? He's looking for around 2/3 of the Amazon price for each.. so probably a good deal!
I have recently upgraded my (well overdue) d40x to a d7200, and it has reignited my passion for photography. I like to take pictures of landscapes, astrophotography, weddings and more recently dogs/animals (new family puppy!)
My current lens line up is -
18-55mm Nikon kit lens (never use it)
35mm f1.8 Nikon prime (love it)
Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 (bought to replace my kit lens)
Tamron 70-300mm (£100 job for attempting bird photography)
He has decided to sell his stuff and jump to the dark side (canon
) and has offered me the following -Nikon 10-20mm
Nikon 18-300mm (I'd replace the tamron with this)
I appreciate these are both technically better lenses than what I already have, I guess I'm just not sure if I should keep what I have and use them to get back into it, or are they worth outlaying more money? Any thoughts? He's looking for around 2/3 of the Amazon price for each.. so probably a good deal!
I have heard mixed reviews of the 10-20mm - with that in mind, I personally would avoid that one.
The 10-24 is superior as is the 12-24 but both a spicy. If you are looking to go wide, then the tokina 11-16 is probably better value.
If you are still interested in shooting birds, I would say the 70-300 is better than the 18-300 - it is also faster at the long end, which I am sure will come in handy.
Your sigma should do a reasonable job for weddings - anything to replace that would be a mid range zoom, such as a 16-85 or long range zoom as above 70-300. Anything outside of these will likely be mega bucks.
I'd sit tight with what you have at the minute and get to know the D7200. It's a brilliant camera imo.
The 10-24 is superior as is the 12-24 but both a spicy. If you are looking to go wide, then the tokina 11-16 is probably better value.
If you are still interested in shooting birds, I would say the 70-300 is better than the 18-300 - it is also faster at the long end, which I am sure will come in handy.
Your sigma should do a reasonable job for weddings - anything to replace that would be a mid range zoom, such as a 16-85 or long range zoom as above 70-300. Anything outside of these will likely be mega bucks.
I'd sit tight with what you have at the minute and get to know the D7200. It's a brilliant camera imo.
toohuge said:
I have heard mixed reviews of the 10-20mm - with that in mind, I personally would avoid that one.
The 10-24 is superior as is the 12-24 but both a spicy. If you are looking to go wide, then the tokina 11-16 is probably better value.
If you are still interested in shooting birds, I would say the 70-300 is better than the 18-300 - it is also faster at the long end, which I am sure will come in handy.
Your sigma should do a reasonable job for weddings - anything to replace that would be a mid range zoom, such as a 16-85 or long range zoom as above 70-300. Anything outside of these will likely be mega bucks.
I'd sit tight with what you have at the minute and get to know the D7200. It's a brilliant camera imo.
I meant to say the Nikon 70-300 will be superior to the 18-300. The 10-24 is superior as is the 12-24 but both a spicy. If you are looking to go wide, then the tokina 11-16 is probably better value.
If you are still interested in shooting birds, I would say the 70-300 is better than the 18-300 - it is also faster at the long end, which I am sure will come in handy.
Your sigma should do a reasonable job for weddings - anything to replace that would be a mid range zoom, such as a 16-85 or long range zoom as above 70-300. Anything outside of these will likely be mega bucks.
I'd sit tight with what you have at the minute and get to know the D7200. It's a brilliant camera imo.
I have a D7200. I have a 10-24 which I bought from new and have been very pleased with it, not that it gets used often. I have a DX 18-300/3.5-6.3G ED VR which I've also been very pleased with but the kid on a 55-200 on a D3300 often takes equally good pictures apart from when she really needs something longer. I'd like a 200-500 but they are over £1K and I wouldn't use it enough at present to justify to myself. I also have a 40 micro but wish I'd waited and spend more money to get the 80 micro.
The 18-55 is an amazing lens for the money (why have you not tried it?) and used alongside a 70-300 would give a reasonable combination.
I generally use a 70-200 f4 and 200-500 f5.6, as my photography is mainly Natural History, but the 18-55 has given me some great landscape and urban shots!
I generally use a 70-200 f4 and 200-500 f5.6, as my photography is mainly Natural History, but the 18-55 has given me some great landscape and urban shots!
Vintage Racer said:
The 18-55 is an amazing lens for the money (why have you not tried it?) and used alongside a 70-300 would give a reasonable combination.
I generally use a 70-200 f4 and 200-500 f5.6, as my photography is mainly Natural History, but the 18-55 has given me some great landscape and urban shots!
Oh, I've had plenty of use out of it, I just find these days it's the last lens I reach for. Agree it is a cracking lens, but I tend to use the 35mm, or others instead I generally use a 70-200 f4 and 200-500 f5.6, as my photography is mainly Natural History, but the 18-55 has given me some great landscape and urban shots!
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