Photogs: Which Nikon zoom combo?

[vision63]

The kit 18-105 is a strong performer. Not a super-fast lens but that's not typically necessary.

http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showprodu...221/cat/13

http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-ap...105_3556vr

http://www.bythom.com/Nikkor18-105lensreview.htm

[laarree]

Racer X wrote:
Canon's small sensor specific lenses won't mount on a full frame body. Not sure about Nikon's mount.

They'll mount, they will just crop into the image.

[mrbigstuff]

pick up a super cheap 28-80mm (kit lens going back to film days). great color, very sharp and cheap as all get out. I got mine with a used N65 for $40. spend the remainder on some nice fixed focal length glass and keep the cheap-o lenses for roaming about.

[Racer X]

laarree wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
Canon's small sensor specific lenses won't mount on a full frame body. Not sure about Nikon's mount.

They'll mount, they will just crop into the image.
ah, so canon must be protecting us from our own stupidity.

[M A V I C]

Racer X wrote:
[quote=laarree]
[quote=Racer X]
Canon's small sensor specific lenses won't mount on a full frame body. Not sure about Nikon's mount.

They'll mount, they will just crop into the image.
ah, so canon must be protecting us from our own stupidity.
Naw, it's just that Nikon had to rely on the multiplier much more than Canon did. So they released more lenses for those bodies. Now they need a way to offer backwards compatibility whereas Canon doesn't really need to. Everyone who bought a Rebel should know the lenses don't work on a 5D.

[Racer X]

shut the hell up ;-)

I just wanted to use my 28-135 IS zoom on my XTi for telephoto sports stuff at roller derby.

[microchip]

The 80-200 f2.8 is a very very nice piece of glass but it's not extremely versitile. I got to borrow my buddies for a few days and it's great for sports and such but quite impractical most other places, especially on a DX where it starts at 120(to 300).

[Don Kiyoti]

A very highly regarded and relatively lightweight lens available for Nikon is the Tokina 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 ATX 840. You can hand-hold it if you keep the shutter speed up (it's not stabilized and neither is the D90 body) but it does have a tripod mount. And compared to other longish lenses it's relatively inexpensive: $650 at B&H. 400mm will get you into some nice birding territory, not to mention the rugrats & yard-apes.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/42..._Lens.html

Edit: Also you might want to look at the Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro. It's reviewed here:
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-ap...rt--review
In it's Pentax-badged version, I know that people are generally very happy with it.

[Racer X]

I'm not that familiar with yard apes. Are they great apes, or lesser apes? Are they the poo throwing apes?

[Don Kiyoti]

Racer X wrote:
I'm not that familiar with yard apes. Are they great apes, or lesser apes? Are they the poo throwing apes?

Yard apes are sometimes observed throwing eggs, water balloons, Frisbees, etc. at passing cars. Similar planning ability was recently noted in a chimpanzee in a Swedish zoo: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chim...stones-zoo. Sometimes they pull down their pants and wave their posteriors too. It's believed that this behavior is related to achieving sexual maturity but more study is needed.