Just a quick question for all you Nikon users. I am buying the Nikon D80 and just had a quick question about the lenses. If you had a choice between the Nikkor 70-300 VR or the 55-200 VR, which would you choose? It already comes with the 18-55mm lens ( am I going to be missing out on the 18-135 mm lens?) Sorry for all the questions. Just want to make sure I put my money on the best deal possible. I am going to Prague and Italy in March and would like to attempt to take good pictures.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
Nicole
If I were you, since you are going away for vacation, get 18-200mm VR lense. I know it will cost about $700 but this is one of the best all around nikon lense. And it's pretty compact, you it's really easy to carry around. Believe me, you don't want to bring two lenses especially you are going to the europe trips, you need to walk alot.
55-200mm VR lense will cost you around $250ish and you can easily sell your kit lense, 18-55mm, for around $100. Invest around $300 more, you can get one fine around lense, 18-200mm VR.
BTW, if you like to take landscape picture, Sigma 10-20mm lense is excellent lense. Probably will cost you for $500.
And you should get 50mm 1.8f lense. Used usually cost less than $100 but it's excellent lense especially with low light, it's very fast lense and it's dirty cheap.
Goodluck with your europe trip. I've been to Prague long long time ago, and that's one of the most beautiful city in Europe.
