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	<title>Comments on: Tamron vs Nikkor (With D90)?</title>
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		<title>By: Edwin</title>
		<link>http://www.nikond90dx.com/nikon-d90-dx/tamron-vs-nikkor-with-d90/comment-page-1#comment-1194</link>
		<dc:creator>Edwin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To be honest, I&#039;m a bit confused by your lens choices. First you say you&#039;re planning on buying the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G IF-ED lens. Then you say you&#039;d like the AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IF-ED lens for &quot;daily use&quot;. 

In effect, you are duplicating focal lengths after 70mm on the 18-200mm lens. Plus, the 18-200mm is a variable aperture zoom which means you lose 1 1/3 stops from f3.5 to f5.6. So if you&#039;re shooting at 18mm with the lens wide open at f3.5 and getting a shutter speed of 1/125 sec. and then zoom to 200mm your shutter speed will drop to ~ 1/42 sec. 

Another thing to consider with the Nikkor DX lens is that if you should ever upgrade to a full-frame (FX) sensor Nikon, the DX format will still only cover the smaller DX sensor. 

I offer these alternative zoom lenses for your consideration:

AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8G ED

AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8D IF-ED

I would also include the new AF-S Nikkor 50mm f1.4G as part of your kit. This is an especially good choice if you want to try low-light, non-flash photography. At 2 full stops faster than an f2.8 you can use a lower ISO and reduce digital noise. If you were in a low-light situation using ISO 800 with the f1.4 and getting a shutter speed of 1/60 sec., at f2.8 you&#039;d either have to try hand-holding at 1/15 sec. or increase your ISO to 3200 (f2.8 being 2 stops slower than f1.4 and ISO 3200 being 2 stops faster than ISO 800) to achieve a 1/60 sec. shutter speed.

You may be less than thrilled with the idea of a 2 or 3 lens kit but back in the old days it was common to carry 5 to 7 lenses - back when zooms were of low quality and less desirable than today&#039;s incredibly competent zooms.

I&#039;ll admit to a personal bias for fast lenses and constant aperture zooms. If it were my choice I&#039;d choose the 17-35mm f2.8, the 50mm f1.4 and the 70-200mm f2.8.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;37 + years of enjoying and learning about photography. I never want to lose lens speed as I zoom and believe duplicating focal lengths is non-productive and wastes money.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To be honest, I&#8217;m a bit confused by your lens choices. First you say you&#8217;re planning on buying the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G IF-ED lens. Then you say you&#8217;d like the AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IF-ED lens for &quot;daily use&quot;. </p>
<p>In effect, you are duplicating focal lengths after 70mm on the 18-200mm lens. Plus, the 18-200mm is a variable aperture zoom which means you lose 1 1/3 stops from f3.5 to f5.6. So if you&#8217;re shooting at 18mm with the lens wide open at f3.5 and getting a shutter speed of 1/125 sec. and then zoom to 200mm your shutter speed will drop to ~ 1/42 sec. </p>
<p>Another thing to consider with the Nikkor DX lens is that if you should ever upgrade to a full-frame (FX) sensor Nikon, the DX format will still only cover the smaller DX sensor. </p>
<p>I offer these alternative zoom lenses for your consideration:</p>
<p>AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8G ED</p>
<p>AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8D IF-ED</p>
<p>I would also include the new AF-S Nikkor 50mm f1.4G as part of your kit. This is an especially good choice if you want to try low-light, non-flash photography. At 2 full stops faster than an f2.8 you can use a lower ISO and reduce digital noise. If you were in a low-light situation using ISO 800 with the f1.4 and getting a shutter speed of 1/60 sec., at f2.8 you&#8217;d either have to try hand-holding at 1/15 sec. or increase your ISO to 3200 (f2.8 being 2 stops slower than f1.4 and ISO 3200 being 2 stops faster than ISO 800) to achieve a 1/60 sec. shutter speed.</p>
<p>You may be less than thrilled with the idea of a 2 or 3 lens kit but back in the old days it was common to carry 5 to 7 lenses &#8211; back when zooms were of low quality and less desirable than today&#8217;s incredibly competent zooms.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll admit to a personal bias for fast lenses and constant aperture zooms. If it were my choice I&#8217;d choose the 17-35mm f2.8, the 50mm f1.4 and the 70-200mm f2.8.<br /><b>References : </b><br />37 + years of enjoying and learning about photography. I never want to lose lens speed as I zoom and believe duplicating focal lengths is non-productive and wastes money.</p>
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		<title>By: jonsjons</title>
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		<dc:creator>jonsjons</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i don&#039;t have any personal experience with these lenses, so take my advice with a grain of salt...but i&#039;ve heard there may be problems with the autofocus on lenses with a max aperture smaller than f/5.6 because they provide so little light to the autofocus system.  i would look into this issue before buying the tamron...or just go with the nikon.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i don&#8217;t have any personal experience with these lenses, so take my advice with a grain of salt&#8230;but i&#8217;ve heard there may be problems with the autofocus on lenses with a max aperture smaller than f/5.6 because they provide so little light to the autofocus system.  i would look into this issue before buying the tamron&#8230;or just go with the nikon.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Terisu</title>
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		<dc:creator>Terisu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;d go for the 18-200 Nikkor lens.  I&#039;ve heard many good things about it, and I&#039;m saving up for one for my D90.  I&#039;ve never heard anything about the Tamron lens.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d go for the 18-200 Nikkor lens.  I&#8217;ve heard many good things about it, and I&#8217;m saving up for one for my D90.  I&#8217;ve never heard anything about the Tamron lens.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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