nikon d90 with lens 28-300 image stablizing?
Posted by admin | Under Nikon D90 Lenses Tuesday Jan 20, 2009i have plan to take nikon d90 cam i have plan to take 28-300 lens with image stablizing i have doubt to take which brand lens is good TAMARON or SIGMA? and i like to know its autofocus also woking?bcaz i heared this cam is not supporting autofocus with tamaron 28-300 lens .and what kind of lens is good to use with nikon d90? pls help me
thanks
When you are shooting long focal lengths, there is a change that you will get blur from camera shake if you are not using a tripod. So stabilization in the lens is important and could set the Tamron ahead of Sigma.
As far as I know, the Sigma 28-300mm does not have stabilization.
There are two versions of the Tamron 28-300mm – and you will probably want the VC version (which has stabilization).
If you are purchasing a brand new Nikon D90, there is a package where it comes with a Nikon 18-200mm VR lens. I would rather have this Nikon lens than either the Sigma or the Tamron. The difference between 200mm and 300mm might be important for a nature photographer who cannot get close to animals; but for a traveller or general purpose photography… if you need to get a tighter crop, I would just walk a little closer.
I would also budget for a tripod, polariser filter, and carrying bag for it all.
Good luck!
As I said in your previous question all Nikon mount autofocus lenses will work with your D90. This includes Tamron and Sigma lenses made for use with Nikon cameras.
Your camera has an autofocus motor built into the body so any autofocus lens will autofocus with your camera.
The D40 and D60 require lenses that have autofocus motors built into them for the autofocus to work.
I know they cost more but the best lenses for your camera are Nikkor lenses. Third party lenses are almost always inferior to original equipment.
Also if you are looking at Tamron lenses to save money so you can afford the better camera body don't. The camera body has little to no effect on the image quality. The lenses are the most important determiner of image quality. So you would be better off with a D60 and some nice Nikkor lenses than a D90 and some cheap third party lenses.
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When you are shooting long focal lengths, there is a change that you will get blur from camera shake if you are not using a tripod. So stabilization in the lens is important and could set the Tamron ahead of Sigma.
As far as I know, the Sigma 28-300mm does not have stabilization.
There are two versions of the Tamron 28-300mm – and you will probably want the VC version (which has stabilization).
If you are purchasing a brand new Nikon D90, there is a package where it comes with a Nikon 18-200mm VR lens. I would rather have this Nikon lens than either the Sigma or the Tamron. The difference between 200mm and 300mm might be important for a nature photographer who cannot get close to animals; but for a traveller or general purpose photography… if you need to get a tighter crop, I would just walk a little closer.
I would also budget for a tripod, polariser filter, and carrying bag for it all.
Good luck!
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For some unkown reason, everyone seems to be into very long lenses lately….these lenses are very difficult to use, camera movement makes them unusable as hand held, the shutter speed, hand held, would have to be at least 1/2000th or higher….Use a good lens (Nikon zoom to 200mm, use VR, and still use the 1/200th speed..raise the ISO, open up the lens (aperature priority, ISO set manually) and shoot. NOW, if this is not close enough, does everyone forget about digital editing programs???? With the megapixels provided by the D90, and taking cropped photographs, increase the size 10% at a time, save, then another 10%, save, etc….but make sure you only enlarge at 10% and save each time…the final picture will be just fine…without all the hassle of a long lens! And long lenses are a very big hassle! This is NOT film photography, it is digital, and all the benefits of digital are at your disposal. Shoot at highest resolution of the camera (RAW HIGH) and you will have no problems at all. Get yourself either Adobe or Corel and learn to use them correctly and you will be in business! There is no need for these long lenses that produce very unsatisfactory results unless tripod held with remote shutter release! and yes, there is a very good reason for only enlarging 10% at a time, then saving, then enlarging again, etc. Sitck with the Nikon lens for that camera…with a cheaper lens (Tams and Sigs are ok, but not the quality the camera can use)
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