Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC (Vibration Compensation) Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

I replaced two Canon lenses (18-135 and 70-300) with this single lens, and I'm glad I did. Most of my pictures are hand held, on hikes or vacation, and I really do not want to wear a lot of lenses or change them in the field. During the past year, I walk on a glacier in Canada and cross the Sahara on horseback. Nor is it a good place to change lenses and there were too many times, I missed a shot I wanted because the right lens was in the bag, not on camera.

This is small, lightweight, easy to use. I see no color or shape distortion. I can get the same results handheld at slower shutter speeds with Tamron's VC as I got with Canon's IS.

I have some small Gotcha is, however. One is that the direction of the twist to zoom in is opposite direction of Canon lenses. It took some time getting used to. Another is that the autofocus is a bit higher. It can be a problem for places where silence is important. Third (and last), there is very little twist difference between 200mm and 300mm focal length. In other words, it is difficult to make precise choices at the top of the range. (All zooms are more detailed in their lower numbers, it's just that with a range this wide it is more pronounced than normal.)

All in all, I am very happy with this lens and recommend it to you.

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens with Built In Motor for Nikon Digital SLR

Somehow I live on a stack of money, so the price was very important when buying an all in one lens. The performance was as important as quality and well balanced against price. Each was weighted equally. When Nikon 18-200mm VR cost as much as D5000-camera placed on the issue. Let's face it, is a big part $ 700 for the 18-200mm Nikon. With the Nikon, Tamron and Sigma was the only option, but so many choices in these two manufacturers lines. Live in the real world, I wanted to VC (Vibration Control) or OS (Optical Stabilizer), but knew that a monopod would do well, and I want $ 30 to $ 40 compared with $ 100 to $ 120 Sigma version was very impressive, but at a slightly higher price.

Well, the Tamron won! In particular, Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 AF DI-II LD Lens f / Nikon w / Built-in motor, 6-Yr U.S. Warranty. When I saw the $ 100 rebate offer that was nothing to think, just to order. Most of New York City retailers use free shipping and no tax in their marketing and it works! When I went to a Car Show on Saturday, I decided to have overnight shipping. The lens came to 10 on Friday (thanks UPS!) And was on my camera for 5 minutes. The lens was $ 189 after rebate!

This objective will never leave my camera! Walk around the car show I got many shots from standing in one place. The lens did very well. Soon I was in the habit of having lens focus twice and it was worth the extra thought. Later in the evening when I went through the photos, I could not believe that I took the pictures. Crisp and clear with different angles because of the flexibility of the zoom. The wide end was unusual in taking power shots. Wall to wall power and crystal clear.

The images taken with the 200 at the end of the lens showed no blur VC was not that important. The one-legged Search is based on the criteria for a small collapsed size, at least 62 "extension and easy collapse and expansion.

All these other reviews can go on about this or that, but for ordinary guys like me, it's perfect. After reading all these comments, I was worried, but after seeing the pictures I took, it's easy to take them, lightness of the lens (more than 18-55, I think) and price. I am a happy camper!

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro Lens with built in motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

I hesitated to buy this lens for my Nikon D40X - probably looked at this list of six or seven times before the purchase. Truthfully, I was worried about how cheap it is. Now I am probably a pretty average amateur photographer in that most of my pictures are family matters: children sports, vacations, birthdays and the like. But that does not mean I'm willing to compromise on quality just to save some money and I know that the Nikon 55-200 is a quality lens.

But I have purchased is based on Michael Del Priore review (his was the only study at the time) - I thought at that price (especially compared to the Nikon 55-200), why not give it a shot, and I glad I did .

This is an excellent lens. The autofocus motor is quick and does not chew up the battery (I was worried about it, but I shot almost 170 pictures of my son's game two Saturdays ago, and not use more battery power than the Nikon 35-70 lens that came with the camera). As "cinderoo" I have not had any stability problems to speak of either, even snatch away, while the subsequent 12-year-old boys running the length of a field. It may be a bigger problem with macro photography, but I would think that most of the (admittedly limited) macro photography I would do would probably use a tripod anyway.

Now no one would mistake me for a professional photographer, but I can tell you that when I pull up pictures taken with my D40X and this Sigma lens on my 24 "iMac, and watch them full screen, they are * all * I was looking for when I I decided to move to an SLR camera.