A month or so ago, I picked up a Nikon D40x from a local store for a very small amount of money. After checking the product and making sure it was all complete and correct I paid the money and walked home with a big smile on my face. When I got back I was annoyed to discover that the retailer had given me a 55-200mm AF-S rather than the standard 18-55mm. After much arguing in limited korean and english I walked away without getting an exchange - Receipts don't exist in this country. I'm now looking to sell my 55-200mm and buy a 18-55mm with Nikon's new VR technology, naturally the price goes up when you purchase a VR. So I was wondering if anybody has any experience with the new VR lenses....are they worth the extra $100 dollars or should I just buy a standard AF-S?
Of course, it is worth it. I have a Nikon professional camera from some years back. And the lens are worth the money. And check this out. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40x.htm The only thing, I am not fond of. is that it is a digital camera you have bought, but anyway I prefer analog cameras. And you prefer digital, but all in all. Of course it is worth buying the lens you are talking about. Heck, if the camera is compatible with earlier lenses then I believe you can get them cheap. But since it is a digital camera then I don´t know. Just my two cents anyway.
How much did the D40 cost you? Was in new or second hand? I am going to buy one as Ken Rockwells website is on the ball with decent camera reviews, I bought my Casio EX-Z850 on the strenght of his review and it's an amazing little camera.
Heck, I took my famiclone pictures with the camera I am talking about. So I know the camera was worth the money.
$300 is a fantastic price for a d40x, especially with the zoom lens, ive been looking for similar cameras in the UK and you are looking at around twice that price as for the lens, i would keep the zoom one anyways, and buy either a 3rd party prime lens or pickup a cheap old SLR lens and get an adaptor for it
You should spend some dough on a good lense anyway. Don't dick with the stock one. Your pictures are forever, so you'll want them to look nice as possible. I forked out almost as much as my camera cost for my main lense. Will have to get others once the little punk starts playing peewee sumo and shit, but it's okay for now. No macro though.
Aye get a Macro function on a mid-range zoom if possible, you will eventually find a use for it. I bought a relatively cheap Sigma (70-300 APO DG Macro) mid-zoom with macro (well 1:2 so not really proper macro) and it has been amazing. Some sample shots: Oh and put some money aside for a semi-decent flashgun, trust me, you will never go back to the onboard flash on a camera again!
Aye, those are indeed nice. Need to get one. I'll need to get a carrying case too, though, as I doubt I'll go to the park to just take Macro shots. I just bought a proper flash so the giant dildo lense wouldn't make a shadow. My wife laughed hysterically when I put it on and said, "you look no different than an Akihabara otaku". She hadn't laughed that hard since the doctor stuck a tube up my ass a few years ago.
I'm thinking about plunking down the dough required for a Nikkor 18-200 lens. It would replace my 18-55 and my 55-200 lenses for an awesome all-around lens. Has anyone here used this particular lens before?
Yeah but that's the advantage of getting a mid-zoom with macro, it can be used as a general carry around lens, but it's not that short, so I usually carry around a 28-105 as well if I need something shorter. Next time I am in Tokyo we will have to go out and look like proper nerds taking photo's together. Two big hairy dudes with cameras slung around out necks, we will look proper gaikokujin otaku! As for bags, I have a shoulder bag that came free with a camera mag subscription, you can get them pretty cheap, and they don't always look obviously like camera bags. Which is good if you are worried about advertising the fact you have a "few" hundred bucks worth of gear on your back. Aten: You have to be careful with lenses mind, you can find lenses with that much range usually suffer in some departments. Things like chromatic aberrations, soft edges, etc. Try to read up as much as you can about that lens before you put any money down. Try looking on places like Steve's Digicams or DPReview, they have a very large forum and someone there should have experience with that lens.
