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Nikon DX 55-200 Lens

Klingon Hamlet · 2016-02-21 19:34:53

Hi looking to treat the gf to a telephoto lens for her Nikon D3100 SLR camera. New or decent second hand. Nikon or a third party brand - as long as the quality is decent in daytime shots and autofocus is built in. My budget would be pretty tight €200 would be pushing it tbh. Any advice appreciated. BTW if my budget is too…

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21-02-2016 8:34pm

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Klingon Hamlet

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Hi looking to treat the gf to a telephoto lens for her Nikon D3100 SLR camera. New or decent second hand. Nikon or a third party brand - as long as the quality is decent in daytime shots and autofocus is built in. My budget would be pretty tight €200 would be pushing it tbh. Any advice appreciated.

BTW if my budget is too tight then perhaps an alternative suggestion could be made? Cheers

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#2 22-02-2016 6:28am
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#3 22-02-2016 7:43am
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https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/#/product/10148

Eglobal do the 55-300mm for €210 (new). There is a thread on boards specifically for discussing purchases from eglobal that would be worth checking out first.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057154505&page=46

Some buyers reported being hit with customs, but I have bought 2 DSLRs and 2 Garmin watches off them, and so far so good.

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#4 22-02-2016 9:18am
Klingon Hamlet

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Found a Tamron for €89 from amazon.fr

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