Best 200m lens for Nikon

sheepman

I have a Nikon D5300 that I'll be taking with me while I travel for two months. I'm looking for an all-purpose lens I can use for both street photography and those situations where I'll need to zoom in to capture a temple from afar! I currently use a 35mm prime lens and have never had use for a zoom lens, yet.

I'm relatively new to photography and a bit confused by the different 200mm lenses available after doing some online research. Does anyone have suggestions for the "best" 200mm lens for under 300e?

shrapnel222

sheepman wrote: »

I have a Nikon D5300 that I'll be taking with me while I travel for two months. I'm looking for an all-purpose lens I can use for both street photography and those situations where I'll need to zoom in to capture a temple from afar! I currently use a 35mm prime lens and have never had use for a zoom lens, yet.

I'm relatively new to photography and a bit confused by the different 200mm lenses available after doing some online research. Does anyone have suggestions for the "best" 200mm lens for under 300e?

the nikon 18-200 DX VRII is a great all round lens for travelling. Just checked there and it's over budget but you might get one second hand within your budget.

sheepman

shrapnel222 wrote: »

the nikon 18-200 DX VRII is a great all round lens for travelling. Just checked there and it's over budget but you might get one second hand within your budget.

Thanks! I came across this one in a few reviews. It's quite a bit above my budget... It's not that I'm limited to 300e but I just don't want to spend too much on a lens before I get a bit more serious about photography. Would you say this is a good long-term investment?

manna452121

I am using one of these http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sigma-18-250mm-3p5-6p3-os-hsm-macro might be worth a look.

Professey Chin

I got this Tamron a couple of years ago as an all purpose travel lens.
For the price I genuinely can't fault it

shrapnel222

sheepman wrote: »

Thanks! I came across this one in a few reviews. It's quite a bit above my budget... It's not that I'm limited to 300e but I just don't want to spend too much on a lens before I get a bit more serious about photography. Would you say this is a good long-term investment?

it's definitely a great all round lens (Ken rockwell has a good review on it), and if well looked after i'm sure retains its value quite well so even if you'd decided not to continue in photography, you'd probably get 60-80% back, or buy a good second hand one and that amount could be higher.

the_syco

Would the Tamron 18-200mm VC Nikon Fit Lens €232.99 be of any use? Think I have the Canon version (got the Tamron 18-200 in Argos a while back), and find it to be handy.

sheepman

Thanks everyone, I think I'll go for the Tamron 18-200mm. The price is very reasonable and I'm obviously not looking for a professional-grade lens, so this is perfect.

Quick follow-up instead of starting a new thread. Can anyone recommend a cheap (< 100e) fisheye lens for some fun shots?

CabanSail

sheepman wrote: »

Quick follow-up instead of starting a new thread. Can anyone recommend a cheap (< 100e) fisheye lens for some fun shots?

Not sure what price they are over there now but the Samyang 8mm I used when on a cropped sensor was great value. You will have to check if it will meter on the D5300 (it did on the D300 but there was issues on entry level at the time) It is a fully manual lens but this is not too much of a hassle with a fisheye. You may pick up a used one in your budget.

There are fisheye adapters but from what I have seen the quality is quite low.

sheepman

Thank you!