Nikon Lens

[negy]

I am a Videographer. My wife shoots with a Nikon D50 28-105mm lens We use take these photo's and set them to music on a DVD. Problem is the this lens does not have enough zoom. Does anyone out their have any suggestions for a good zoom for this camera! We still need a wide angle but we want that Close up Too! Thanks

 

[Guidenet]

Try Nikon's 18-200 Zoom with Vibration Reduction. They're around $700 which is pretty good for a lens that can serve most all purposes and has image stabalization built in. For around $300, you can buy a nice 18-135. It's quite sharp but no IS and not so far from what you already have.

Now Sigma and Tamron both make fairly nice 18-200mm zooms at around half the price of the Nikon lens. They focus a little slower, don't have image stabalization, less optical quality, and don't have the build quality of the Nikkor, but if money is important and you use a tripod or good holding technique, the Sigma or Tamron offer the same zoom range at half the price.

 

[Zarroc]

I had a D50, but I've now moved to the D40X. in both cases, I used two lenses: the 18-55 that came with, and I bought a 55 - 200mm. the first was from kodak for £35 (~$70) but it broke fairly quickly. now I use a Nikon 55-200mm, bought for £150 (~$300). shop around for a good nikon, and you should be able to get it cheap. try digital depot
www.digitaldepot.com

 

[jbren3160]

I also have the Nikon 18-200. It is a great lens. I use it the most as it is
a very capable and versatile lens. The 3.5-5.6 aperture is very capable unless
you are shooting in low-light situations.

 

[eatboulders]

What type of videography you doing? What types of subjects are you shooting with the D50? The 18-200 is a so-so lens that compromises image quality and aperture for the extensive zoom range and compact size. If you're not shooting indoors then it may be able to work for you...but if you're shooting indoors (weddings, parties, etc.) forget it. You most definitely need a f/2.8 lens which is costly, but worth it in the end. Once again it really depends on what you're using the camera and lens for when shooting.

 

[sdnerf]

I have a D80 that came with 2 kit lenes, one is a nikkor 70-300 zoom with VR. Its a good lenes and can be bought cheap on ebay or craigslist for ~$300. This lenes will work great for objects up to 200 ft away if you want to snap wildlife or objects farther away than that, look at the Sigma 50-500, by all accounts this is a good lenes for the $.