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Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:27 am**

I have been offered a Nikon 28-200 lens and have no idea if I should purchase it or not :?:

the chap that has it is asking $250 ono ($200) .Please help as I have never had any intension to own this lens and I am not shore of it's qualities ,the lens is 4 years old as new.

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:33 am**

Loz, don't have one, but from the reviews it is an average lens with huge range, not dissimilar to the 70-300. That said I have seen good shots from it, just like the 70-300. Great range for travelling, my only thought is if you buy it will you say, "I am going to Kathmandu, wont be going again so want good shots, will take my 50 1.8 or 17-55 2.8 instead". If you have other choices it may turn out to be the ugly stepsister and never go to the ball :wink:

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:36 am**

I read a review where this lens was tested against similar zoom lengths from Tamron, Sigma and Canon and this came out on top.
Seems to be a very good lens for travelling, like Glen said.
For the price I would say it's not bad, but it depends on whether you think you will use it I guess.

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:40 am**

There are several Nikkor lens under this banner. To which particular lens are you referring?

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:47 am**

Oneputt wrote:There are several Nikkor lens under this banner. To which particular lens are you referring?

good question Oneputt I will visit the owner today thanks all LOZ PS after I get back from fishing :lol:

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:58 am**

Loz I own an Nikkor 80- 200 4.5-5.6 which I took on my Kimberley trip earlier in the year.

Whilst I now also own a 70-200VR I think that for what I did the slower lens was perfect. It is physically much smaller that the VR and is also very light, in fact a perfect travelling light lens. It also takes very sharp images. Don't be sucked in by the need for speed, unless of course you do :wink:

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:59 am**

LOZ wrote:
Oneputt wrote:There are several Nikkor lens under this banner. To which particular lens are you referring?

good question Oneputt I will visit the owner today thanks all LOZ PS after I get back from fishing

So, I take it the owner is a fish

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:57 am**

... Obsolete ...

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:02 pm**

Thanks all it turned out to be a Tamron :evil:

it was too big to be used as a bung for boat so I gave it a BIG miss It had lovely optics about the same as a brown Cab Sav bottle.

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:25 pm**

Aha it was a Tamron Nikkor :lol:

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Nikon 28-200 help !

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