You should steal this lens if you can't buy it.

[nfirdaus]

Sharp enough? * Originality from camera & resize on CS3.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2679547953_be5188c891.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2679547735_951e849d57.jpg

*Above it's a photo my younger princess 7 mth old. Anyone can guess what lense myself used to take this photo?. For me the result is amazing razor@tack sharp, worth on every penny. It's not f2.8 lense but it's DX+VR. Fuh!.I'm falling in love with this lense. For large view click HERE (http://nfirdaus.fotopages.com/?entry=1619971&back=http://nfirdaus.fotopages.com/?page=0#CommentsTop)

I borrow this lense from my fren after came back from outstation.

[yuanann]

18-55 3.5-5.6 vr ?

[nfirdaus]

18-55 3.5-5.6 vr ?

Nope!:P..hahahhaha

[twsttl]

18-200mm??
18- 135mm?
16- 85mm:?:?:?:?

[ShaolinTiger]

Must be 16-85mm VR, I would say 70-300mm as that's my favourite non f/2.8 lens by far...but it's not DX.

[nfirdaus]

18-200mm??
18- 135mm:?:?:?:?

Must be 16-85mm VR, I would say 70-300mm as that's my favourite non f/2.8 lens by far...but it's not DX.


Nope!:smashfreak:..:D truly speaking, the lense I borrow from my fren it's economical price. It's alternative of 50mm & 85mm. I will post some more the extra photos I tested.

Here some more, see the sharpness & DOF..not bad huh!:run_away::D

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/nfirdaus/Personal/DSC_5324.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/nfirdaus/Personal/DSC_5330.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/nfirdaus/Personal/DSC_5340.jpg

Is it worth to buy...any comments? If anyone can answer, I will spend him/her "Teh Tarik" or "Roti Canai" around Seri Petaling or Cyberjaya. hehehehe.

[jameslow]

is it 55-200VR?

Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX VR Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED

[nfirdaus]

is it 55-200VR?

Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX VR Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED

James, ur answer is correct. Give me call around 9am t'row (July 19, 2008) morning. I will "belanja" you "tehtarik & roti canai". Around 9am-11am I'll be at Seri Petaling area.

[starship]

Seeing you were able to zoom in close to your indoor subjects, this lens maybe the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor !

If it is, it is a very inexpensive lens at only RM835.00 new (Shashinki), has extraordinary sharpness for that price and gives similar angles of view to an 85-300mm lens on a 35mm film camera. Recommendation? It works well with D40, D40x and D80, looks odd but works just as well with the higher models. Well, at that price and the great pictures you have been taking, why not !

Cheers.


Here some more, see the sharpness & DOF..not bad huh!:run_away::D

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/nfirdaus/Personal/DSC_5324.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/nfirdaus/Personal/DSC_5330.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/nfirdaus/Personal/DSC_5340.jpg

Is it worth to buy...any comments? If anyone can answer, I will spend him/her "Teh Tarik" or "Roti Canai" around Seri Petaling or Cyberjaya. hehehehe.

[jameslow]

James, ur answer is correct. Give me call around 9am t'row (July 19, 2008) morning. I will "belanja" you "tehtarik & roti canai". Around 9am-11am I'll be at Seri Petaling area.

then i will order 'teh tariks' and 'roti canais', if cannot finish can take away right? (shhhh.... for my family members..) :D

tomorrow working la... :D

[Peisqo]

is it 55-200VR?

Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX VR Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED

James, ur answer is correct. Give me call around 9am t'row (July 19, 2008) morning. I will "belanja" you "tehtarik & roti canai". Around 9am-11am I'll be at Seri Petaling area.

You can't be serious ... i have that lens ( it's like less than 1k right ? ) .. it's no where near there lol ... Can share the EXIF of that photo ? 200mm @ f4 ? It will looks badly soft at f4 ...

edit: To be exact .. mine is .. AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED .. tell me if it's exactly the same .. if yes i've got alot to learn from you lol

[jameslow]

Seeing you were able to zoom in close to your indoor subjects, this lens maybe the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor !

If it is, it is a very inexpensive lens at only RM835.00 new (Shashinki), has extraordinary sharpness for that price and gives similar angles of view to an 85-300mm lens on a 35mm film camera. Recommendation? It works well with D40, D40x and D80, looks odd but works just as well with the higher models. Well, at that price and the great pictures you have been taking, why not !

Cheers.

This lens is highly recommended by several magazines and also been awarded (dun remember what award), RM 835?? wow cheap, but no money.. :(

[starship]

This lens is highly recommended by several magazines and also been awarded (dun remember what award), RM 835?? wow cheap, but no money.. :(


No Munnies???? :(
As our good friend said in the beginning--- "You should steal this lens if you can't buy it. " :?

Thats not highly recommended !! :run_away:

[jameslow]

Hi Peisqo, maybe your unit is not the good copy? :)

Last time I bought a brand new Nikon 17-55 2.8, guess what? it's not as sharp as my Tammy 17-50 2.8 :mad:, not a good copy i guess. Sold liao.

This lens is highly recommended by several magazines and also been awarded (dun remember what award), RM 835?? wow cheap, but no money.. :(


No Munnies???? :(
As our good friend said in the beginning--- "You should steal this lens if you can't buy it. " :?

Thats not highly recommended !! :run_away:

It was highly recommended for entry level telephoto, based on IQ, built and price factors, read more la... :D

[karheng]

You can't be serious ... i have that lens ( it's like less than 1k right ? ) .. it's no where near there lol ... Can share the EXIF of that photo ? 200mm @ f4 ? It will looks badly soft at f4 ...

edit: To be exact .. mine is .. AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED .. tell me if it's exactly the same .. if yes i've got alot to learn from you lol


You can't get f/4 @ 200mm on this lens, the best is at f/5.6.

It is a very good lens for the price. It also won best consumer lens of the year from TIPA i think...

Best part about it is how light it is...

and Starship...what i believe nfirdaus is saying that it's highly recommended.......

[Goodkarma]

I am pretty amazed. Just goes to show that sometimes it is not the cost. If I want this lens, I would probably steal yours!

[nfirdaus]

Seeing you were able to zoom in close to your indoor subjects, this lens maybe the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor !

If it is, it is a very inexpensive lens at only RM835.00 new (Shashinki), has extraordinary sharpness for that price and gives similar angles of view to an 85-300mm lens on a 35mm film camera. Recommendation? It works well with D40, D40x and D80, looks odd but works just as well with the higher models. Well, at that price and the great pictures you have been taking, why not !

Cheers.

Yeah, ur rite! but late a few minutes or second from Jameslow. Thanks for the comment & appreciated the recommendation. I'm falling in love with lense.

You can't be serious ... i have that lens ( it's like less than 1k right ? ) .. it's no where near there lol ... Can share the EXIF of that photo ? 200mm @ f4 ? It will looks badly soft at f4 ...

edit: To be exact .. mine is .. AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED .. tell me if it's exactly the same .. if yes i've got alot to learn from you lol

I'm serious. The setup just SB800 flash + 2/3 / ISO400/Shutter 1/60/ Apt 5.6/ spot metering. So far I don't see any problem on F4...looks good to me, some more I feel impressived about the result.

This lens is highly recommended by several magazines and also been awarded (dun remember what award), RM 835?? wow cheap, but no money.. :(

Yeah..I concern about the award & recommendation, so that's why I tested by my own way. So cheap ma James, sell off ur 85mm f1.8 AFD and get this :run_away::P

You can't get f/4 @ 200mm on this lens, the best is at f/5.6.

It is a very good lens for the price. It also won best consumer lens of the year from TIPA i think...

Best part about it is how light it is...

and Starship...what i believe nfirdaus is saying that it's highly recommended.......

You're correct Karheng, thanks for the concern about this subject.

I am pretty amazed. Just goes to show that sometimes it is not the cost. If I want this lens, I would probably steal yours!
Don't mention I poisoned you ya...it just "Dark Side sense so strong"

[noordin]

Beautiful portraits of your daughter. :)

Thanks to the sharp lens, we now are convinced that your fan needs serious cleaning up! :D

[nfirdaus]

Beautiful portraits of your daughter. :)

Thanks to the sharp lens, we now are convinced that your fan needs serious cleaning up! :D


Thanks Uncle Noordin. Yeah!..just cleaned up this morning:D

[sh4hr1n]

Me just can't believe that this so-called budget lens is so sharp with quite a nice bokeh too.

Very good copy indeed and nice sample pics. :)

[nfirdaus]

Me just can't believe that this so-called budget lens is so sharp with quite a nice bokeh too.

Very good copy indeed and nice sample pics. :)

Hahahaha beli jgn tak beli. I dah teracun ni. But don't compare with 70-200mm IS USM Or Nikon VR version. That one is Pro level.

This 55-200MM VR really make me "At The Heart of The Image":bouncing:

[xjukie]

OT : bulat macam abah dia

[a_manson79]

Nfirdaus...Nice of of your princess... It's a good thing also you cleaned the fan... Not good for your princess...

Mind sharing thoughts...I'm just trying to guess here... The way you achieve the bokeh is by zoom to 200mm, with the biggest f opening (say f/5.6 @ 200mm) get close to the object (main subject) and you heed a distant background.... Correct me if I'm wrong... I'm a newbie in this thing and still learning...

Thanks

[newdaddy]

oh... super sharp &nice bokeh!:0 jz a budget lens the result is stunning! My former C55-250mm IS cost around the same, but image quality loose a street:( Trying hard to search an affordable yet good zoom lens like this, so far only T17-50 can please me...

[xjukie]

bokeh is a 2nd thing, for me this lens is quite good based on the sharpness
One more thing its cheapo

[digitelwerk]

quoting the *notes* from shashinki

VR feature will only work with Nikon's D100, D200 & D1 and D2-series, or any newer model camera

will it work on D80 coz i'm casting my eyes on this lens after reading this thread?

thanks

[bmwky]

different camera body will affect the sharpness of the pic tho. mind to tell what camera is this taken off? tia.

[kiankheong]

quoting the *notes* from shashinki

VR feature will only work with Nikon's D100, D200 & D1 and D2-series, or any newer model camera

will it work on D80 coz i'm casting my eyes on this lens after reading this thread?

thanks

Yeah, VR works with D80.

different camera body will affect the sharpness of the pic tho. mind to tell what camera is this taken off? tia.

Are you sure?

Or are you factoring in the low-pass/anti-aliasing filter and in-camera sharpening?

[mercurecheval]

i own this lens but i can't even know it can do such well

i post 1 example of pic that i took using this lens, to show the sh*t skill of mine using this lens, here is it...

[mozakim]

Hi all ... I own this lens also ... no doubt, superb lens with superb pricetag !! :D of coz kenrockwell also recommended this lens ... :)

[nikonuser]

Before you buy why not try the Sigma 70-300mm F/4-5.6 APO DG Macro. I read this is a superb budget lens too. It has longer zoom with 1:2 macro and the better build quality. I'm not sure if Nikon 55-200mm VR can do macro but it has VR which the Sigma doesn't have.