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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-16-2012, 01:14 PM
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You sound like you're after a DA55-300mm... And the sentence before this one implies you're on a budget... Maybe the DALversion of the 55-300 (same optics I believe...) would suit you... I don't own it but it's highly regarded for the price... Often used copies in the marketplace...
Is birding your main thing?
At what focal length is most of your shooting done? (I really am trying to steer you towards primes... You will thank me... But you will be poor...)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-16-2012, 01:15 PM
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Good inexpensive manual-focus primes abound, and a few great MF zooms. If you want brilliant optics for a pittance, look for a Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5 for under US$100. If you need AF, you can still find Promaster-Tamron and Quanteray-Sigma zooms, cheap. Or take the FA100-300 (silver) for around US$100 -- splendid optics, bargain price.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-16-2012, 02:13 PM
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The idea of the 55-300 is Probably better for a newbie. then you will have all focal lengths from 18-300 covered. Go shoot, learn how the camera works and develop your skills a bit, then you can look back and see what the most used Focal lengths are for you and decide on appropriate Primes for your style. Otherwise you can end up spending a lot of money on lenses you don't use much.
Exposure plot is one way of seeing how you shoot
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