I had to change my line up for now. I have two new zooms, they are third party and much cheaper than the usual Nikkors. Both perform wonderfully and for the price I can't be happier.
First is the Tamron 28-75 2.8
499.99 retail, 475.99 after rebate. Many are available on the used market for bigger savings.
499.99 retail, 475.99 after rebate. Many are available on the used market for bigger savings.Second is the Tamron 70-300 4-5.6 VC
399.99 retail 349.99 after rebate. This has a USD focus motor as well as vibration compensation. Its not a fast lens, but its very sharp at its widest apertures.
Now, neither of these are highly sought after lenses. For one the build quality is usually not as high as the Nikkor lenses, two most times they are not optically equal. You do get what you pay for sometimes.
What's great is their price/performance and their light weight and size. These are much smaller and lighter than Nikkor equivalents. Overall these are great lenses both of them are very sharp wide open and will surprise you every time you see photos you shot with them.
Here are a couple with the 28-75. I obviously did some fun post processing.
On a side note, I will probably start updating on a weekly basis now.
399.99 retail 349.99 after rebate. This has a USD focus motor as well as vibration compensation. Its not a fast lens, but its very sharp at its widest apertures.Now, neither of these are highly sought after lenses. For one the build quality is usually not as high as the Nikkor lenses, two most times they are not optically equal. You do get what you pay for sometimes.
What's great is their price/performance and their light weight and size. These are much smaller and lighter than Nikkor equivalents. Overall these are great lenses both of them are very sharp wide open and will surprise you every time you see photos you shot with them.
Here are a couple with the 28-75. I obviously did some fun post processing.
On a side note, I will probably start updating on a weekly basis now.
