Frodo's mum Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Hi guy's I have been thinking about getting an 18-200 lens...does anyone have one ? I mainly ( well only LOL) take photo's of my dogs and mainly zoom in action one's how do you think this lens would be ?? thanking you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I know nothing about this lens but here's the archive thread on it from POTN http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=578814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasha Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 That is the lens I have and have found it to be a very good allround lens. I can take good action shots as well as stills. I am very happy with it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammieS Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Hi FM! I got this lens with my 7D that I got last weekend - so whilst I'm only using the camera on 'auto' at the moment the lens does everything I need to to do and the guy at the shop said it would ge a 'great all rounder' for taking dog photos (as I said that's what I'd be doing and he laughed because most people buy new cameras when they have kids not dogs! ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo's mum Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 thanks guys and thanks for the link kirislin I found one on the net $755 so went down to our camera shop to price theirs $1030...so will print off the other one to show them..amazing the difference in price when you look about ;) .......so wil check a for more sites out for prices :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 here's DWI's price. $664 but you've got postage on top of that. https://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/store/...?idProduct=2214 I bought my camera off them, it was the cheapest I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo's mum Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 thanks again Kirislin you have been a great help :D is that company Aus ? as you probably know from previous posts from me ...I'm a bit thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) They are in Australia but I dont think it's an Australian company and I think everything comes from Hong Kong. Edited June 24, 2010 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo's mum Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 thanks I would have to do a bank transfer as I don't have paypal or credit card ;) thanks again for all your help ..much appreciated I love taking photo's of the kids so thought I might try for a better lens...and hopefully get some better photo's :D yours are gorgeous pickies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I get the impression it's not a popular lens simply because there's not alot of photos on POTN. That's not to say it's not a good lens though, you have to do your own research on it. I dont have a credit card so I did a bank transfer through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo's mum Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 any suggestions would be great.....it has to have a good zoom as most of mine are of the dogs running like idiots and playing someone mentioned that lens....I'm a complete novice when it comes to anything like this...i just love the take photo's of my dogs and get so inspired by the photo thread ...not that I will ever get as good as some of those .... but I can dream :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) This is a tricky one. As superzooms go, it's a goodie. And 18-200 is a nice range. What you will get - excellent range from pretty wide scenes to being able to capture things a reasonable distance away & reasonable close-ups - one lens for walkaround - you're ready to go, wherever, whenever without a ton of gear - IS - good images (obviously user dependent, but the lenses are capable) - a feel for what focal length you use most so you can figure out your next purchase if you decide to add more lenses - a feel for what look you like in your images and if this lens provides that or if you see what you would like to add to your arsenal as your skills, interest and needs change over time & experience What you will not get - great bokeh...this is the bit that is out of focus in a frame that makes the main subject point pop and makes the backgrounds kind of disappear so they aren't distracting - great low light performance...its aperture isn't wide enough BUT it has IS so you should be able to use a reasonably slow shutter speed and still hand-hold - true macro All in all, I actually really like the 18-200 superzooms. Had a Sigma version that was a cracker (recently sold it to another DOLer). No, they aren't perfect and they won't do it all like a swish prime will do, but for what they are built for, they do a very fine job and you should love the versatility. I think something on your radar should be the Canon 50 1.8 - it's cheap as chips and a great way to start in with low light shooting and isolating your subject with wide open apertures. Edited June 24, 2010 by kja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo's mum Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 thank you kja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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