lens for nikon d40..

[subabu2002]

hi all,

i am new to this forum. i decided to buy D40 and i dont like kit lens
due to short focal length for my taste.

my option is,

1.18-135
2.18-55 & 55-200mm lens

both were attracted me and on in my budget.

but the negatives of both from reviews confused me to select the best one.

18-70mm out of question(need some more focul length)..and 18-200 out of my budget

for 18-135,the issues of CA,vignetting,and distortion problems disturbs me.

for 18-55 and 55-200 mm,the issues of changing lens and it will needs to clean
the camera sensors more often.so it will lead to damages to sensor.i am
very much afraid of dust problem because i lived in india.

i dont know how bad my thoughts about the negatives of both issues.

right now i own nikon f55 with 28-80mm lens and happy with its quality.

i really want the same quality or more than 28-80mm from 18-135mm lens
in the entire zoom range.do i expect the same quality?

for using 28-80mm lens, i didnt see or didnt know any of CA,vignetting or
distortion in my photos. my favourite is outdoor without flash.
i like to shoot without flash.some times family and landscapes and general
purposes.

if 18-135 will not produce same as 28-80,do i expect from 55-200mm lens?

if i buy 2 lens(18-55 & 55-200),how bad the cleaning the lens is? do i
clean the lens without experience? if it will not be a big problem,i would
go with 2 lens.

if picture quality of 18-135 is equal to 28-80 in entire range, i would
go to all in one lens .

pls help me,

thanks
-suresh babu.

[TheWengler]

if i buy 2 lens(18-55 & 55-200),how bad the cleaning the lens is? do i clean the lens without experience? if it will not be a big problem,i would go with 2 lens.

Do you mean sensor? Most of the time you can clean the sensor with an air blower. Eventually you might have to clean it through a contact method but you can cross that bridge when you come to it. Never wanting to change lenses because of this is kind of silly. Just try to change lenses less, in clean environments and keep the camera pointed down when there is no lens mounted.

[fionndruinne]

If you like to use the longer focal lengths, you will appreciate the 55-200mm VR, since it has image stabilization to correct hand shake. As for sensor cleaning, it is very easy with a hand blower... should you need further cleaning done, I would suggest bringing it into a camera store, to avoid possibly damaging it. But that shouldn't happen too often... just keep the lenses in their zippered bags inside your camera bag, wipe off the camera a little before changing lenses, and just pick the least dusty spot you can in which to do the changing.

For daytime shooting, the 18-135mm should work fine at the long end, but if the light's any lower than prime, you'll want that VR.

[subabu2002]

thanks wengler and druinne...

my favourite is day time outdoor portroit... for this purpose do i expect same picture quality in prints from 18-135 compare with 55-200 in the 18-135 zoom range?

-suresh babu.

[TheWengler]

Well I haven't used the lenses but I'm willing to bet they'd be pretty similar as far as portrait performance goes. Usually you want a bigger aperture for that, maybe f/2.8 but you'll have to give up a lot of cash or auto focus to get it. If you're looking at the telephoto lens with VR I'd go with it. At some point it will help you out.

[fionndruinne]

I think VR might be of help to you in outdoor portraiture.

By all accounts the 55-200mm VR is one sharp lens for its price range.