A 28-200 for the digital world

[Andres Garcia]

Hi I own a D70 and want to change my lens. I have a Tamron 28-200, that worked fine with my SLR cámera, but with the digital body it is too slow. I would like to carry only one lens, like this, but for the digital body.

Which would be the best? I coul spend 500 to 700 us dollars

thank for any advice

Andres

[D70FAN]

Hi I own a D70 and want to change my lens. I have a Tamron 28-200, that worked fine with my SLR cámera, but with the digital body it is too slow. I would like to carry only one lens, like this, but for the digital body.

Which would be the best? I coul spend 500 to 700 us dollars

thank for any advice

Andres

You might want to look at the Sigma 18-125. Or wait and try the two new 18-200 lenses from Sigma and Tamron. I use the Sigma 18-125 with my D70 as a day-to-day shooter, and it covers about 90% of my shooting.

Yes it does vignette at full telephoto (125mm) and low apertures (f5.6 to f8), but for the overall picture quality and excellent performance between about 20mm and 115mm (very little barrel distortion and no vignetting) it's better than most. And for $270 it is truely a bargain.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words...

http://d70fan.smugmug.com/gallery/197044

Actually most of the pictures on this site are taken with the Sigma, so feel free to cruise around.

[speaklightly]

In the "one lens" situation, my recommendation would be the Tokina 24-200MM F3.5-5.6. The lens is very wel priced and does a better job than the Tamron 28-200mm. We have samples of photos with that lens available at:

www.digicamlady.smugmug.com/gallery/449518

Sarah Joyce

[sarcazmo]

What abou the Nikkor 28-105 f3.5-4.5? Seems to be getting pretty good reviews.

[D70FAN]

What abou the Nikkor 28-105 f3.5-4.5? Seems to be getting pretty good reviews.

The only drawback is that at 28mm on a D70 you no longer have a wide-angle lens (it's now 42mm).

[speaklightly]

My wide angle choice for the D-70 was the Nikkor 12-24mm F 4.0 and I am very pleased with the lens. It does a great job.

Sarah Joyce

[Andres Garcia]

Thank you for your advices... but I find that 5.6 is not an accpetable lowest aperture...when you don't have enough light it doesn't work well. I think it is worth for me to wait a while, and work with my tamron 28-200 because there is not an affordable solution that makes a real difference.


Andres

[gary_hendricks]

I second the Sigma 18-125 which George has recommended.

[Ray Schnoor]

Hi I own a D70 and want to change my lens. I have a Tamron 28-200, that worked fine with my SLR cámera, but with the digital body it is too slow.

Out of curiosity, why is your lens adequate for a film SLR but not for a digital SLR.

Ray.

[Andres Garcia]

Out of curiosity, why is your lens adequate for a film SLR but not for a digital SLR.

Ray.

Because you have to multiply by 1.6 the aperture and the wide angle. So my Tamron 28-200 f3.5 for a film SLR, in my digital SLR is an 42-320, f5.6. That is not more a wide angle lens, and is a very slow.

Andres