November 20, 2015 11:55AM
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I've been looking into the 18-300 since it came out. I've got an 18-200 which is nice, but the 18-300 is just a little bit nicer. I'll probably be trading up within the next year. I've been really enjoying the 18-200 that I've got; it's an incredibly useful lens.
I had the 55-200 and I thought it was okay - the colors were very nice on it, but the zoom range felt very limited and it didn't feel very nice in my hand (it's plastic and it just doesn't feel as nice as metal). It actually broke inside my bag and the vibration reduction started making my images worse; those plastic lenses are fragile. The 70-300 has a metal mount and should be a better lens overall.
If you're open to third-party lenses, I had Sigma 18-250 that isn't quite as nice as a Nikon lens, but I got it for 150 bucks and thought it was great. My biggest issue was the zoom ring spun the wrong way.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2015 11:56AM by Ryan Masecar.
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