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01/26/2007 12:07:47 AM · #1 |
So I've been heavily eyeing, more like drueling over the prized and hard to find, and not too mention F@#*ing spendy nikon 18-200 VR for some time now. It would be the perfect lens for me as I'm living in Panama, take tons of pictures while walking around and I like to travel as light as possible, which means I almost never use my tripod. Plus I don't like changing lenses here because of the humidity and I go in and out of AC often so condensation can be a problem. But the price (especially the marked up In Stock prices) have been a little too much for me to stomach. But tonite for some reason I felt I had to buy the lens and I had to buy it NOW. So I did (bestbuy $900). Whew that feels good, oh...wait...the room is spinning...i just spent a grand (with the circ polarizer) on a piece of glass....ouch...could anybody could make me feel better about my purchase?
hopefully my photos will be my console but until then...
(oh and a quiky: does anybody think the humidity could be a problem for the VR electronics? i would hope not) |
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01/26/2007 12:11:00 AM · #2 |
| Not sure about the humidity. Wait until Summer, and I'll let you know. :) What I can tell you is that you'll love your new purchase. Congrats! |
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01/26/2007 12:27:41 AM · #3 |
:)
Congrats! |
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01/26/2007 12:31:20 AM · #4 |
Good for you. You only get one chance to get the great images, and the best equipment that you can afford is a very good investment.
I spent a lot last year for good glass, and the results are priceless to me.
The wallet pinch will only hurt for a little while, the images will be yours for a lifetime. I carried my CPU
, but not VR lenses for a month sailing in the Bahamas last year on a boat without A/C, and they worked flawlessly and are still doing great.
Good luck with the VR, and I hope that the humdidty and heat will not be a problem. If you are very concerned about it, you may want to see about the extended "crash and bash" warranty.
Cool image, Art.
Message edited by author 2007-01-26 00:32:26.
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01/26/2007 02:46:07 AM · #5 |
Congrats on even finding it! I've been thinking of buying one just to have it so when I eventually buy a DSLR I can use it. :) I'm not quite that crazy, though ... yet.
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01/26/2007 09:11:54 AM · #6 |
Thanks y'all
Another question too, does the VR basically eliminate the need to get a really sturdy and expensive tripod for long exposure/very low light shots?
i have a cheapo tripod now, and it was definitely frustrating in combination with my even more frustratingly slow and unsharp sigma hyperzoom. |
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01/26/2007 09:41:27 AM · #7 |
Quoting Thom Hogan with regards to VR:
"In Nikon's literature, they claim that VR II manages to get you four stops beyond what you'd normally be able to handhold. As far as I can tell, that's a valid claim at 200mm. But, be forewarned that VR is often much less useful than you might think. When you start hand holding a lens at 1/30 or lower, you're definitely going to be fighting subject motion. If your subject is absolutely static, fine, no problema as my South American friends like to say (sorry Brazil--I haven't been there to make friends yet ;~). But most of the folk that'll be using this lens aren't shooting completely static subjects with it, I think. The primary use for VR on this lens in my mind is to keep you from having to significantly boost ISO in common situations at 200mm (which would be f/5.6 maximum aperture). If the choice at that focal length were between shooting at f/5.6, 1/300, and ISO 1600 versus perhaps f/5.6, 1/60, and ISO 400 and I wasn't shooting a moving subject, I'd pick the latter just to keep noise under as much control as possible."
Bottom line: you probably still need a tripod for low light/long exposures.
Message edited by author 2007-01-26 09:41:46.
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01/26/2007 10:11:02 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by paredes:
Thanks y'all
Another question too, does the VR basically eliminate the need to get a really sturdy and expensive tripod for long exposure/very low light shots?
i have a cheapo tripod now, and it was definitely frustrating in combination with my even more frustratingly slow and unsharp sigma hyperzoom. |
My camera has the Canon version of VR, called image stabilization. It's very good, and really does let me handhold longer exposures than I'd be a be able to otherwise. It also lets me take handheld shots at full zoom.
But keep it in perspective: that means 1/30 or 1/20 instead of 1/60 and faster. It doesn't mean I can handhold shots at 5 seconds.
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01/26/2007 10:26:53 AM · #9 |
Sorry I guess I didn't pose the question clearly enough. I understand that I will need a tripod for longer exposures, but the question is: will I be fine with my current cheapo tripod when I have to do that?
I have experienced its cheaponess with my non-VR lens, but will the VR compensate for a crappy tripod? |
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01/26/2007 10:30:19 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by paredes:
Sorry I guess I didn't pose the question clearly enough. I understand that I will need a tripod for longer exposures, but the question is: will I be fine with my current cheapo tripod when I have to do that?
I have experienced its cheaponess with my non-VR lens, but will the VR compensate for a crappy tripod? |
Ah. I don't know. Does your tripod let the camera move when it's supposed to be still? That's the only thing VR will compensate for. I have a cheapo tripod, but it still holds the camera firmly. So what would it do to help a tripod of any kind?
By the way, read the instructions carefully. On some VR/IS systems, it's best to turn it off when using a tripod.
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