Using a Nikon 3200. Is this lens definately auto focus and does it have vibration reduction? How does it perform for soccor and baseball games? What about low light, possible night games? Also, How exactly can I deterimne the model number of this lens in order to comparei prices. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE -LM Using a Nikon 3200. Is this lens definately auto focus and does it have vibration reduction? How does it perform for soccor and baseball games? What about low light, possible night games? Also,... » Read More Using a Nikon 3200. Is this lens definately auto focus and does it have vibration reduction? How does it perform for soccor and baseball games? What about low light, possible night games? Also, How exactly can I deterimne the model number of this lens in order to comparei prices. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE -LM « Show Less
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I have it for use on a D5100, It does have Auto Focus and Vibration Reduction. I have had success with this lens in low light while taking pictures at night at a local dirt track, but was also shooting in various Manual modes !!!!! You just have to make sure it is a DX lens with AF-S and they will work with your D3200 Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX The VR is Vibration Reduction and the AF-S is Auto Focus, it has to be AF-S not just AF or it won't Auto Focus
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Yes the lens is auto focus(AF) and vibration resistant (VR) It would do just fine for your baseball and soccer Tripod for longer exposure is recommended. Just have to search 55*300mm af vr ED DX Nikkor lens
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I can only comment on it being autu focus. It focus nicely, automatically, very sharp pictures.
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Lisa - this lens has a selection switch for auto focus and it also has a selection switch for vibration control. I haven't used it for sports yet, and haven't used it for night shots either. I have used it in low light and it has performed very well. I have used it for nature, wild life and landscapes. I get clear, sharp images when using this lens. I believe the model is called AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300 f/4.5-5.6G ED VR. I would recommend this lens.
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Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, I ended up buying the Sigma lens and I agree with you when you say that is a great value for the price.So far I'm very happy with this lens, I have used it in both daylight and night time (with external flash) and the results have been excellent with my D5000, the OS is great and focusing is very fast indeed.Again, thank's !George
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Peterson:I have the same lens and want to buy a D40 - have you figured out yet if it works. From everything I read it should work on manual focus only ?
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Its interesting that you should ask. I have a friend who owns a D800 and has both DX and Full Frame lenses. He says his DX lenses work just fine on the camera automatically (no adjustment). I would think that the D600 does the same. The only thing I'm not sure of is the effective pixel reduction (if any) because a smaller amount of the sensor is being exposed. NIKON must have some literature on this and I've found that Thom Hogan ("ByThom") is really good at responding to questions like this. I have used this lens for a couple of years now and it produces spectacular images on my D300. The question is whether you are willing to sacrifice the effective range with the crop factor that would still happen regardless of whether the camera you are using is full frame or DX -- that is the effective DX range is 16.5-24. You could just buy one of the other excellent 12-24 lenses out there and have the full frame wide field. But those are a lot more expensive and as Rockwell has pointed out, this is the sharpest lens in its class and having used it for some time, I think he's right.
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I've not had a problem with blurring due to vibration when using my lens and besides because of the nature of the beast lenses with that short of a focal length don't really require a Vibration Reduction feature because they are used for indoor shots or landscapes when you would most likely be be using a support of some type.
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non professional here!i am so confused by some of the pro's here ! so someone please tell me,will it work on my nikon D 60, Then, for a amature-beginner- training pants guy, how will this do for real estate, mountains, gardens, charging grizzly, kidds christmas with sants, high school photos of the kids,, antique autos, the " Hoss" an buggy, does anyone get my ideas, there is two guys on the reviewsthat sound incredibaly smart, good show, i so want to get this lens, BUT ? J.R. Massachusetts
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I sold it to someone that has a D5000. Frankly I did not like that lens at all that's why I sold it. I used it on my D300 and D5100 as you are moving along all of a sudden every 7-10 shots it will be a blank photo. I am a wedding photographer you cannot have that. I don't recommend that lens at all. The best lens I've ever owned was the Nikkor 18-200... the 18-300 is in my wish list. You can purchase the Nikon 18-200 for 650.00 these days. That is cheap I purchased mine at 1500.00. I don't regret it I don't ever interchange lenses since I purchased it.
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I called Nikon, and they guided me to their site where you could do a compare on both lens (http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Camera-Lenses/Sports-and-Action/index.page). Turns out the old one is heavier, has more elements, and takes sharper pictures. This one is very ideal for me and takes great pictures. The lighter the better. Hope I answered your question.
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I have some nikon lenses from my nikon f3, i have some lenses from nikon d90, i have some sigma lenses they all work fine for me but ofcourse no autofocus you have to set nikon1 to manual in order to use all these lenses. For example 50mm 1:1.2 lens is doing a great job. I hope this info is enough if not i can write more. For$20 this is good product. No need to spent $200 just for auto focus for the autofocus lenses.
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great lens for sports. Your a little slow with the f/4 but just increase your iso or lower your shutter speed a bit and youll be fine. It might be a bit short for professional sports.
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I'm sorry I have no idea about the lens when using the Nikon 3200 or any other higher power Nikon camera but I do know that with my Nikon D40 camera I have to use my Tamron lens manually it does not work automatically. So that is the reason I have found myself using my Canon Rebel camera more than my Nikon D40 I love the Tamron lens so I have one for each camera. I love using my Canon Rebel more there's no guessing and I take great pictures with it. I hope this helps
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Night sky pictures can be tricky. You need a tripod to avoid camera shake because of the long exposure. Even pressing the shutter button will create enough shake to cause blurry results. I usually use the shutter delay to assure that the camera is very steady after I have pressed the button. Next you'll need to have the correct camera settings. If you haven't learned manual mode you'll need to learn that. First thing is, you'll want to set your lens for manual focus. Focus all the way out to infinity. The ideal settings for night sky and milky way shots is having a wide open aperture (the f/#). Forr your 18-55 that will be f/3.5. This allows the maximum light to enter your lens. Next you'll want to set your ISO. You'll want to go as high as you can without degrading the image with high ISO noise. With the t5 I would go any higher than 1600. Next you want to set your shutter speed. I shoot my milky way pictures at 30 sec exposures. If you keep your shutter open any longer than that, you'll start to get star trails. And shorter than that and you're losing potentiolal light. Next you want to zoom out as wide as you can go. The most important thing is the f/# the lower the better. Besides that, it will be a combination of ISO and shutter speed. I used the 10-18 f.4.5-5.6 lens and wasn't pleased with my results because the aperture doesn't open wider than f/4.5 the only advantage youd have with this lens is that you can zoom out to 10mm which is fun. I ended up returning my 10-18 lens and saved a little more money to get a lightly used Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. I'm blown away at the clarity of this lens. And the f/2.8 aperture let's in 2x as much light. I hope all of this helps you. Once you get that first successful night shot, you'll be addicted. Good luck
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I placed this lens on a Nikon N80 35mm camera and the image jerked a couple of times then began focusing normally. It only happened when I initially attached the lens and first turned the camera on. Not sure if the lens is totally compatible with 35mm. Did you attach it to a 35mm or digital? Did you determine the cause and was the lens not working correctly?
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It's a great lens as long as it's not too dark!! It's fabulous but you definitely need light-- I take beach shots of moving kids at sundown but it's definitely at it's best at the beginning of sundown -- make sure it's not too dark!! It should work really well otherwise. I really think this is a great lens.......especially for action shots!
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I have not been happy with the auto focus. I have used this lens with both a cannon T3 and a cannon 70D. The problem is it will no come into focus. I have contacted sigma asking if there is anything that can be done about this. I have not yet gotten a reply.
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This lens is great for bright daylight sport photography. Although it is a constant aperture F4 lens, it may not be fast enough (i.e. collect enough light to keep your shutter speed high) to be able to stop sports motion. Also the image stabilizer will not help you to stop motion, it is only designed to prevent camera shake which it does well. Keep in mind the other comparable lens is the significantly more expensive EF 70-200 2.8L but it is 1 stop faster (i.e. doubles your shutter speed or you can lower your ISO). So it is possible to take good sports photography with this lens but you'll need to crank up your ISO but 1 stop more than you normally would with a F2.8 lens. This is especially true with the newer camera sensors where you can crank up the ISO without much of a noise penalty.
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I've owned this lens for a couple of years now... And honestly I would've liked to save up for the IS.. No mistake it is an excellent lens for no motion images.. Things get blurry when capturing movement in low light.Thinking on selling it as soon as I save up for the IS version