There are 2 Nikkor 80-300mm DX format lense on Amazon. Price difference of about $100. One is 67mm, the other is 77mm. What is the difference?
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You can compare features at the Nikon lens website: nikonusa.com. It's got a ton of information and you can do side-by-side comparisons. The more expensive one is older and heavier, but also a shorter minimum focal distance and more diaphragm blades (9 vs 7). Ken Rockwell has reviewed both of these lenses - check that out, too, before buying.
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This lens is newer, lighter, and smaller than the other one but has a 1/3 stop difference at maximum aperture. (f/3.5-6.3 vs. f/3.5-5.6) The more expensive one also comes with a lens hood and case, and has a focus distance indicator. This one doesn't come with any of them but you can always buy a lens hood and case separately. There are other technical differences but these are the differences most people are concerned with.
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I believe the 77mm lense is the most recently released Nikon lense which has the most up to date technology. Check on Nikon USA website to confirm.
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Size and weight. The most modern is lighter and as such, handier. The differences in specs is almost non existent in 90% of the situations.Alberto B.
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The newer lens is cheaper and lighter than the original Nikon lens. The new lens does also has a slight difference in f-stop but it has not been an issue for me. I have been very pleased with the new version of the lens so far. My only disappointment was that Nikon chose not to include a lens hood or case. All of my previous Nikon lens came with them so it was a surprise when I received the package.
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If you are really talking about the 18-300mm the older model is bigger and heavier with the same optic specs. The new one, $100 cheaper, has very good image quality and does macro close ups very well. This lens supplements my 150-500mm lens. This lens is 67mm and does not come with a hood. I am very happy with this lens
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go to nikonusa.com.. look at lenses you have the ability to check a box and compare lenes, side by side.. i love my 24-85...
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If you are going to stick with a DX sensor Nikon for a while, then I think the 18-300mm is your best value. The image quality is going to be very comparable to the 28-300mm, plus the 18-300 has these advantages for the DX shooter:- It starts at 18mm, so you have much wider coverage for landscape shots or tight spaces- It's smaller and lighter. Since this is going to be an all-purpose travel lens, this will be very helpful- It's about $150 less- If you ever go up to FX / full-frame, you can always sell this lens down the road and recoup about 65-75% of the original cost Enjoy! If you are going to stick with a DX sensor Nikon for a while, then I think the 18-300mm is your best value. The image quality is going to be very comparable to the 28-300mm, plus the 18-300 has these advantages for the DX shooter:- It starts at 18mm, so you have much wider coverage for landscape shots or tight spaces- It's smaller and lighter. Since this is going to be an all-purpose travel lens, this will be very helpful- It's about $150 less- If you ever go up to FX / full-frame, you can always sell this lens down the road and recoup about 65-75% of the original... » Read More If you are going to stick with a DX sensor Nikon for a while, then I think the 18-300mm is your best value. The image quality is going to be very comparable to the 28-300mm, plus the 18-300 has these advantages for the DX shooter:- It starts at 18mm, so you have much wider coverage for landscape shots or tight spaces- It's smaller and lighter. Since this is going to be an all-purpose travel lens, this will be very helpful- It's about $150 less- If you ever go up to FX / full-frame, you can always sell this lens down the road and recoup about 65-75% of the original cost Enjoy! « Show Less
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Dust is an issue if you plan to change lense often. I have a XTi, despite the dust cleaning system I don't plan to remove the lens much. Dust is a real problem for digital as the camera back never gets replaced unlike film. Also, D80 is $200 more than XTi. Nikon lenses are usually more expensive. Quality wise, i think, they are fairly equivalent. Your skills will probably make more difference than the equipment.
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If your using an FX full frame camera its great. If you have a DX camera the 18mm would be the equivalent. If you want to limit distortion with out breaking the bank. But Capture NX2 and click on lens Distortion. It automatically fixes the Distortion on your PC Nikkor Lens. If your shooting NIKON you NEED capture NX2 or your not getting your money's worth.When you buy this lens your paying to shoot in LOW LIGHT!!! ;D
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Get the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens with D60. This combo will give you everything you need for a couple years. After that, you will itch for better glass and better camera.D80 is two years old due for replacement very soon. D300 is an exceptional camera that might be too daunting for beginner to learn.
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I own all three of those lenses, and personally I prefer the 18-140 for my D7100 as my walk-around lens for DX. I have not used either the 18-55 or 55-200 since purchasing the 18-140mm. When I need more reach than the 18-140mm can provide I use the 70-300mm which has very fast focusing on a DX body.
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i have the d80 with the 18-70 dx, the 70-300 ed, and the 50 1.8 d nikkors, plus the tokina 12-24 and the tamron 28-75 f/2.8. what glass you put on your d80 to start with should depend on intended uses and experience level. if all you want is an all-in-one lens, go for the 18-135 kit, unless you can afford the 18-200 vr. the 24-120 VR is another sweet after-market option if you go body-only and just want one lens, but you'd probably be better off, however, with either the 18-55 or the 18-70, plus the 55-200 vr. for the size, weight, and cost, they're very good for plastic consumer lenses. the downside is they're fairly slow for (D)SLR lenses, due to narrow apertures at the long end. if low-light photography or action sports is your bag, skip the nikkors altogether unless you can afford the 17-55 2.8 and/or the 70-200 VR. get the d80 body and grab a sigma or tamron 2.8. if w/a is your thing, i'd get one of the 18s (-55, -70, -135, -200) and pair it with the tokina 12-24 or the sigma 10-20. if you're more of a telephoto person, get the 18-55 or -70 and pair it with the inexpensive 70-300 non-vr g lens. the money you save over the ed or vr versions can go toward a good tripod -- unless you really think you're gonna be doing a lot of handheld shooting at 300mm. for macro and portrait work, consider again going body-only with the d80, getting the $100 50 1.8 prime, and maybe the sigma 30, the nikkor 60, and the tamron 90 to round out your selection, which would give you a nice, sharp range. if all of this seems too complicated, look at a fixed-zoom P&S or the d40/18-55 combo.
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I own the D80 with 18-135 lens and love it. Yes, you sacrifice a tad of fabulousness by picking the lens with the broader range, but I wanted bang-for-buck versatility first. I recommend getting at least *one* of the Nikon-Nikkor lenses, since they have proprietary circuitry that (I believe) the after-markets don't. The one thing you'd gain by starting with the 18-55 lens is that it *is* quite a bit smaller. I hate to mention it here, but I found - post-purchase - my local (Atlanta) membership w'house had a kit with *both* lenses for less than I paid for the body + lens.
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Hi, Here is a good review from Ken Rockwell. This Nikon 18-300mm VR is a smaller, lighter version of the original 18-300mm VR. The original 18-300 was very good, so good in fact that I sold an image I made with it to McDonald's - and they are using it on a billboard. This new lens is as good, and is smaller, lighter and less expensive, so it's even better! My only real complaint about the original 18-300 was that it weighed a lot more than my camera, and this new 18-300 weighs ten ounces less! This new 18-300mm also offers Vibration Reduction (4 stops) and instant manual-focus override. It's very slightly slower at the 300mm end (f/6.3 versus f/5.6) than the older lens, and for ten ounces off my shoulder, that's nothing. By taking off 10 ounces, I now can carry this new lens everywhere I never bothered with the old 18-300. This new lens do everything, and it even does macro. At 300mm, it focuses to within just inches of the front of the lens.
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Yes, this the same package I got last Summer and the lens is the 18-200mm Nikkon lens, the same one you mention even though they left out the details in the add. You probably can send an email to the seller.
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Mike: We use this lens on a Nikon D800 and it is an excellent lens. We had used Sigma lenses for years with various earlier Nikon cameras and the Nikon 18-300 is sturdier and gets much better resolution. Ours is the stabilized lens which also adds to the quality of photos. No experience with a D-80 however.
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This is a USA lens. Amazon price was competitive (for a Nikon, which I consider somewhat overpriced... But, honestly, it is a much better lens than the competition, based on the comments in reviews on sites such as this AND various photography 'enthusiast' sites (such as photo magazine sponsored sites). I have NOT personally, physically compared to the competition, but I'm happy with the purchase.).
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I am not sure if you were asking a specific seller, but if you buy from Nikon or New lens from Amazon - it is a typical Nikon lens warranty. If you are buying a used lens from an individual seller on here, you should ask that seller if the lens is still under a warranty (because they may have lost all the paperwork or they may no longer have a warranty because they have had the lens for some time). I bought a used lens from here and it works great! I love my 85mm!
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Both are excellent lenses with great IQ. 60mm is cheaper, weatherproof, macro, lighter, thinner, but works well for landscape and portrait too. 75 is amazing esp if you need F1.8, but honestly the 60mm is comparable. I have both..should sell one, but either is hard to part with. You really can't go wrong with either.
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The 24-85 is an excellent lens that I use on my D700. However for a DX camera the 18-55mm VR is an excellent optical performer,lighter and costs less. It will also provide you with a wider angle than the 24-85. Keep in mind that the 24-85 on a DX will have the focal equivalent of 36-127mm.
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The cheaper lens is in 35mm focal length equivalents an 80mm to 300mm zoom. The more expensive lens is in 35mm focal length equivalents a 28mm to 300mm zoom. You pay for the flexibility you get in not having to change lenses to take wider angle shots.