Repost: (I don't know what happened to my first post)

Need comments on this lens. Is this sufficient to cover the focal lengths covered by the kit lens (18-55mm)?

Thanks

i posted this reply on your earlier post:
if you are going to sell the 18-55 and buy the 28-200 instead, you will lose the wide end which is useful for interiors,landscape, architecture and group portraits in tight rooms. 28 is not wide enough for these since it will be 36mm in a non-FF DSLR. if you need a telephoto, it might be better to buy a 70-300, better reach than 200 and you cover a more complete range if paired with the kit lens.

Thanks sir. Will consider your suggestion.

OT: Is it coincidental that the one who replied to my message has the same surname as mine? hehe :)

Thanks again

I agree with Sandro, you lose the wide angle aspect with the 28-200G. But if you're keeping the 18-55, the 28-200 is a good partner to it.

Hi Raffy:

I am the one who's texting you regarding the lens :)

Thanks :)

maybe the server got mixed-up because of our identical surnames, that it automatically erased your original post.:Grin:
i agree with raffy, if you're going to buy the 28-200, don't let go off your kit lens, you'll need that for sure. just avoid dusts when changing lens.

i posted this reply on your earlier post:
if you are going to sell the 18-55 and buy the 28-200 instead, you will lose the wide end which is useful for interiors,landscape, architecture and group portraits in tight rooms. 28 is not wide enough for these since it will be 36mm in a non-FF DSLR. if you need a telephoto, it might be better to buy a 70-300, better reach than 200 and you cover a more complete range if paired with the kit lens.

I agree with Sandro's suggestion about retaining the 18-55 and getting a 70-300 instead for a telephoto. This is what Ken Rockwell suggested when he did a review on the 18-55mm lens.

that is one nice lens.

see:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=14771241

if you decide to sell your kit lens, sell it to me. tx,

may bidding na ba? :-)

i rather sell 18-55 kung di mo bibilhin ang 70-300mm.

teka rephrase.

ok na rin yun kung if you kept your 18-55 then add 70-300 e ayus din dahil wala kang overlapping ng lente mo. i mean yung 55mm and 70mm.

one more thing, 28-200mm is a "travel lens" as what most of the photogs call it. sa madali't salita if that applies to your personal need at madalas kang magtravel e oks na oks ito. ALL IN ONE kung baga. konti na lang naman ang diperensya. layo ka na lang ng konti. kung sa internal naman e full mo na lang ang frame mo. for sure mga tao lang kadalasan ang kukunan mo kung nagtratravel ka sa internal. at syempre, kabalikat ng mga lente na ganito e SB800 or SB600. kung hindi mo maibebenta ang 18-55mm mo e malamang di mo mo ito masyado magagamit sa travel.

sa ibang banda. makakatulong sa budget ang pagbebenta ng 18-55 kung di rin lang magagamit masyado ito. kung madalas gamitin ang 18mm e wag ibenta pero kung hindi e benta na lang rin.

:-)

Salamat po. Might get a speedlight first before i upgrade my lens :)

nice one carlo. sorry ha, baka nakadagdag ang pagbuyo ko sa yo sa SB mong bibilhin. hehehe.

ty din ...

Really want to get a speedlight, kahit SB-600 for a tight budget.

Don't worry Sir Yuri, I attended a wedding as a guest with Pat Dy as the main photog and also told me to get an SB-800 hehe.

What I have now is just the kit lens and a 1979 Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8 prime which i got from my dad's SLR :)

may bidding na ba? :-)
ok na rin yun kung if you kept your 18-55 then add 70-300 e ayus din dahil wala kang overlapping ng lente mo. i mean yung 55mm and 70mm.
:-)

i agree, you'll need both. Kasi pag mahina ang ilaw, or indoor, or especially when you use flash, the 18-55mm will be less prone to vignetting as compared to the 28-200mm zoom, kahit na sabihin mo you shot at the same 28mm zoom range. Vignetting happens when the background of the subject gets significantly dimmer. Actually dapat wala diperensiya, pero parang meron.

the 28-200 cannot replace the 18-55. other than the zooming power, the 18-55mm is a superior lens under challenging light conditions. Yung 28-200, that's relatively good for outdoors.

same experience as with Noel.

the 28-200 is wonderful for outdoor shots... but indoors and even with flash, it's just so-so.

Hello again sirs and madams:

I finally decided to keep my kit lens and get a speedlight. Now I am contemplating on a 70-300mm 4-5.6G lens.

Would like to ask for your inputs on this :)

Thanks :)

Hello carlo,

share ko lang yung photos na kinuha ko using a borrowed 28-200 (hindi G, galing sa F70)

http://dom08.multiply.com/photos/album/121

anyway...
i might get a 70-300G some time this week i'll give you a feedback if i got it already.. although i don't think mine will be of a pro's feedback, hope it will be helpful though.. hehehehe