nikkon 55-200 nikor lens

[The Avenger]

was thinking of geting a tele photo lens , and this is the only one which seems to be in range ..25000rs .. wanted to know some more info from guys who might have it allready , though i have read a lot of reviews on this , they say its good n all , but i want to know from ppl who are using it .

can this lens be also used to take macro shots - yes / no also , how well will it do portraits etc .

i was looking for this in used but cant seem to find it .. hence going to get new one .. just wanted this info .

[opethian]

nasir bhai when ghalib who is using it has answered this querry keh u cant take MACRO shots with it
and also have u seen in any of its reviews which showed it can take macro???
Lenses have written on them what they can do n what they cant ...
contact Shahid or revolution on this forum he is selling new one at 21k
apko 25k kis nay bataya hai???
used main raheelc sold it for 15k
but 18k tak araam say mil jaye ga ...

[AFQ]

It cant be used for 1:1 macro but some neat close-ups can be taken with it. It'll give you same affect as macro.

[SEvolution]

@Babar

Thora halka haath rakho bhai :P
Nasir bhai ki range itni hi hai werna 70-300mm AF-S VR bhi batadia hai which can take macro shots.

aur haan meine D3S to recommend kia hi nahi hai bhai

[opethian]

@Babar

Thora halka haath rakho bhai :P
Nasir bhai ki range itni hi hai werna 70-300mm AF-S VR bhi batadia hai which can take macro shots.

aur haan meine D3S to recommend kia hi nahi hai bhai

??? what D3S? main nay kahan likha about D3S???
aik tou muft advertisement kar raha hoon of ur store

[The Avenger]

sir ue help is required ...,.

[opethian]

One meter (3+ feet) is not particularly close focus, especially at 55mm. You're going to want a set of 3T and 4T close-up lenses, I think. That'll get you close to being able to use this as a modest macro zoom.

read this ...

If this 55-200mm VR isn't good enough for you, your next best choice gets much bigger and more expensive. You'd need the $500 70-300mm VR, the $1,500 80-400mm VRor the $1,600 70-200mm f/2.8 VR, and none of them focus as close.VR is that critical, for me anyway, so I'd not shoot with anything other than this 55-200mm VR, one of the others, or my 18-200mm VR.

[The Avenger]

can u explain in slight detail ...if i get the lens are say stand even 5 feet away , i zoom in ..,will i get the same effect as macro

[opethian]

uff nasir bhai ... i am not qualified enough to answer ur questions ...
why dnt u join these groups on flickr and pop ur questions to the real professional guys ... instead of asking computer geeks
http://www.flickr.com/groups/pakistaniphotographers/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/pck/

[shah ho nam]

take a sample from 18 - 55mm vr lens. your focus point starting from 18mm from where u are standing. the max you can zoom is at 55mm.

so if you take 70 - 300mm, your starting point would be a little far away but u had the advantage if you are a stalker. this however proven faster than the 55 - 300mm series. 70 is built for distance away focus point.

tamron 70 - 300mm proven good on DX cams but a bit sucks on the FX cam.