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<blockquote data-quote="bluenoser" data-source="post: 26463" data-attributes="member: 6351"><p>Good choice! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>All 3 lenses are certainly varying degrees of good to very good however while they all have VR, they all are also slow aperture lenses requiring a plenty of light to use them effectively. In other words these are not lenses you would choose to use in low-light. </p><p></p><p>You ask about hand holding ability of these lenses? VR is all about letting you hand hold your camera at slower than "normally" recommended shutter speeds and getting sharp pictures (note I'm only talking about motion blur from the photographer as VR does nothing to compensate for subject movement). VR is not magic per se, that is, it's not going to get you hand hold a shutter speed of 2 seconds and allow for a sharp picture! Technique is not to be discounted - hold the camera properly, brace it, shutter release should be smooth, etc. If you combine proper technique with VR you can hand hold down to a pretty low shutter speed and get good results. </p><p></p><p>In terms of which one, I would scratch the 55-200 from the list and narrow it down to the latter 2 choices. The 70-300VR is a bit better than the 55-300 in terms of build, IQ and of course is FX compatible. However the 55-300 is no slouch and will deliver excellent results for you too. If money is not an issue I'd go for the 70-300VR otherwise the 55-300 would be a fine choice too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluenoser, post: 26463, member: 6351"] Good choice! :) All 3 lenses are certainly varying degrees of good to very good however while they all have VR, they all are also slow aperture lenses requiring a plenty of light to use them effectively. In other words these are not lenses you would choose to use in low-light. You ask about hand holding ability of these lenses? VR is all about letting you hand hold your camera at slower than "normally" recommended shutter speeds and getting sharp pictures (note I'm only talking about motion blur from the photographer as VR does nothing to compensate for subject movement). VR is not magic per se, that is, it's not going to get you hand hold a shutter speed of 2 seconds and allow for a sharp picture! Technique is not to be discounted - hold the camera properly, brace it, shutter release should be smooth, etc. If you combine proper technique with VR you can hand hold down to a pretty low shutter speed and get good results. In terms of which one, I would scratch the 55-200 from the list and narrow it down to the latter 2 choices. The 70-300VR is a bit better than the 55-300 in terms of build, IQ and of course is FX compatible. However the 55-300 is no slouch and will deliver excellent results for you too. If money is not an issue I'd go for the 70-300VR otherwise the 55-300 would be a fine choice too. [/QUOTE]
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