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Is the 18-140mm worth the upgrade?
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 332336" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p><strong>Re: Is it worth the upgrade?</strong></p><p></p><p>Price difference is not always a measure of quality difference, so I would ask if there's something about the Tamron that you feel falls short? I doubt that you'll see enough of an IQ difference between the Tamron and Nikon to justify merely replacing what you already have. I would say having VR at the long end of that zoom would likely help, but perhaps that means that you might want to consider spending your money on something like a 70-300mm instead? This way you extend your range instead of limiting it, and get VR in the range where you likely really need it. After that, you can spend $$ on either an ultrawide, or replace the lower end with a nicer normal range zoom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 332336, member: 9240"] [b]Re: Is it worth the upgrade?[/b] Price difference is not always a measure of quality difference, so I would ask if there's something about the Tamron that you feel falls short? I doubt that you'll see enough of an IQ difference between the Tamron and Nikon to justify merely replacing what you already have. I would say having VR at the long end of that zoom would likely help, but perhaps that means that you might want to consider spending your money on something like a 70-300mm instead? This way you extend your range instead of limiting it, and get VR in the range where you likely really need it. After that, you can spend $$ on either an ultrawide, or replace the lower end with a nicer normal range zoom. [/QUOTE]
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