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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 331697" data-attributes="member: 13090">Re: lost and wonderingWhile I have no direct experience with it, I believe the Tamron 18-270mm suffers from somewhat sluggish AF, which is a shame because otherwise, I would probably suggest this lens as your &quot;One Lens to Rule Them All&quot;. If you're okay with the AF performance for what I'm assuming will be quickly-darting fishies in less than ideal lighting conditions, then I'd say, look no further. If that thought gives you pause I'd consider the Nikon 18-55mm. While none of these strike me as ideal (I'd really prefer something in the f/2.8 range or better, frankly) you're limited to what you have on-hand and of those, I'm somewhat reluctantly suggesting the 18-55mm because it offers a tiny bit of zoom and a (relatively-speaking) fast aperture.Second in line would be the Nikon 55-300mm. A lot more zoom, but a slower aperture... ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 331697, member: 13090"] [b]Re: lost and wondering[/b] While I have no direct experience with it, I believe the Tamron 18-270mm suffers from somewhat sluggish AF, which is a shame because otherwise, I would probably suggest this lens as your "One Lens to Rule Them All". If you're okay with the AF performance for what I'm assuming will be quickly-darting fishies in less than ideal lighting conditions, then I'd say, look no further. If that thought gives you pause I'd consider the Nikon 18-55mm. While none of these strike me as ideal (I'd really prefer something in the f/2.8 range or better, frankly) you're limited to what you have on-hand and of those, I'm somewhat reluctantly suggesting the 18-55mm because it offers a tiny bit of zoom and a (relatively-speaking) fast aperture. Second in line would be the Nikon 55-300mm. A lot more zoom, but a slower aperture... [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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