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<blockquote data-quote="Jimbob 2705" data-source="post: 234129" data-attributes="member: 18646"><p>Thankyou very much both! <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>My other lens is Nikon AF-S 70-30mm VR, so I'd ideally like something to take me up to 70mm (or higher), so I've got the complete range covered.</p><p></p><p>I've narrowed it down to the following I think :</p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">__________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>1) Nikon AF-S 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED DX VR ~ £440</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong> </strong><span style="font-family: 'arial'"> - Looks ideal, covers the whole range I want. Problem is that its not that low of a f-stop, and quite expensive compared to the Sigma. Has VR which is good.</span><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>2) Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC OS Macro HSM ~ £340</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span><span style="color: #000000"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- New version of my last lens with the benefit of OS and f/4 instead of the previous f/4.5. Also £100 less than the Nikon with the benefit of lower f-stops. Is the image quality on the Nikon £100 better?</span><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>3) Sigma/Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 ~ £310/£340</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong> </strong><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- A f/2.8 lens which is ideal, problem is that it only goes up to 50mm, where I would prefer 70mm or similar. Shame really as they aren't that expensive for a consistent f/2.8 lens. I think I will feel a little lost without the extra 20mm reach of my previous Sigma, as I do use it quite a lot.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>4) Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM ~ £580</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong> - </strong></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">A f/2.8 lens which is ideal, problem is that it only goes down to 24mm, where I would prefer sub 20mm if possible. I do also take a few photos fully zoomed out, so I may miss the 7mm less. How much difference does 7mm make on a DX Body (or should I say 11mm in DX's case)? Also this lens doesn't have VR or OS but I know I could get the Tamron version if I wanted it for an extra £200 or so. I assume its a FX lens, so the image quality should be better at the edges?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">__________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">So I'm undecided at the </span></span><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000">moment, obvious choices are the Sigma 17-70mm or the Nikon 16-85mm.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000">The question is the Nikon worth the extra £100?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000">Also, any other lenses that I may of missed out?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000">Many Thanks,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: #000000">James</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jimbob 2705, post: 234129, member: 18646"] Thankyou very much both! :) My other lens is Nikon AF-S 70-30mm VR, so I'd ideally like something to take me up to 70mm (or higher), so I've got the complete range covered. I've narrowed it down to the following I think : [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]__________________________________________________________________________________________________ [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][B]1) Nikon AF-S 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED DX VR ~ £440 [/B][FONT=arial] - Looks ideal, covers the whole range I want. Problem is that its not that low of a f-stop, and quite expensive compared to the Sigma. Has VR which is good.[/FONT][B] 2) Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC OS Macro HSM ~ £340 [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] [FONT=arial]- New version of my last lens with the benefit of OS and f/4 instead of the previous f/4.5. Also £100 less than the Nikon with the benefit of lower f-stops. Is the image quality on the Nikon £100 better?[/FONT][B] 3) Sigma/Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 ~ £310/£340 [/B][FONT=arial]- A f/2.8 lens which is ideal, problem is that it only goes up to 50mm, where I would prefer 70mm or similar. Shame really as they aren't that expensive for a consistent f/2.8 lens. I think I will feel a little lost without the extra 20mm reach of my previous Sigma, as I do use it quite a lot.[/FONT] [B]4) Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM ~ £580[/B] [B] - [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]A f/2.8 lens which is ideal, problem is that it only goes down to 24mm, where I would prefer sub 20mm if possible. I do also take a few photos fully zoomed out, so I may miss the 7mm less. How much difference does 7mm make on a DX Body (or should I say 11mm in DX's case)? Also this lens doesn't have VR or OS but I know I could get the Tamron version if I wanted it for an extra £200 or so. I assume its a FX lens, so the image quality should be better at the edges?[/FONT] [FONT=arial]__________________________________________________________________________________________________[/FONT] [FONT=arial]So I'm undecided at the [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=arial][COLOR=#000000]moment, obvious choices are the Sigma 17-70mm or the Nikon 16-85mm. The question is the Nikon worth the extra £100? Also, any other lenses that I may of missed out? Many Thanks, James[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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