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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 513505" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>Be aware that the Sigma needs to be a "HSM" type lens to be able to autofocus with your camera. Otherwise a focusing motor in the camera body is required, and in current Nikon lineup that means at least D7200 or higher.</p><p></p><p>I have nothing but bad experiences with Sigma zoom lenses, but their single focal length lenses are usable. I currently have 3 of those, but the zooms (namely 70-200/2.8 DG OS HSM and 120-300/2.8 DG OS HSM) were very disappointing. Being cheap doesn't justify being bad. I know that other people have had better luck, so maybe I was just unlucky.</p><p></p><p>The 55-200 VR is a compact lens with decent optics and rather snappy autofocusing. The 55-300 you mention has slow autofocus. I once tried a friend's lens and it almost caused me an aneurysm and hemorrhoids at the same instant, and I had to give it away as fast as I could. The autofocus is so slow that the lens cannot track an invalid grandma on a walker.</p><p></p><p>So, if you someday want to move to a faster lens in the future, consider saving for a 70-300VR or a 70-200 f4 VR. Meanwhile the 55-200VR offers good bang for the buck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 513505, member: 7240"] Be aware that the Sigma needs to be a "HSM" type lens to be able to autofocus with your camera. Otherwise a focusing motor in the camera body is required, and in current Nikon lineup that means at least D7200 or higher. I have nothing but bad experiences with Sigma zoom lenses, but their single focal length lenses are usable. I currently have 3 of those, but the zooms (namely 70-200/2.8 DG OS HSM and 120-300/2.8 DG OS HSM) were very disappointing. Being cheap doesn't justify being bad. I know that other people have had better luck, so maybe I was just unlucky. The 55-200 VR is a compact lens with decent optics and rather snappy autofocusing. The 55-300 you mention has slow autofocus. I once tried a friend's lens and it almost caused me an aneurysm and hemorrhoids at the same instant, and I had to give it away as fast as I could. The autofocus is so slow that the lens cannot track an invalid grandma on a walker. So, if you someday want to move to a faster lens in the future, consider saving for a 70-300VR or a 70-200 f4 VR. Meanwhile the 55-200VR offers good bang for the buck. [/QUOTE]
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