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<blockquote data-quote="Jonathan" data-source="post: 207449" data-attributes="member: 17183"><p>Petar, I had the same quandry.&nbsp; My lens path was as follows: 18-55 kit lens, 55-300 zoom, 18-300 zoom (plus a couple of macros and telewhatsits).&nbsp; I now ONLY use the 18-300 for everyday shots.&nbsp; I've found it doesn't compromise the depth of my shots by always wanting to get close to and I absolutely love the flexibility.&nbsp; I added a double battery grip (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004S958VU/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">New Battery Grip Holder for Nikon D3100: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics</a>) to increase stability because of the extra weight.&nbsp; I nearly always manually focus (auto-focus on the lens seems poor, at best) and I keep it slung on my body at the back using one of those paparazzi slings screwed into the tripod hole.&nbsp; That all works great for me, and the other two lenses hardly get a look in now (in fact, I've given to my oldest to use on his D40).&nbsp; By the way, this lens is also surprisingly great for close-up, faux-macro work.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Jonathan, post: 207449, member: 17183"] Petar, I had the same quandry. My lens path was as follows: 18-55 kit lens, 55-300 zoom, 18-300 zoom (plus a couple of macros and telewhatsits). I now ONLY use the 18-300 for everyday shots. I've found it doesn't compromise the depth of my shots by always wanting to get close to and I absolutely love the flexibility. I added a double battery grip ([URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004S958VU/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]New Battery Grip Holder for Nikon D3100: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics[/URL]) to increase stability because of the extra weight. I nearly always manually focus (auto-focus on the lens seems poor, at best) and I keep it slung on my body at the back using one of those paparazzi slings screwed into the tripod hole. That all works great for me, and the other two lenses hardly get a look in now (in fact, I've given to my oldest to use on his D40). By the way, this lens is also surprisingly great for close-up, faux-macro work. [/QUOTE]

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