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<blockquote data-quote="cfphil" data-source="post: 1804" data-attributes="member: 649"><p>I recently picked up the 55-200 VR for $75 on Craig's List. It was a smashing deal as the lens was in excellent shape. The person selling just wanted to get rid of it. I think for a lens under $200, it is pretty good. I am no pro but that still does not mean I would turn down an opportunity to get me hands on a pro lens. However, I always apply the 80-20 rule. The pro lenses can give you the extra 20% image quality that is noticable to only a handful of people. Yea, I see the flaws in photos I take but I just process my images through NX2 to recover some of that 20% I want. I paid $114 for a new copy of NX2, a far cry from an extra $1000-$2000 for the 20%. Really, most people do not zero in on flaws like we do. It is like painting a room. You know where you screwed up, but most people don't look as close as you do at your work. </p><p> </p><p>Anyway, the only thing I found odd with this lens is that with VR on and if the camera is ultra-stationary, there is blur. Turn VR off and it is clean. I think this is what someone else was refering to about turning VR off on a tripod. I believe it is just the VR in this lens. I have the 18-105 VR lens and have not experienced the same behavior. </p><p> </p><p>I have captured some really sharp images with this lens. In addition, I found the color reproduction in my copy to be quite good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfphil, post: 1804, member: 649"] I recently picked up the 55-200 VR for $75 on Craig's List. It was a smashing deal as the lens was in excellent shape. The person selling just wanted to get rid of it. I think for a lens under $200, it is pretty good. I am no pro but that still does not mean I would turn down an opportunity to get me hands on a pro lens. However, I always apply the 80-20 rule. The pro lenses can give you the extra 20% image quality that is noticable to only a handful of people. Yea, I see the flaws in photos I take but I just process my images through NX2 to recover some of that 20% I want. I paid $114 for a new copy of NX2, a far cry from an extra $1000-$2000 for the 20%. Really, most people do not zero in on flaws like we do. It is like painting a room. You know where you screwed up, but most people don't look as close as you do at your work. Anyway, the only thing I found odd with this lens is that with VR on and if the camera is ultra-stationary, there is blur. Turn VR off and it is clean. I think this is what someone else was refering to about turning VR off on a tripod. I believe it is just the VR in this lens. I have the 18-105 VR lens and have not experienced the same behavior. I have captured some really sharp images with this lens. In addition, I found the color reproduction in my copy to be quite good. [/QUOTE]
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