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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 328451" data-attributes="member: 4923">Just make sure you can live with 55 at the low end if you make the 55-200 your 'walking around' lens. Yes, you have the 18-55 and if you are on a mission to take pictures, you will carry both and swap lenses as needed. But the reality is if you are just casually walking around site-seeing, shopping, etc, you aren't going to change lenses. You are going to make do with whichever lens happens to be on the camera. Been there-done that. I did exactly the same. Got a d3100 with 18-55 then added the 55-200. I ended up keeping mostly the 18-55 on the camera. When I did want zoom, usually for an animal, 200mm wasn't enough. Eventually I ended up with an 18-105 that lives on the camera and a 70-300. They are my two most used lenses.I'm not trying to talk you out of it, for the money its an inexpensive option. I'm just saying how it worked out for me as the 55-200 sits in the closet. On the plus side, its a nice light lens and feels good on the d3100. That's why I didn't sell it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 328451, member: 4923"] Just make sure you can live with 55 at the low end if you make the 55-200 your 'walking around' lens. Yes, you have the 18-55 and if you are on a mission to take pictures, you will carry both and swap lenses as needed. But the reality is if you are just casually walking around site-seeing, shopping, etc, you aren't going to change lenses. You are going to make do with whichever lens happens to be on the camera. Been there-done that. I did exactly the same. Got a d3100 with 18-55 then added the 55-200. I ended up keeping mostly the 18-55 on the camera. When I did want zoom, usually for an animal, 200mm wasn't enough. Eventually I ended up with an 18-105 that lives on the camera and a 70-300. They are my two most used lenses. I'm not trying to talk you out of it, for the money its an inexpensive option. I'm just saying how it worked out for me as the 55-200 sits in the closet. On the plus side, its a nice light lens and feels good on the d3100. That's why I didn't sell it. [/QUOTE]

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