Ok, so I'm looking at buying this camera in the next couple of weeks and I have two options (bundles). One bundle comes with the 18-55mm and 55-300mm and the other comes with the 18-55mm and 55-200mm. Now I can't decide which one to get, so if you had the chance which bundle would you choose? So basically I'm asking would you prefer the 55-300mm or the 55-200mm and why? Thanks for your help in advance!!
When I bought my D3100 a year ago I was faced with the same question. I went with the 55-200. It's lighter, faster and a tad sharper and it takes the same filters as the 18-55. That's important if your on a budget. ND filters, polarizers etc aren't cheap. The 55-300 takes 58mm filters and they aren't cheap either.
I don't regret picking the 55-200 for a minute. The 55-200 is my walk-around lens and gets the most use of my four lenses.
I bought a refurb 55-300 a couple of months ago at a ridiculously low price. It has great image quality, but, it's a brick. It sometimes has trouble locking on to a subject past 200mm. In order to keep it from hunting I focus at 200mm, lock onto the subject and zoom out to 300mm. It finds the subject every time using that method. If you are in a hurry to get a shot, the 55-300 isn't the lens, the 55-200 is.
As the weather gets better I'm using the 55-300 more often. It's pretty nice having the extra range when I need it.