Nikon 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX or Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR?

arsalann24

Senior Member
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!!
 

Rasmus

Senior Member
I have the 55-300 and use it all the time. The quality is fine, and it's fairly fast.
The extra range will be nice, compared to the 200 mm


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ZekeMenuar

New member
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.
 

arsalann24

Senior Member
So I haven't bought it yet. But I'm almost 99.9% sure that I will go and get the package with 55-300mm. I think both are pretty good lenses and bought have there pros/cons.. But I think I might like the extra range on this one so that's what I'm gonna go with. Plus, I think that I'll be using the 18-55mm more anyway
 
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