I have the same lens and camera. It fits fine on my D5100 and I have gotten some very good shots with.. I use it primarily for wildlife.. The AF is a tad slow in lower light but I am pleased with it and what I can do with it..
The 70 - 300 is also good, maybe a tad faster (focus) than the 55 but there is a price differential.. I got a deal on a refurb so grabbed it and have no regrets
Are you getting it from a Amazon Marketplace partner?
For that price I assume so, in which case you need to be careful about grey imports, white box stock, or even graded stock.
Cheapest new is £~235 in most reputable suppliers, so you need to ask the questions if it's claimed as new stock
Just send them a message and ask if it's UK stock, European stock, or from somewhere else in the world.
I think in terms of warranty, Nikon will accept EU stock as valid for UK too.
Park Cameras are legit as far as I know, but that's still £265.
Current best price seems to be Bristol Cameras at £249 delivered.
Hi guys thanks for the info about Grey imports as I said I was interested in buying a lens from Amazon partner, I thought it would be a genuine UK item but SS381 said I should check with the Amazon partner.
Well I sent an email to the seller and they confirmed It is the grey version but with a Nikon worldwide warranty.
But now I see Amazon are now selling the same lens themself and it is about £30.00 more,
Also thanks for the price comparison link thank SS381
Happy to help - the comparison site has a app for Android and iOS too if you want to keep an eye on the prices of any particular piece of kit.
It's how I got my SB-700 recently, and now have my eye on a 28mm f/1.8G
You may also, time permitting of course, want to check out the Focus on Imaging show at the NEC in March - well worth a visit even if its just to have a look around and play with some toys that you might not otherwise get to. Nikon tend to have a full range of their kit available for hands on demos
Happy to help - the comparison site has a app for Android and iOS too if you want to keep an eye on the prices of any particular piece of kit.
It's how I got my SB-700 recently, and now have my eye on a 28mm f/1.8G