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Can’t choose between 2 lenses… but can only afford one! Advice?
The lenses are:
Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 Micro (macro)
Nikkor 70-300 f/4.5-5.6
I was originally saving for the zoom, because I really want to get into wildlife photography, but I’ve always loved/been interested in macro photography. If you want, you can view my flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dani_1591/
but PLEASE refer to the photos older than July OR just look at what I consider my favorites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dani_1591/sets/72157600044138250/
… that will give you the best idea of my current “style” – I really haven’t had much time for photography or uploading photos to Flickr since starting school, so my most recent uploads aren’t really a good representation of what I normally do.
Anyways… any advice about which lens?
(Or another similar lens – a different brand maybe? that would be in my price range, up to $550)
Thanks in advance =)
If that’s the 70-300 VR lens, then I own them both and endorse them both. Obviously, they two widely different lenses. You have to decide what you want to shoot and buy accordingly. At least you will know what you are saving for for the next time.
The 70-300 is not a sharp as the 60mm, but it is quite adequate for what it is intended. It’s not pro glass, but it costs about 10% of a comparable pro-level lens like the 200-400 VR lens.
Samples…
60mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/tags/60
70-300: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/tags/70300
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