What a lens
by Volker Weber
Engadget has some photos of the soon to be released Nikon D200. Look at the second picture. Do you see it? A Nikon 18-200mm VR compact zoom lens.
I want one. ;-)
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Yeah me too !
Some more pictures can be found at http://nikond200images.blogspot.com/
http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=142486&page=23 ( look for entry no 452)
I don't know if I'd want the 18-200/3.5-5.6 lens.
They either changed the laws of physics or they found a really good compromise there. I'm eager to see the transfer curves of this beast, but honestly, I don't expect much...
While my powerbook is actually working very heavy on processing my D70's RAW files, I don't think I will upgrade my camera equipment without upgrading the computer (an Aperture-compatible 2x 2GHz G5 PowerMac would be great :-)). Anyways, this is great news, the D200 looks very professional and I think the commitment to the DX sized sensors is the step into the right direction. Somedays I will need a more professional camera, but at the moment the equipment is not the limiting factor for my pictures -- I am lacking experience and creativity.
The 18-200 will be a great lens. Of course this lens will have some significant CA and distortion, but it will be a great travel lens for most users: a lens covering most of the focal lengths required by the amateur and semi-professional photographer, combined with VR (vibration reduction) and a camera producing low-noise high-iso images will be great! Pro users may need a more shallow DOF, thus the minimum aperture tags this lens definitively as an amateur lens. But it is much more versatile than the D70's kit lens.
The D200 will still have a crop factor of 1:1.5 so you might as well save a lot of cash by using the Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 instead of the Nikon. Pretty decent allround lense.
-> http://www.tamron.de/index.php?id=106&kc_prid=457
Thanks, Andreas.
However, I try to buy Nikon brand lenses. They are much easier to sell when you don't want/need them anymore. Plus, the Nikon lens has VR (image stabilizer).
Ah, thanks. I wondered yet for what reason a Nikon lens might need Virtual Reality ;-)
Of course we can't judge a new lens just by its product photo, but this could be quite a nice one-size-fits-all-lens. For lab tests of lenses, the new slrgear.com looks promising. As far as the new body is concerned: was about time, wasn' it?
Doh. If my wife gets wind of this new lens, she will never allow me to take my 70-200mm 2.8 VR AFS lens on trips.
People always mock me when I take the d70s and the 70-200mm out at "regular" functions.
Yup. The 70-210 looks like a serious voyeur lens. ;-)
an 18-200 lens is bound to be comprimised. What about colour rendition, distortion, bokeh etc? I would rather have 2 shorter range zooms or a mix of primes and tele zoom lenses.
This may interest you: The Nikon Camera History 1948-2005 in one JPG.
And now it is officially announced with an official price tag: 749,- Euro. Ouch. My D70 Kit was not much more expensive.
