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Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.

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Squirrel7

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Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?

In reply to mistermejia, 3 months ago

Nothing wrong with the 18-55. That little lens gets it done, and it's cheap. On the other hand, the 2.8 on the Sigma opens up a whole new world, but it's a bit clunky. All depends what you're looking for.

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Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Squirrel7	Dec 7, 2009
reasons:	myzel	Dec 7, 2009
not motion blur. Original pics included here	Squirrel7	Dec 7, 2009
Light scattering	DAKK	Dec 7, 2009
Re: not motion blur. Original pics included here	tvnewsbadge	Dec 8, 2009
Re: not motion blur. Original pics included here	darrinlingle	Dec 8, 2009
Re: not motion blur. Original pics included here	Peter Damroth	4 months ago
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Stan Fast	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	tem3	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	darrinlingle	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Squirrel7	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	darrinlingle	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Paul Chapin	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	MikeInIndy	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	jhinkey	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	MikeInIndy	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Richard Briscoe	Dec 9, 2009
VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	Catallaxy	Dec 7, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	Squirrel7	Dec 7, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	MikeInIndy	Dec 7, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	danm_cool	Dec 7, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	Squirrel7	Dec 7, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	dumbo	Dec 9, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	Squirrel7	Dec 9, 2009
Re: VR with shutterspeed greater than 1/500	lmpmd	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	soupcxan	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Stan Fast	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Peter Damroth	4 months ago
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	VRII	Dec 7, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Squirrel7	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	tvnewsbadge	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Squirrel7	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	pavi1	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Squirrel7	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	tvnewsbadge	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	soupcxan	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Squirrel7	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	Holmes375	Dec 17, 2009
that would have been the D70 ;-)	myzel	Dec 17, 2009
Why so many pixels?	Squirrel7	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Why so many pixels?	myzel	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Why so many pixels?	Squirrel7	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Why so many pixels?	myzel	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Why so many pixels?	Squirrel7	Dec 17, 2009
Re: Why so many pixels?	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Why so many pixels?	Brev00	4 months ago
Re: Why so many pixels?	Squirrel7	4 months ago
Re: Why so many pixels?	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	VRII	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	pavi1	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	pavi1	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	VRII	Dec 8, 2009
I concur with the original post...	Blindman	4 months ago
Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	mistermejia	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Squirrel7	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Brev00	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	mais51	4 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Squirrel7	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	mais51	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Brev00	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	mais51	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Arree	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Squirrel7	3 months ago
Re: Again, the 16-85 might not be for a D40	Penny123	3 months ago
Is Your Monitor Calibrated??	mistermejia	3 months ago
Re: Is Your Monitor Calibrated??	Penny123	3 months ago
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	darrinlingle	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	William Liew	Dec 9, 2009
Re: Comparing Nikon 16-85 VR and 18-55 on my D40.	MikeInIndy	Dec 9, 2009
Re: Why are you all trying to disprove that the 18-55 is better than the 16-85?	Aristoc	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Why are you all trying to disprove that the 18-55 is better than the 16-85?	VRII	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Why are you all trying to disprove that the 18-55 is better than the 16-85?	tem3	Dec 8, 2009
Re: Why are you all trying to disprove that the 18-55 is better than the 16-85?	Squirrel7	Dec 8, 2009
PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	wabbit	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	VRII	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	tvnewsbadge	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	VRII	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	nijkerk	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	Squirrel7	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	VRII	Dec 9, 2009
Both Bjorn Rorlett and Thom Hogan both like the 16-85 too	George Orwell	Dec 9, 2009
Re: Both Bjorn Rorlett and Thom Hogan both like the 16-85 too	VRII	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	Squirrel7	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	VRII	Dec 9, 2009
Re: PhotoZone Review of these two lenses	Squirrel7	Dec 9, 2009
Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	Squirrel7	Dec 9, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	eto	Dec 9, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	Squirrel7	Dec 9, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	Squirrel7	Dec 11, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	tvnewsbadge	Dec 12, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	Squirrel7	Dec 12, 2009
Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	Squirrel7	Dec 13, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	VRII	Dec 13, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	Squirrel7	Dec 13, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	tvnewsbadge	Dec 14, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	James Sherman	Dec 15, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	tvnewsbadge	Dec 15, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	James Sherman	Dec 15, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	tvnewsbadge	Dec 16, 2009
Re: Nikon 18-105 seems to beat 16-85 IQ in almost every case at 24mm/f4	Aristoc	Dec 14, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	sholt	Dec 12, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	Squirrel7	Dec 12, 2009
Re: Update: Could be D40 autofocus problem - inconsistency	Sensei Mike	Dec 14, 2009
Adjusted my D40 to fix backfocus	Squirrel7	Dec 14, 2009
??	nijkerk	Dec 9, 2009
It's simple, really.....	HeyItsJoel	Dec 14, 2009
Re: It's simple, really.....	Squirrel7	Dec 14, 2009
Thank you!	NORML1	Dec 15, 2009
Re: Thank you!	Squirrel7	Dec 15, 2009
Re: Thank you!	Albertcpa	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Squirrel7	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Squirrel7	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Squirrel7	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	mais51	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: Thank you!	mais51	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: some samples	mais51	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Brev00	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Brev00	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: some samples	mais51	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: some samples	Squirrel7	4 months ago
What "IF" that lens is not meant for the D40?	mistermejia	4 months ago
Re: What "IF" that lens is not meant for the D40?	Penny123	4 months ago
Re: What "IF" that lens is not meant for the D40?	mistermejia	4 months ago
Re: What "IF" that lens is not meant for the D40?	Brev00	4 months ago
Re: What "IF" that lens is not meant for the D40?	Penny123	4 months ago
What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	mistermejia	3 months ago
Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	mais51	3 months ago
Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	mistermejia	3 months ago
Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	Squirrel7	3 months ago
Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	mistermejia	3 months ago
Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	Squirrel7	3 months ago
Re: What's the status of your NEW Nikon 16-85 VR?	Penny123	3 months ago

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