D7200 and 18-105 D90 kit lens?

I've enjoyed my D90 for five years as my first dslr. Since I enjoy nature photography, and now have a son active in indoor sports, it is likely that I will upgrade to the D7200. What sort of performance should I expect from the 18-105 kit lens that was packaged with my D90 when I upgrade my camera body?

Blue Guitarist said:

I've enjoyed my D90 for five years as my first dslr. Since I enjoy nature photography, and now have a son active in indoor sports, it is likely that I will upgrade to the D7200. What sort of performance should I expect from the 18-105 kit lens that was packaged with my D90 when I upgrade my camera body?

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Hi.

The 18-105mm lens is not the very best lens produced - but it's not bad either. It will (as every other lenses) perform better the more resolution - which does not mean, that it will fully take advantage of the more pixels or density.

Heres the 18-105 tested on the D7100 and D90:


For indoor sport - my opinion is, that it is too slow - you will quickly ran out of light - even the D7200 gives you more ISO performance, than the D90.

A f:2.8 (or f:1.8) lens should, I think, be a must. They are expensive - especially if talking 100-200mm. If you are able to get close, the Sigma 17-50 is a (cheap) solution.

For nature - you have used it - it will perform better - even I don't think it's very visible at normal viewing (and printing) sizes.

Good luck

BirgerH.

Blue Guitarist said:

I've enjoyed my D90 for five years as my first dslr. Since I enjoy nature photography, and now have a son active in indoor sports, it is likely that I will upgrade to the D7200. What sort of performance should I expect from the 18-105 kit lens that was packaged with my D90 when I upgrade my camera body?

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Nothing wrong with the 18-105mm Its pretty sharp for a zoom.

The 18-140mm is a bit better and a bit longer. Also has a metal mount, better VR and I believe faster AF (don't have a 18-105 to compare but the 18-140 is pretty snappy). you may be able to get it kitted with a D7200 at a good price. But either will be fine and are good general purpose lenses.

For indoor sports you need something with a faster aperture. An f2.8 zoom will do the job but big, heavy and expensive. Indoor sports you can usually get pretty close (unless you cant get sideline) so I would suggest looking at a 50mm f1.8G prime. Cheaper and focusses faster than the f1.4 version. remember you will have 24mp so can crop a bit. Also shooting in crop mode on the D7200 will give you 15mp at 7fps and 75mm equivalant focal length with a 50mm prime.

Darin

Thanks guys! I'll move forward, get the D7200 for the qualities I can enjoy now (higher iso, higher buffer, internal time lapse, etc.) and maybe upgrade my glass at a later date to take even more advantage of the higher resolution then.

Blue Guitarist said:

Thanks guys! I'll move forward, get the D7200 for the qualities I can enjoy now (higher iso, higher buffer, internal time lapse, etc.) and maybe upgrade my glass at a later date to take even more advantage of the higher resolution then.

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There are many reports the 18-105 isn't as bad as 18-55VR1 on a 24mp sensor. For The $300 if you get the 18-140 kit lens you do get more reach but not much sharpness in the range. The answer for this is the Nikon 18-55 VR2 with the new 55-200 VR2.

If you need more speed, the Sigma 17-50 2.8, Sigma 17-70 2.8-4 come into play (may need firmware upgrade for D7200?). For the most speed the Sigma 18-35 1.8 gets highest ratings for sharpness.

There is a raging debate about 16-85 vrs 18-105 for the 2mm wide & better build quality.

Blue Guitarist said:

Thanks guys! I'll move forward, get the D7200 for the qualities I can enjoy now (higher iso, higher buffer, internal time lapse, etc.) and maybe upgrade my glass at a later date to take even more advantage of the higher resolution then.

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I am looking for a similar upgrade as you mentioned here from D90 body to D7200 body with 18-105mm lens. Hope you already did this upgrade. Did you have any problem in using 18-105 on D7200. Thanks

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Blue Guitarist said:

Thanks guys! I'll move forward, get the D7200 for the qualities I can enjoy now (higher iso, higher buffer, internal time lapse, etc.) and maybe upgrade my glass at a later date to take even more advantage of the higher resolution then.

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I am looking for a similar upgrade as you mentioned here from D90 body to D7200 body with 18-105mm lens. Hope you already did this upgrade. Did you have any problem in using 18-105 on D7200. Thanks

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From 6 months ago the only item to add is the new 16-80 E 2.8-4 lens. This new lens apperars to be a winner if you can afford it.

Blue Guitarist said:

I've enjoyed my D90 for five years as my first dslr. Since I enjoy nature photography, and now have a son active in indoor sports, it is likely that I will upgrade to the D7200. What sort of performance should I expect from the 18-105 kit lens that was packaged with my D90 when I upgrade my camera body?

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Fear not. I still use my 18-105 on my D7100 and it can produce excellent results. Remember that lenses have substantially outperformed sensors in terms of resolution for quite a while, and its only when the 24MP generation of cameras came out that the manufacturers felt the need for new designs. The 18-140 is sharper, and the 16-80 faster and better corrected, but for the money, the 18-105 is a great lens on any current Nikon DX camera.

I am now the very pleased owner of a D7200!

I have not upgraded any of my lenses. I would need to if I ever want to consistently produce tack sharp indoor active sports images, but I am pleased with my current images for proud parent purposes.

For the outdoor nature images I enjoy making, I have several very nice shots of both landscape and up close detailes shots that I am quite pleased with. Some are under lighting conditions that wouldn't have worked as well with my D90, and I am better able to capture a wider dynamic range in my landscapes and backlit shots.

So, in short, I am able to enjoy the upgrade a great deal with my old lenses. Off course, upgraded lenses would be even more fun, but that treadmill never ends, right?

Blue Guitarist said:

I am now the very pleased owner of a D7200!

I have not upgraded any of my lenses. I would need to if I ever want to consistently produce tack sharp indoor active sports images, but I am pleased with my current images for proud parent purposes.

For the outdoor nature images I enjoy making, I have several very nice shots of both landscape and up close detailes shots that I am quite pleased with. Some are under lighting conditions that wouldn't have worked as well with my D90, and I am better able to capture a wider dynamic range in my landscapes and backlit shots.

So, in short, I am able to enjoy the upgrade a great deal with my old lenses. Off course, upgraded lenses would be even more fun, but that treadmill never ends, right?

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That's great...look forward to seeing what you'll do with it.

No that treadmill never does end..always does seem to be something that tweaks your interest just a little bit more. I think your old lenses will do just fine though, sometimes it's the old lenses that become part of the treadmill.

Of course you can always spend more money to take your gear places to take pictures too which makes it even more fun.