New Lens

[Alan]

Having to chose which camera/lens combination to take on the daily beach walks was proving too stressful . Wide angle skies? - eagles soaring overhead? - dolphins surfing? - close ups of shells/footprints? (yes I know, a first world problem )

So after some research, (factoring in the price), I decided on a Tamron 16-300mm Macro with VR. Other choice was the Sigma18-300.

It's not brilliant at auto-focusing at max zoom - I'll have to play with the camera settings a bit more and try it on the D7000 - these are with the D90

A couple from this afternoon.

[P Plates]

Yep sometimes just a good zoom lens is what you need as a walk around lens. When I bought my first dslr in 2011 I bought the Tamron 18-270 instead of the kit lenses as I didn't have to worry about changing lenses while overseas. Not the best lens I own but still gets used, particularly when we go on photowalks with a local group and don't know what we'll be shooting.

[Alan]

Exactly - I never know what I'm going to need and often find I miss shots - esp if all I've taken is the Phone

[HansE]

That's why I have the Sigma 18-300. I find it just the ticket as I am not in a position normally to cart a lot of gear.

[Lost]

Exactly - I never know what I'm going to need and often find I miss shots - esp if all I've taken is the Phone

I have given up the worry of not getting every photo I might see.