Any information on flare, pincushioning, distortion, etc with this lens? How's the image quality, sharpness, light?
How's the lens overall?
(by the way, attaching on a bed as opposed to a hard surface kicks up a lot of dust!)
@threestyler thanks can u suggest another sony dslr or should i go with this one? i heard some people saying it feels cheap and plastic in your hand is that right?
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For entry level DSLR you won't get a better bang for buck than a Sony, there also compatible with older Minolta Lenses. I believe the newer models are also more user friendly than the a300.
@ThePhilip1988 Thanks, I believe the 18-200mm has been discontinued and replaced by the 18-250mm which sadly has a price tag of nearly double what I paid for the 18-200mm.
hi i think you will have fun with the A300 or the A350. i have the A350 and loving in it. but from my point of view i WOULD prefer the 50D.
At the moment i got the standard sony 18-70, a minolta 70-200mm ( which i find is very good ) and a minolta 50mm F1.7
It looks like i will be getting the SONY 18-200mm now, as its something in the range which i like to use.
Thanks for the Demo by the way
The Canon 50D is an excellent camera if your having problems with the speed of focusing then it's probably down to the lens your using rather than the body itself.
I use a Sony a300 which has 3fps, the lens in this video is a good all round lens but does hunt a little bit at 200mm. The Sony 70-300mm G lens is very fast at focusing and produces excellent quality photos through the full range zoom but also costs considerably more than the lens in this video.
Have you had problems with wildlife shots with the speed of the focusing. Could you tell me what model camera you was using. I have been looking at the Sony Alpha 100 and the 200 I could go up a bit further money wise. I am using a the moment a Canon 50D believe it or not and a friend of mine has an older sony model just 5 mega pixels with a Lieca lens and his results in colour and clarity are better than my 50D!!. The only draw back is the 50d has 6fps and the sony has 3.5 fps.
Depends on your location for the price. I purchased this in the uk for considerably less than the retail cost during the xmas sales. If your friends budget is low the 55-200mm is probably more affordable. But if they just want closer images and not concerned for having a large range in one lens then they should look at sigma/tamron/sony 70-300mm.
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