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Badass camera VS Badass lenses Anonymous
Dear /p/, I need your advice.

I own a D200 and I'm in love with it. I had to save for a while and I finally upgraded from my D100, that started to fall apart.
The focal range I use the most wanders in between 50 and 150mm.

From the previous set, I saved an old lens, a Tamron SP 35-105 F2.8, with a teleconverter Tamron SP 2x. It's not the sharpest lens anymore, focus is kinda slow (it was terrible on the D100), but for it's age and price has a terrific output, it's sharp enough and very contrasty. Suffers though of zoom creep and it's as heavy as hell. Flares really bad without hood.
http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/detail.asp?IDLens=344

I'll get to the point.
Together with the D200 I got a light walk around lens, the Nikkor 18-70AFS, which I enjoy enough.

Now, this is the set I have so far, pretty basic , but it covers pretty much what I need.
I obviously shoot as hobby, and I don't work with the camera.

Now the D200 is terrific, but I've found myself, since my limited budget, to think that maybe buying a smaller camera (moneywise) and investing more money in kickass lenses would maybe pay me back better, in more situations, and in the future, since I believe that lenses last longer than camera bodies. And they keep the price better.
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>> Anonymous
D80

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>> Anonymous
Yeah, that would mean a 300 hundred dollars bargain on the sell - buy, not enough to get some badass lenses out of it.
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
D200 resale value is disappointing since the D300 came out, you won't make more than $100 downgrading to a D80, maybe $400 going to a D40 (no need for D40x)

Keep the D200, the 18-70 is pretty damn good, and save up for the Sigma 50-150 (which i hear is fantastic)
though the 80-200 af-s is probably my best lens, it still sells used for $1000. so not sure if its really that much of a steal.

I would avoid 2 TC's, and just get 1.4x ones, they generally perform waaay better, so much so I think cropping gives you a better picture most of the time than the extra .6x.
>> Anonymous
Keep the D200. Buy old cheap manual focus lenses.

But do definitely get new lenses if you don't like the ones you have. A lens that works, aesthetically and practically, for you the individual photographer is #1 on "stuff needed to take great photos."
>> Warren !WSxruxpIJs
I generally think it's good policy to opt for better glass if your body is sufficient. This is, of course, a lot different nowadays with digital since you can't just change film stock if you're not getting the look you like, but once you reach a certain point in terms of performance I thin it makes sense to focus on glass if your means are limited. Given that you've got a good body, though, I'd stick with it and just save for better lenses. Shop used (www.keh.com ftw), watch for sales, etc.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
So are you saying you're contemplating selling?

Don't do that. If you've already bought the body, downgrading might give you a bit more money than you have now, but it's basically throwing money away on the original purchase. You'd be better off just saving up to buy new glass. And you'll end up missing the hell out of the pro features on your D200 eventually, anyway.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
Why would you want to ditch the D200, even if you know what you're doing the kit lense you should be able to get good photos.

Also why are you using dyxum thats FOR US.
>> Anonymous
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FOR US BY US, AMIRITE?