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Old 06-08-2009, 08:58 AM   #4
ah123
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First of all, be careful with the reviews - some of them look for a perfect lens and that is a tough spot to start from (i.e. highlighting all the bad).

My sister-in-law took her 18-200 to Africa and absolutely loved it for landscapes and people shots (she also had a 70-300 VR for safari purposes).

Regarding changing lenses while travelling, is not really not a big deal, just have a CCD cleaner with you to remove the occasional (and I mean occasional) dust particle.

Regarding the 18-105, I am not a big fan of Rockwell, so I avoid his site all together. Thom Hogan has quite a few reviews on his site -- he is very candid about lenses, but also looks at "bang-for-buck" (i.e. value)

Here's his review:

http://www.bythom.com/Nikkor18-105lensreview.htm

He also has some articles dedicated to lens combinations (e.g. which lenses he would travel with in particular situations: http://www.bythom.com/DigRecs.htm)

You might want to check this site as well - it has some of the most in-depth lens tests I have seen:

http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_surv.html

You might also want to look at NikonLinks (www.nikonlinks.com) for more reviews...

Hope that helps...

Last edited by ah123; 06-08-2009 at 09:08 AM.
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