Which nikon lens is best?

Question

I have nikon d80 and wish to buy a lens.

should i go for the 18-200mm which everyone talks about or 18-135mm. the price is a big difference, but besides that i dont really know which is best? thanks for u help.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Both will give you the same wide angle perspective and are good general purpose lenses, the 200 will give you a longer "reach" for telephoto applications. In theory you give up some optical quality the higher you go with zoom ratio, but I doubt anyone could notice between those 2 lenses. I have an 18-55 and a 70-300 that were packaged with my D50 when I bought it. Not terribly expensive lenses and I'm happy with them.