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dstyle
19-01-2009, 05:52 PM
hey photo gurus
as some off u know im off to dubai and rome.
looking at getting a nikon d60 to get some decent pics,
i have a few choices and wondered if anyone could break them down for me
basically
with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G Lens its $749

with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G Lens + AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G Lens. 55-200mm kit its $879

or with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens lens its also $879

just wondering what u would reccomend for an ametuer, and also what difference is the VR lens

cheers

DRKWRX
19-01-2009, 05:58 PM
Stands for Vibration Reduction, Canons is IS which is Image Stabilization, prety much lets you shoot at a slower shutterspeed stops shake, I shoot Canon so dont really know which lens you should buy but generally VR lenses would be better quality.

dstyle
20-01-2009, 04:02 PM
sweet, thanks for that mate,
managed to get a new one with the vr lens and 4gb memory for $755!