| Joined: | Mon Dec 26th, 2016 |
| Location: | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire USA |
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I am looking to get another lens (mainly for night shooting - astrophotography (stars), maybe some moon shots (yes, I know it would need a completely different F stop range). Might also be nice for some daytime landscape photos (but my two lenses (mentioned below) do a good job with that).
I have a feeling that I might have to get two or three lenses for that (thank god I have a good bag).
Not sure if I'd want a zoom or fixed lens - fixed I would say probably somewhere lower range (25-80mm, or would something higher like 180-200mm be better (fixed zoom)? If it's not fixed in then in the same range, maybe even higher (over 300mm).
Right now I have my two kit lenses that came with my Nikon D5500 -
AF-S 18-55mm, f:3.5-5.6 GII
AF-S 55-300mm, f:4.5-5.6 GED
Autofocus is a must (yeah, that will add to the price) and vibration reduction (VR) is a plus, but I do a lot of tripod shooting w/ a wired remote.
o52 or o58 mm diameter would be great so I don't need to buy new filters (but again, not required, the ones I'd need are pretty cheap).
I'm looking for something around the $300 range but if there is something great under $600 I can maybe search around for a used lens.