Is not beng able to zoom in 10 extra mm alot in cameraworld? PLEASE HELP with a cherry on top!?

Question

I don't know what to do! There are two camera packages I really want, but one can zoom in a little more, and one can zoom out ALOT more. But I usually take close up pictures, but theres only a 10mm difference....
here are the packages! which one should i get? (money dosnt matter)

Nikon D60 with 18-50mm and 55-200mm (closes in a little morre)
Nikon D60 with 28-80mm and 70-300mm (zooms out a LOT more)

so usually I would buy the second one flat out, better deal for basically the same price. But more often I take close ups of bugs and flowers, so will missing those 10mm be a huge loss? Or is it nothing?
WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Answer 1

There are a couple of issues here... but buy the set with the 18-55 and 55-200. Get that out of the way.



The 28-80 lens is is of no real use on the D60. It also won't autofocus. It is the cheapest lens in any lineup, and the company selling it knows that.



Now, 28mm on your D60 will give you the field of view of a 42mm lens, which is not wide at all. That 18mm end will give you the field of view of a 27mm lens, which is a wide angle lens. It is very apparent when you see the difference between the two! That 10mm actually makes more difference than the 100mm at the other end. Speaking of which, that 70-300 probably doesn't autofocus on the D60 either.



Get the Nikon kit lenses, they are pretty good stuff for no more money than Nikon charges for them.

Answer 2

Just in case two people saying it aren't enough:



Don't even think about the 28-80 and 70-300 lenses. You would be getting ripped off, and will be frustrated by the lack of wide angle on the 28-80. Speaking of close ups, the 18-55 lens is pretty darn good. (It's not a macro, but it will do until you have a sackful of money to spend.)

Answer 3

As the answerer above said:



The second option... firstly, the telephoto option has a 100mm difference - big, but it depends whether the lens has VR or not (image stabilisation) to help. Secondly, the 28mm works like a 40+mm lens on the D60, because of the 1.5x focal length multiplication factor. Cropped sensor is the cause.



So the first option is the one you should get.