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Flash and lens for nikon d3000?
Hello, I have a Nikon D3000 and is excellent. I'm trying to improve and plan to buy a flash and a lens. However, these are my choices: Metz 48 AF-1 or nikon sb-600? Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 Pentax AF mount or Nikon AF 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens or Sigma 70-300mm Motorized f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro Lens for Nikon? Please provide your recommendations. I like VR, but also as the zoom. I am open to suggestions
The Flash Metz is a unit better than the SB-600, with more power and functions. It is also cheaper. Metz flashes Pro has been doing for a long time, and is a well-known name, no is a "generic" or unbranded, in the company. Contact lenses … personally I'd choose the Sigma, but you might want to have stabilized 55-200. Although seem like much, the difference between 200 and 300 mm is not all that great. The role VR Nikon lens may be more useful to you than the extra 100 mm on the Sigma.
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