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Is firat one of those old russian makes?

You'll have to give us a few more clues there
 
Roker Mackem said:
I think thats the one I tried. What do you use it for?
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Its my go to lens for anything longer than the 50mm f1.4 prime that sits on my camera pretty much all the time. So anything longer than 50mm - for example if I'm shooting birds on my feeder from 30 feet away. It's also a cracking macro lens, I've used it to shoot spiders webs and small items in my light tent.
 
Roger said:
I assume you mean a telephoto zoom, not just any zoom? What are you looking to take photos of?
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yes telephoto.

It’s just really to be able to be a bit more flexible really as in taking photos of the kids when they are playing further away. Or to take photos of planes or the moon etc.


I certainly wouldn’t want to spend a fortune (I’ve had a go of the £90 Sigma lens and it was OK- can get a used for £45)
 
the sigma 70-300 is a decent "budget" lens, very good value really.
tamron also do a 70-300, for about the same price.
I had the tamron (pentax fit), and was quite pleased with; though it suffered from purple fringing at 300mm.
have a look on jessops, they are both around the £90-£100 new. look to pay around £40-£50 used.
if you can get the sigma used for £45, I would get it.
 
Snaggletooth said:
the sigma 70-300 is a decent "budget" lens, very good value really.
tamron also do a 70-300, for about the same price.
I had the tamron (pentax fit), and was quite pleased with; though it suffered from purple fringing at 300mm.
have a look on jessops, they are both around the £90-£100 new. look to pay around £40-£50 used.
if you can get the sigma used for £45, I would get it.
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I've got the Tamron, using it on a d3300. I like it and would recommend it for the price but you can tell it's only £90. It's a bugger for chromatic aberration so would check out the Sigma before taking a punt.
 
Snaggletooth said:
the sigma 70-300 is a decent "budget" lens, very good value really.
tamron also do a 70-300, for about the same price.
I had the tamron (pentax fit), and was quite pleased with; though it suffered from purple fringing at 300mm.
have a look on jessops, they are both around the £90-£100 new. look to pay around £40-£50 used.
if you can get the sigma used for £45, I would get it.
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The £45 is apparently a bit worn and bashed but still perfectly usable. Suppose if it works fine..

One other unrelated thing im seeing on my D3300 LCD screen is a flashing black smudge in areas of the photo preview which disappears when you zoom in. Anyone know whats happening here?
 
I would leave it then if its a "bit bashed", it could have optical problems. For £45 i would expect good to excellent condition.
Get on a UK Nikon forum and check the classified section, you may get a decent one for around the same price.
 
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