Behind the Digital LensMusings of an Amateur Photographer

25th Jan, 2010 On The Hunt

I’m on the hunt – for another lens for my camea.

Back in October my beloved Canon PowerShot Pro1 developed a strange problem with the shutter leaves, but only in one specific place; the shutter works perfectly most of the time, but it’s just this one place… So, I replaced the camera with a Nikon D3000, but the kit came with only one lens – an 18-55 mm zoom lens.  It’s a great lens for most every day shooting, but I want an additional lens for those times when I need to zoom in on a shot.

So, I’m on a hunt for a 55-200mm lens, specificallly the Zoom-Nikor 55-200 mm f/4-5.6 IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom Lens.  It’s apparently a popular lens because locally neither Best Buy nor Wolf Camera have any in stock and neither will be getting them in the next few days.  That took my hunt to the internet.

I could buy from Amazon for $214 or from Sam’s Club for $219, both before S&H, but I’d rather buy one locally, even if it ends up costing a bit more.  I finally found a Best Buy in two cities nearby that supposedly have the lens in stock and I am going to try to see if they do.  Hopefully I’ll be successful.

Hmmm…I need another battery, too, but that can wait for a bit yet.  The lens I need so that I can get familiar with it before heading to Florida next month.