Compare/Contrast

This seemed like a good idea for a post when I first thought of it, but now that I'm here it seems pointless (like every other post I've made since 2008, right?).

When I first got my Nikon camera it came with a 18-105mm VR kit lens.  This Christmas my beautiful, loving, amazing wife got me a AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F4-5.6G lens.  I generally don't know what any of that means, I just know that the 18-105mm and the 55-200mm refer to the zoom.  The 18 on the kit lens means you can see things that are closer to you than the 55 on the new lens.  Likewise the 200 on the new lens means you can zoom WAY further than the 105 on the kit lens.  At least that's what I think all of that means.  Like I have any clue, right?

Anyway, I thought I'd do a little side by side comparison, which is stupid because I don't have any side by side shots.  Maybe some other time I'll take two pictures with the same composition and the same lighting and all that yadda yadda yadda, one with each lens.  The only downside of that is that I am terrified to switch the lenses because I am a clutz and I'm bound to break something.

Anyway (again) here we go...

18-105mm VR:


AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F4-5.6G:


18-105mm VR:


AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F4-5.6G:


18-105mm VR:


AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F4-5.6G:


18-105mm VR:


AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F4-5.6G:


18-105mm VR:


AF-S DX VR 55-200mm F4-5.6G:


Told you it was pointless.  Maybe some day I'll do this for real.  We'll see.  Until then, I am STOKED that I have a new lens to play with, even if I don't know how best to use it.  It's also kicked off the creation of a list of other cool stuff I could get to do different things.  You might be witnessing the creation of a monster.