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prapoon

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TaoTeJared said:
I would go for the body and the 18-105vr - average to good price on that. If you have the cash left over, adding the 55-300 wouldn't be a bad deal. You would have a great range and a good beginner kit.

It seems you are moving away from the 18-105 - any reason?

I would add a 35mm 1.8 & a 50mm 1.8 after you have the full range you want to shoot. If you are not going to be doing long outdoor shots much, skip the 55-300 for now and go the 35mm (which is a 50 equiv. for DX.)

Overlap in lenses in the mid range on dx (50mm-100mm) is actually helpful since that is your more ideal portrait length. Who wants to change lenses that much.

You're right that for my usage, I would be better of with short range lens than 55-200. I can start with good short range lens and build system from there.

Posted 1 year ago #
prapoon

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How's the following lens as my first lens?

(A) Tamron SP 28-75MM F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)

(B) Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF AF Zoom-Nikkor Lens

Posted 1 year ago #
TaoTeJared

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I would suggest drop the idea of a F2.8 when you are starting out. Both of what you put are inside the 18-105 which doesn't make much since to get next.

When you are comfortable with the 18-105, look at your images to see what focal range you mostly shoot at to tell you where your next direction should be.
-If you are always at the long end and cropping, a tele zoom would be next.
-If you are always around either 35, 50, or 85 (50equiv, 75equiv, 128equiv) and need more light shooting indoors, then one of those primes would be good.
-If you are on the wide end, getting a 12-24mm would be an option.

Really no since in guessing yourself before you even own the camera. Once you get use to the system, you will learn what you need.

Posted 1 year ago #
Gabbb

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That sigma is pretty ok, judging by the samples, but all 3 sigma lenses I've tried exhibited some quality control issues and as a total beginner pinpointing those might be hard, especially if you buy second hand and selling a lens that is faulty even in a minor way can be extremely hard ... Not to mention Sigma's hsm what I saw of it on two copies of the 17-70 macro is anything but accurate. Even the 18-55vr is a great lens for a beginner and they are almost giving them away for free.

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The Man From Mandrem

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24-85 has mediocre reviews on sharpness, 28-70 doesn't allow you to get very wide.

Would not recommend either. A cheap option but slightly wider is the 18-70/3.5-4.5 which I believe has good sharpness and I believe also good bokeh and can be found used for $200 but buying used when you're new to photography is not probably smart idea. The next most similar cheap lens in Nikon-land to that is the 18-105 that TTJ is suggesting but doesn't go very wide.

Again, you need to figure out what you want/need and bear in mind if you keep good care of your equipment you can always resell lenses on eBay or Craigs List to buy something else, losing relatively little $ in the process.

Another thing you may want to do is try lenses at a camera shop, bringing a friend to "model" for you as you play with different subject distances, different apertures and get a sense of what is useful to you in focal length and aperture. Also, some online photo servers have focal length, aperture, camera, lens attached to the images so you can look at that and see what types of shots you like and are likely to take.

Posted 1 year ago #
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Ionutt3 said:
Hey Guys!
This week i will upgrade from the d3000 to the d7000 and I was wondering what lens should i get for the camera?
I only have the 18-55 VR and i was wondering to buy the 35mm 1.8 G or 18-105 mm ?
What do you guys think?

And other threads covering the D7000 plus ??? Lens/es

http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=2500

http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=2557

http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=2813

Oh BTW I would think 85mm f/1.8G OR the AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED if you want big zoom.... but let those with more knowledge jump in here.... I guess you want to spend less than $500 USD?

Posted 11 months ago #
Ionutt3

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Well between those two lenses because the other are kinda out of my budget heh :D

Posted 11 months ago #
tcole1983

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Ionutt3 said:
Well between those two lenses because the other are kinda out of my budget heh :D

Hard to say, what do you want? What do you expect? What do you need? More range? Portraits, landscapes, macro? Zoom, prime? Need more info ;)

Posted 11 months ago #
iris chrome

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Ionutt3 said:
Hey Guys!
This week i will upgrade from the d3000 to the d7000 and I was wondering what lens should i get for the camera?
I only have the 18-55 VR and i was wondering to buy the 35mm 1.8 G or 18-105 mm ?
What do you guys think?

Convenience = 18-105mm

Better Quality = 35mm

Posted 11 months ago #
spraynpray

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I have the D7000 and both of those lenses and I would not hesitate to say 18-105VR. If you then decide to buy a fast lens, you need to say what you will use it for as you have another choice to make between 35mm, 50mm and 85mm f1.8's.

Posted 11 months ago #
earthsea

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What ever lens you deside to get I suggest you consider Nikon VR as this clip demonstrates.

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But what ever you do don't rely on VR for every thing, and remember VR only works up to 500th of a second. It's a great tool but needs to be used correctly.

Posted 11 months ago #