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Lens(es) Anonymous
Hey /p/, recommend me a lens. Cam is a D40. I am still looking. Kits come with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX. Should I skip it and go with body only?
>> ac
Get the kit. Other than the kit lens, lenses that wide are really expensive.
>> elf_man
It's actually a pretty nice lens, I've tried my dad's a little. There's also a set that runs about 800 that includes a 70-200, if you have the money. It certainly rounds out the focal range.
>> Anonymous
i just bought the 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 AF-S VR etc. and its quite the lovely lens. its really hard to find though, and costs more than your camera (more than the kit too for that matter), but its the lens that makes the camera, not the body, so yeah. the only thing i dont like about it is that it creeps when pointed straight down (luckily i dont shoot much where i need to point straight down anyway) and that it extends like 293823 feet when you zoom.
>> Anonymous
>>52143
Mine's starting to creep now after 6 months of use.

>>52140
Think you meant 55-200 rather than 70-200.
>> elf_man
>>52145
Yeah, that's it, the 55-200.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
the 18-200 has ALWAYS had the creeping issue. Silly really, but a decent lense for travel purposes and a good all round lense, just dont expect mircales.

The 18-55mm II is a much better lenses than the first, still... if you're planning on getting other lenses the 18-70 + 70-300 is a good setup for beginners, but of course it also depends on what you want to shoot.

If it's mainly going to be landscape, street etc you wont need a telephoto and picking up a SB 600 or 800 will compensate for the indoor shots with low light.
>> Hans Himself !!jLXqXMZi6cT
I've got a 18-70 (kit w/ D70s), a Nikkor 80-200, and a Tamron 90mm macro. Thinking of getting a wide lense like the Nikkor 12-24 (non VR). Any suggestions?
>> Anonymous
I'd skip the D40 kit lenses, at least the 18-50 is so "plastic". Lenses will outlast your body anyway, so I recomend
Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G
and then something more when you know what you want to shoot

and for the wide angle-zoom question:
Tokina AT-X 124 AF Pro DX 12-24mm F/4
good and not so pricey
>> Anonymous
more lenses = better photographer.

OH WAI-
>> Anonymous
>>52172
Another wide angle option:
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM

I've thought about either the above mentioned Tokina or Sigma, and can't decide which to get. I have tried the Tamron AF 11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Di II LD, and while I was impressed with how wide it was, I wasn't impressed with the build quality.
>> Anonymous
Best place to buy this?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>52709
Somewhere reputable. Adorama, B&H, Amazon, NewEgg. If the deal looks really, really good, you're probably about to get scammed. The difference in price from the big stores won't be too big anywhere that's not trying to steal your money.
>> Anonymous
First off I'd recommend getting one with a fixed aperture (f-stop), its really just a hassle otherwise.

If you like landscapes you'll certainly want a lens that goes as low as 18 or 23 mm. For casual use a 35-70 has worked okay for me. But If yu are buying a new one and don't want to keep a variety of lenses I'd recommend getting something that at least goes up to 135mm if not 200mm. Like I said, this depends on what sort of photography you are going to be doing.