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<blockquote data-quote="goz63" data-source="post: 20508" data-attributes="member: 1557"><p>I will add my $0.02 but it is to mostly echo what has been said. I think if weight and a slightly more than $500 is possible the 18-200 is a great choice. It is hard though to get "one lens" that does it all. That is a big advantage to the DSLR market. That is why many of us have several lenses. I would consider getting one that does "much" of what you want and then look into others down the road. </p><p>In that light (ha ha) the 18-105 will do most of what you want. I have one and if I had to give up all but one lens, that would be the keeper. The next one I would look at is one with some reach. I like the 55-300 but if you are on a budget a 55-200 can be a nice addition. For low light I would recommend the 35mm 1.8 as it has a focus motor in the lens where the 50 mm 1.8 does not so you would not be able to use autofocus with the 50. (AF lenses don't have a focus motor in the lens and will only autofocus with a D90 on up. The AF-S lenses are your best choice with the D3100)</p><p>Keep in mind that with a DX camera body you have a built in teleconverter if you will.(not really but it gets the point accross) So all the lens numbers you see above will be adjusted by a factor of 1.5 on your camera. What that means is that a 50mm lens will actually work like a 75mm lens on the DX frame. It adds some reach to your numbers compared to the old film SLR's or the FX (full frame) cameras. </p><p>I have heard some great things about the D3100. You are going to have a lot of fun with that!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goz63, post: 20508, member: 1557"] I will add my $0.02 but it is to mostly echo what has been said. I think if weight and a slightly more than $500 is possible the 18-200 is a great choice. It is hard though to get "one lens" that does it all. That is a big advantage to the DSLR market. That is why many of us have several lenses. I would consider getting one that does "much" of what you want and then look into others down the road. In that light (ha ha) the 18-105 will do most of what you want. I have one and if I had to give up all but one lens, that would be the keeper. The next one I would look at is one with some reach. I like the 55-300 but if you are on a budget a 55-200 can be a nice addition. For low light I would recommend the 35mm 1.8 as it has a focus motor in the lens where the 50 mm 1.8 does not so you would not be able to use autofocus with the 50. (AF lenses don't have a focus motor in the lens and will only autofocus with a D90 on up. The AF-S lenses are your best choice with the D3100) Keep in mind that with a DX camera body you have a built in teleconverter if you will.(not really but it gets the point accross) So all the lens numbers you see above will be adjusted by a factor of 1.5 on your camera. What that means is that a 50mm lens will actually work like a 75mm lens on the DX frame. It adds some reach to your numbers compared to the old film SLR's or the FX (full frame) cameras. I have heard some great things about the D3100. You are going to have a lot of fun with that! [/QUOTE]
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