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<blockquote data-quote="JcatG" data-source="post: 379340" data-attributes="member: 34414"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Hi, all of you people. This is my first post at this forum.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I'm buying a DSLR soon and I need to have things clear.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As an introduction, I've never held a DSLR in my whole life, but I've learned some photography using my point-and-shoot. Also, I consider myself as a fairly good self-teacher. This means, I can get started at photography and develop further skills.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">My budget is around 350-450 USD, to begin with, and the option that's most likely is the Nikon D3100. If I can gather a little bit more, I could go for the D3200. But right now, I can only afford the D3100. As you may know, Amazon sells the Nikon D3100 with a default lens <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-18-55mm-3-5-5-6-Nikkor/dp/B003ZYF3LO/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1416005031&sr=1-1&keywords=nikon+d3100" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">That lens (AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm) seems to me a good option for a starter. However, many photographers agree that a 35mm 1.8 lens would be much better for a beginner. A good option would be the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-1-8G-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416005321&sr=1-1&keywords=35mm+lens" target="_blank">here</a>), but sadly it goes beyond my budget if I bought both the body with the default lens and this extra 35mm lens.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Now, regarding my budget, I went to consider if I should buy the body of the D3100 camera alone and the 35mm lens separately. That would exceed my budget for a tad, but seems like a good deal. Another more expensive option would be purchasing the D3200 body and the 35mm lens.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">My doubts raise several questions. I'd be glad if you could help me:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1. What's the big difference between the default 18-55mm lens and the 35mm one? I know this goes deeper, but, what does it make the 35mm lens the "one every photographer should begin with", according to a YouTube photographer? This connects to the first paragraph: I've been in situations when I "devour" new items (for example, I've needed to buy new guitar amps because I wasn't a beginner anymore) and felt the need to get more advanced ones. I hope you can tell.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2. I can't confirm whether the 35mm lens has that shake-remover, vibration thing, called VR, that comes with the default 18-55mm lens in the original package. Any insight on this? Is this that important?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3. Would you recommend me to buy the camera with it's default lens, or purchase the body and the lens separately?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Thanks for taking your time to read.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Have a good rest of the day.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">(I'm not sure this is the right place to post it, so, if it needs to be moved, please notice me.)</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JcatG, post: 379340, member: 34414"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Hi, all of you people. This is my first post at this forum.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] I'm buying a DSLR soon and I need to have things clear.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] As an introduction, I've never held a DSLR in my whole life, but I've learned some photography using my point-and-shoot. Also, I consider myself as a fairly good self-teacher. This means, I can get started at photography and develop further skills.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] My budget is around 350-450 USD, to begin with, and the option that's most likely is the Nikon D3100. If I can gather a little bit more, I could go for the D3200. But right now, I can only afford the D3100. As you may know, Amazon sells the Nikon D3100 with a default lens [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-18-55mm-3-5-5-6-Nikkor/dp/B003ZYF3LO/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1416005031&sr=1-1&keywords=nikon+d3100"]here[/URL].[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] That lens (AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm) seems to me a good option for a starter. However, many photographers agree that a 35mm 1.8 lens would be much better for a beginner. A good option would be the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX ([URL="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-1-8G-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416005321&sr=1-1&keywords=35mm+lens"]here[/URL]), but sadly it goes beyond my budget if I bought both the body with the default lens and this extra 35mm lens.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] Now, regarding my budget, I went to consider if I should buy the body of the D3100 camera alone and the 35mm lens separately. That would exceed my budget for a tad, but seems like a good deal. Another more expensive option would be purchasing the D3200 body and the 35mm lens.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] My doubts raise several questions. I'd be glad if you could help me:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] 1. What's the big difference between the default 18-55mm lens and the 35mm one? I know this goes deeper, but, what does it make the 35mm lens the "one every photographer should begin with", according to a YouTube photographer? This connects to the first paragraph: I've been in situations when I "devour" new items (for example, I've needed to buy new guitar amps because I wasn't a beginner anymore) and felt the need to get more advanced ones. I hope you can tell.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] 2. I can't confirm whether the 35mm lens has that shake-remover, vibration thing, called VR, that comes with the default 18-55mm lens in the original package. Any insight on this? Is this that important?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] 3. Would you recommend me to buy the camera with it's default lens, or purchase the body and the lens separately?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] Thanks for taking your time to read.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] Have a good rest of the day. (I'm not sure this is the right place to post it, so, if it needs to be moved, please notice me.)[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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