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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 296855" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>I have a D3300 with the 18-55 kit lense and an older 50mmF1.8AF and recently bought the 35mmF1.8DX. The D3200 has similar specifications, except for a faster processor and better ISO. I have experimented with all these lenses both indoor and out door with and without the built in flash. I also have SB800 which I tried for some time. Here is my take</p><p></p><p>1. The 18-55 kit lense is extremely versatile. You can take the picture of a single person at the long end, and a group at the wide end, without bothering too much about changing your location. In a club house that would be an advantage.</p><p></p><p>2. Normally the persons whose photo is taken prefer to have a sharp image. That would normally rule out larger apertures, F6 to F8 will be more like it. In such a situation a faster lense looses much of its advantage. The kit lense has VR, an advantage for a new comer to DSLR world.</p><p></p><p>3. The on board flash has a guide number of 39 feet at ISO 100. Which means it will be 78 feet at ISO 400. At F6 that gives a range of at least 13 feet at full power and much more as a fill flash. That should be sufficient distance to take all types of shots.</p><p></p><p>4. External flash are pretty heavy. In fact my SB800 is much heavier than the D3300. So unless you have practice with the flash mounted on the hot shoe, your hands will get tired soon. In my opinion the external flash is best left out in this situation.</p><p></p><p>What you can do is</p><p>. Check out the club house and find a suitable location for you to be in.</p><p>. Take both your lenses and take a few trial shots. With the 18-55 take them at least at 18mm, 24mm, 40mm and 55mm. Then compare the quality at 40mm with your 40mm. Use your on board flash to gauge the flash coverage.</p><p></p><p>On the D-day, go with fully charged battery and a freshly formatted card. Be sure to check the camera by taking a few shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 296855, member: 16090"] I have a D3300 with the 18-55 kit lense and an older 50mmF1.8AF and recently bought the 35mmF1.8DX. The D3200 has similar specifications, except for a faster processor and better ISO. I have experimented with all these lenses both indoor and out door with and without the built in flash. I also have SB800 which I tried for some time. Here is my take 1. The 18-55 kit lense is extremely versatile. You can take the picture of a single person at the long end, and a group at the wide end, without bothering too much about changing your location. In a club house that would be an advantage. 2. Normally the persons whose photo is taken prefer to have a sharp image. That would normally rule out larger apertures, F6 to F8 will be more like it. In such a situation a faster lense looses much of its advantage. The kit lense has VR, an advantage for a new comer to DSLR world. 3. The on board flash has a guide number of 39 feet at ISO 100. Which means it will be 78 feet at ISO 400. At F6 that gives a range of at least 13 feet at full power and much more as a fill flash. That should be sufficient distance to take all types of shots. 4. External flash are pretty heavy. In fact my SB800 is much heavier than the D3300. So unless you have practice with the flash mounted on the hot shoe, your hands will get tired soon. In my opinion the external flash is best left out in this situation. What you can do is . Check out the club house and find a suitable location for you to be in. . Take both your lenses and take a few trial shots. With the 18-55 take them at least at 18mm, 24mm, 40mm and 55mm. Then compare the quality at 40mm with your 40mm. Use your on board flash to gauge the flash coverage. On the D-day, go with fully charged battery and a freshly formatted card. Be sure to check the camera by taking a few shots. [/QUOTE]
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