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D3100
Advice on lens after kit please
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<blockquote data-quote="mustang" data-source="post: 273489" data-attributes="member: 17925"><p>personally on the flash I would go for a good used copy of the sb600 or sb800 .</p><p>The 600 is far more flash than the 400 and can be kept forever when you upgrade bodies . It's also a powerhouse .</p><p>The sb600's in very good condition usually go for 150- 200 bucks on ebay</p><p>the 800 is a true workhorse and can be used as a commander(fire multiple flashes wirelessly) for cameras like yours that don't have a built in commander mode .</p><p></p><p>The kit 18-105 vr is a great lens .</p><p>the only thing bad about it is the fstop at 105mm is f5.6 and at 18 its still a f4 . It likes high iso or flash or bright sun . The vr helps a lot .</p><p>a AF-S 35mm f1.8 prime is the equivlent of a "normal lens" on a fx body or 35mm film body. Obviously at f1.8 it works good for no flash or low light .</p><p>The IQ is better than the 18-105 but not enough that a snapshot shooter will ever see the difference . Where it shines is in low light .</p><p>A 50mm prime f1.8 is going to have a perspective of approximately a 75mm telephoto on a dx body .</p><p>for now unless you need a fast lens for low light , you will get more use out of the 18-105 as it is far more versatile than a prime .</p><p>That's actually the lens that is on my d7000 quite frequently , my 7100 keeps the 17-55 dx to itself and won't share <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mustang, post: 273489, member: 17925"] personally on the flash I would go for a good used copy of the sb600 or sb800 . The 600 is far more flash than the 400 and can be kept forever when you upgrade bodies . It's also a powerhouse . The sb600's in very good condition usually go for 150- 200 bucks on ebay the 800 is a true workhorse and can be used as a commander(fire multiple flashes wirelessly) for cameras like yours that don't have a built in commander mode . The kit 18-105 vr is a great lens . the only thing bad about it is the fstop at 105mm is f5.6 and at 18 its still a f4 . It likes high iso or flash or bright sun . The vr helps a lot . a AF-S 35mm f1.8 prime is the equivlent of a "normal lens" on a fx body or 35mm film body. Obviously at f1.8 it works good for no flash or low light . The IQ is better than the 18-105 but not enough that a snapshot shooter will ever see the difference . Where it shines is in low light . A 50mm prime f1.8 is going to have a perspective of approximately a 75mm telephoto on a dx body . for now unless you need a fast lens for low light , you will get more use out of the 18-105 as it is far more versatile than a prime . That's actually the lens that is on my d7000 quite frequently , my 7100 keeps the 17-55 dx to itself and won't share :p [/QUOTE]
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