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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 373209" data-attributes="member: 13090">The 35mm f/1.8 is a truly great lens; it's a prime though, meaning the focal length is fixed: you'll need to &quot;zoom with your feet&quot; as we say. It's fast (f/1.8) and very sharp. If you don't mind zooming &quot;old school&quot;, this is your lens and one of my personal favorites (not that that should sway you).The 18-55mm VRII lens is quite good and will give you some flexibility over the 35mm f/1.8 mentioned above. It's not very fast with it's maximum aperture of f/3.5 and it won't be as sharp as the 35mm f/1.8, but it's a very good choice for your stated needs and a very good lens overall.In all honesty, I'm *not* a big fan of the Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD, which is, most likely, what's be offered along with the 18-55mm VRII; I'd advise you to put your money elsewhere.I suggest you look at the Nikon 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 VR for your camera. It will go wide like the 18-55mm but give you a lot more zoom. It's fairly compact and light weight as well. I think this would be the perfect &quot;one lens solution&quot; for you needs, personally. It's not an inexpensive lens, but good glass is simply not cheap and cheap glass is typically not good. If the 18-140mm is out of the question, fall back on the 18-55mm or the 35mm prime.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 373209, member: 13090"] The 35mm f/1.8 is a truly great lens; it's a prime though, meaning the focal length is fixed: you'll need to "zoom with your feet" as we say. It's fast (f/1.8) and very sharp. If you don't mind zooming "old school", this is your lens and one of my personal favorites (not that that should sway you). The 18-55mm VRII lens is quite good and will give you some flexibility over the 35mm f/1.8 mentioned above. It's not very fast with it's maximum aperture of f/3.5 and it won't be as sharp as the 35mm f/1.8, but it's a very good choice for your stated needs and a very good lens overall. In all honesty, I'm *not* a big fan of the Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD, which is, most likely, what's be offered along with the 18-55mm VRII; I'd advise you to put your money elsewhere. I suggest you look at the Nikon 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 VR for your camera. It will go wide like the 18-55mm but give you a lot more zoom. It's fairly compact and light weight as well. I think this would be the perfect "one lens solution" for you needs, personally. It's not an inexpensive lens, but good glass is simply not cheap and cheap glass is typically not good. If the 18-140mm is out of the question, fall back on the 18-55mm or the 35mm prime. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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