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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 298395" data-attributes="member: 13090">Well if I were you I'd be looking at either <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-18-55mm-3-5-5-6G-AF-S-NIKKOR/dp/B00HQ4W4PC" target="_blank">the newest version of the 18-55mm</a> or, for about $50 less, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-1-8G-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398425766&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Nikon 35mm f/1.8G</a>. The first lens will be more flexible, going from wide angle to slight zoom, but it's slower meaning you'll have a harder time getting that bokeh effect you want (the blurry background). The second lens, the 35mm, will be better equipped to give you the bokeh you want because it has a much larger maximum aperture, but...It's a prime which means if you want to zoom or go wide you have to use your feet to do so. Still, it's a very fast, very sharp lens. One of those lenses the most hard-core among us swear by.Also, the other key element in getting the bokeh effect you mention is getting as much distance between your in-focus subject and the background. The greater the distance between those two things, the better the overall effect will be. Using a wide aperture (smaller number) will help as well but mainly, it's the distance between subject and background that makes the difference.......</blockquote>