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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 470481" data-attributes="member: 16090">1. Get the D3300 with the 18-55 kit lens. It is fantastic piece of glass for its price.2. Avoid zooms with long zoom range. The higher the zoom ratio the less is the image IQ.3. The 18-55 can shoot at very close distances, and you will get a magnification of 0.3x at 55mm. Use the 24MP sensor to crop extensively. Most of my bird shots are cropped to 800x800 which is a decent size for WEB display. Macro filters do degrade the image IQ, and there is no substitute for a dedicated macro lens. As the 18-140 is relatively soft lens, close up lenses will make the image even more soft. A close up lens will also decrease the object to lens distance in proportion to the magnification it offers.Regarding Macro lense, there are quite a few focal lengths available.. Shorter focal lengths have shorter object to lens distance which is a disadvantage while shooting insects. Fine for flowers and other still life.. Longer focal lengths will have longer object to lens distance, perfect for insects. 90mm, 105mm and 200mm are the longer lenses.. For copy work - stamps and coins, you will need a macro lens that has flat field and low distortion. 60mm is the lens to go for this type of work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 470481, member: 16090"] 1. Get the D3300 with the 18-55 kit lens. It is fantastic piece of glass for its price. 2. Avoid zooms with long zoom range. The higher the zoom ratio the less is the image IQ. 3. The 18-55 can shoot at very close distances, and you will get a magnification of 0.3x at 55mm. Use the 24MP sensor to crop extensively. Most of my bird shots are cropped to 800x800 which is a decent size for WEB display. Macro filters do degrade the image IQ, and there is no substitute for a dedicated macro lens. As the 18-140 is relatively soft lens, close up lenses will make the image even more soft. A close up lens will also decrease the object to lens distance in proportion to the magnification it offers. Regarding Macro lense, there are quite a few focal lengths available. . Shorter focal lengths have shorter object to lens distance which is a disadvantage while shooting insects. Fine for flowers and other still life. . Longer focal lengths will have longer object to lens distance, perfect for insects. 90mm, 105mm and 200mm are the longer lenses. . For copy work - stamps and coins, you will need a macro lens that has flat field and low distortion. 60mm is the lens to go for this type of work. [/QUOTE]

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