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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 572258" data-attributes="member: 13090">Zoom lenses, typically, are a juggling act of IQ versus focal length. The 18-55mm may give better IQ, but how MUCH better and it also has the more limited focal range. You have to weigh for yourself how important each factor in the equation is, and go from there. The 18-55mm is a great little lens but having shot both, I prefer the 18-140mm for the extra reach.Well you have a lot of options. As a mechanic friend of mine says, &quot;How much money do you have and how fast do you want to go?&quot; If it were me and budget was of concern, I'd pair the 18-140mm with the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR and have probably 99% of my shooting covered with two lenses. If budget was of no concern I'd pair the D5300 with a Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art and a Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD. But that's me... This is a very subjective topic, though, and there are several things to be considered.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 572258, member: 13090"] Zoom lenses, typically, are a juggling act of IQ versus focal length. The 18-55mm may give better IQ, but how MUCH better and it also has the more limited focal range. You have to weigh for yourself how important each factor in the equation is, and go from there. The 18-55mm is a great little lens but having shot both, I prefer the 18-140mm for the extra reach. Well you have a lot of options. As a mechanic friend of mine says, "How much money do you have and how fast do you want to go?" If it were me and budget was of concern, I'd pair the 18-140mm with the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR and have probably 99% of my shooting covered with two lenses. If budget was of no concern I'd pair the D5300 with a Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art and a Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD. But that's me... This is a very subjective topic, though, and there are several things to be considered. [/QUOTE]

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