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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 543576" data-attributes="member: 4923">That sounds like the d5500 for $1040. The d5300 with 140 is around $800<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1010025-REG/nikon_13303_d5300_dslr_camera_with.html" target="_blank">Nikon D5300 DSLR Camera with 18-140mm Lens (Black) 13303 B&amp;H</a>I really think the 140 is a nicer lens than the 18-55.&nbsp; Its handy to have that extra reach right on your camera when you need it. It has a metal mount too, the 18-55 is plastic. You still might want a zoom.This is the one I have:<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/728343-REG/Tamron_AFA005NII700_SP_70_300mm_f_4_5_6_Di.html" target="_blank">Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD Telephoto AFA005NII-700 B&amp;H</a>I like it, great lens. It might push you over budget though.All of the Nikon d3x00, d5x00, d7x00 are crop sensor. The sensor is smaller than 35mm film. The picture gets enlarged to standard size, so you get a crop and zoom effect. In the end, you get a field of view similar to a lens 1.5 longer. So 140 will look like a 210 on your old camera and the 300 will look like a 450mm. There are some threads here explaining that better with diagrams.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 543576, member: 4923"] That sounds like the d5500 for $1040. The d5300 with 140 is around $800 [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1010025-REG/nikon_13303_d5300_dslr_camera_with.html]Nikon D5300 DSLR Camera with 18-140mm Lens (Black) 13303 B&H[/url] I really think the 140 is a nicer lens than the 18-55. Its handy to have that extra reach right on your camera when you need it. It has a metal mount too, the 18-55 is plastic. You still might want a zoom. This is the one I have: [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/728343-REG/Tamron_AFA005NII700_SP_70_300mm_f_4_5_6_Di.html]Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD Telephoto AFA005NII-700 B&H[/url] I like it, great lens. It might push you over budget though. All of the Nikon d3x00, d5x00, d7x00 are crop sensor. The sensor is smaller than 35mm film. The picture gets enlarged to standard size, so you get a crop and zoom effect. In the end, you get a field of view similar to a lens 1.5 longer. So 140 will look like a 210 on your old camera and the 300 will look like a 450mm. There are some threads here explaining that better with diagrams. [/QUOTE]

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