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<blockquote data-quote="Eob" data-source="post: 226806" data-attributes="member: 12670">I agree that its kinda nutty to just start picking out lenses before I have a specialty, but I need to pick something now for a christmas gift.&nbsp; I like to try a bit of everything, anyway.&nbsp; My main subject interests are animals, my own and at zoos and parks.&nbsp; I like to take pictures around Chicago, and some of the surrounding small towns and parks.&nbsp; I've really been enjoying taking pictures of my nieces and nephews.&nbsp; They are fast, so thats something that I need to work on.&nbsp; I just got a new camera protecting purse, so I will be taking it around with me a lot more than I used to, so who knows what I might start capturing.I took a day long dslr class, and the instructor recommended a lens that was much better than the kit lens, with a lower fstop that wasn't expensive.&nbsp; I lost my notes <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> maybe that was the 18-105?&nbsp; I still like the idea of the&nbsp; 40mm 2.8.&nbsp; I read some reviews and watched a video.&nbsp; I have taken a lot of up close flower shots where I got a ton of detail.&nbsp; I'm not sure if I need more.&nbsp; Here are some examples of pics that I've taken with the d3100</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eob, post: 226806, member: 12670"] I agree that its kinda nutty to just start picking out lenses before I have a specialty, but I need to pick something now for a christmas gift. I like to try a bit of everything, anyway. My main subject interests are animals, my own and at zoos and parks. I like to take pictures around Chicago, and some of the surrounding small towns and parks. I've really been enjoying taking pictures of my nieces and nephews. They are fast, so thats something that I need to work on. I just got a new camera protecting purse, so I will be taking it around with me a lot more than I used to, so who knows what I might start capturing. I took a day long dslr class, and the instructor recommended a lens that was much better than the kit lens, with a lower fstop that wasn't expensive. I lost my notes :) maybe that was the 18-105? I still like the idea of the 40mm 2.8. I read some reviews and watched a video. I have taken a lot of up close flower shots where I got a ton of detail. I'm not sure if I need more. Here are some examples of pics that I've taken with the d3100 [/QUOTE]

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