Which lense to purchase for Nikon?

[xSeongminx]

I was looking around trying to find a few lenses for my sister. I was looking to spend around 200$ per lense. Any good recommendations for a D50? Thanks.

 

[Kaido]

What does she have right now?

 

[aphex]

Tamron 17-50 f/2.8

Beautiful lens, well worth the price.....

 

[xSeongminx]

She has a Nikon D50 with the 18-55MM that came with the kit.

 

[czech09]

Nikon 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor

The best 'reasonably' priced lens for a Nikon. Great all-round and crystal clear. Good luck!

 

[xSeongminx]

That lense is kind of out of my range. I was hoping to spend less than 300$. Btw, I searched on this website and can anyone tell me the difference between "USA" and "Imported"? Thanks.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control...lSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t

 

[czech09]

Originally posted by: xSeongminx
That lense is kind of out of my range. I was hoping to spend less than 300$. Btw, I searched on this website and can anyone tell me the difference between "USA" and "Imported"? Thanks.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control...lSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t

There's usually no difference however sometimes there's a difference in the manufacturer's warranty (Canon is infamous for this).

 

[czech09]

Originally posted by: xSeongminx
That lense is kind of out of my range. I was hoping to spend less than 300$. Btw, I searched on this website and can anyone tell me the difference between "USA" and "Imported"? Thanks.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control...lSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t

If it's <$300 I recommend this.

It's also a great glass. Pretty nice range too but if you don't mind spending the extra $200 that 24-120 VR is truly spectacular - read up on some reviews on both.

B&H is usually not the cheapest place online so shop around but I'd suggest not buying from Ebay. Good luck!

 

[Sukhoi]

The Sigma 17-70 is supposed to be pretty nice too.

 

[xSeongminx]

Thanks alot for the helpful info czech . I'll make sure to look into the 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Autofocus Lens. Btw, would you recommend that I spend the extra $25 and purchase the one that says "USA"?

 

[soydios]

For $500+, I'd easily get the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX over the 24-120mm. 24mm is just not wide enough with the 1.5x DX crop factor, IMHO. I just pulled the trigger on the 18-200 a few hours ago on eBay ($770 for a factory demo). Here's an identical auction that's ending soon: Text

For ~$300, I would get the 18-70mm AF-S DX. It has a little more telephoto reach than the 18-55mm.

And let's not forget the required lens for all SLRs, 35mm film or APS-C digital: the plastic fantastic 50mm! Text

 

[Sukhoi]

http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/index.html

 

[s0ssos]

Originally posted by: soydios
For $500+, I'd easily get the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX over the 24-120mm. 24mm is just not wide enough with the 1.5x DX crop factor, IMHO. I just pulled the trigger on the 18-200 a few hours ago on eBay ($770 for a factory demo). Here's an identical auction that's ending soon: Text

For ~$300, I would get the 18-70mm AF-S DX. It has a little more telephoto reach than the 18-55mm.

And let's not forget the required lens for all SLRs, 35mm film or APS-C digital: the plastic fantastic 50mm! Text

do you mean 500++? expect to spend $900 for the 18-200vr. it's out of stock everywhere. of course, you can get it on ebay though