right not i have a Nikon D70 with the standard lense it came with and.....
First off we need to know what type of shooting you want/like to do. A flash is useless if you want to shoot more distant wildlife, although you could get a better beamer, however in that case a nice long zoom would be better advice.
Sorry if you can't see the obvious.
Without knowing anything else I would advise either a 50mm f/1.4 or a 16-50mm f/2.8
Sooooo, if he/she's wanting to shoot wildlife from a more distant view point, how is your recommendation any more worthy than suggesting a flash? Let me answer that for you......... NONE, it's just as useless.
Okay everybody, give us a shoutout for your favorite lens. (told you)
What is so obvious? I don't go back and troll other peoples posts to see what they like to shoot. They should be up front about it. The long distance lens, was an example of how a flash wouldn't be the best choice in that specific case. Which shows the need for a more specific question.
As for my lens recommendations, I chose those, because they are good all around lenses. Their is a reason why the kit lenses are typically 18-55. I am sorry that YOU can't see the obvious. Also, had the OP been more specific, we would know whether she prefers to shoot indoors or outdoors, low-light or normal daylight. As for my recommendations, they are both very fast lenses that would still be relatively versatile in low light situations. Nothing in their original post screams "I need a flash". How about a decent lens and a reflector so that they can learn how to manipulate light and use what they have available to them. Then when they dive in to strobes, they will have a better understanding of light in general? My guess from their original post, is that they are not going to have any knowledge of this, or of how to use a TTL flash ( whether off-camera or not ) any better than they could use the pop up flash already available to them. So, dipstick, before you start ragging on me, and before you start blurting out your wet dream camera gear list, why don't you shut your mouth and actually give some thought of what the BEST next step would be given the info that we have ( which isn't very much ).
Villiage Idiot ( wow, I guess the shoe really does fit here, huh? ) So you are telling me that without a flash, lenses are useless which in turn makes your camera useless? Those two lenses were chosen because they are fast, they are a decent versatile focal length, and they are relatively cheap for the quality of lens. Not all prime lenses and fast lenses are used for portaits. Pull your head out of your rear end have the minerals to actually make some useful comments here instead of just being a little douche all the time.
My first post was posted prior to the OP stating that they shoot people 99% of the time. With that new info, I would still recommend one of the two lenses, in addition to a used ( cheaper ) bounce flash.
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