Lens Help!!!!!

[MR. JAY]

I just left the store with my new D7000 and I have a few dollars to spend. Im ready to take some pics!!! What lens should I buy to get started?? Any Suggestions??? Thanks in Advance!!!!!

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Did you already get the zoom kit lens with it and want to add to the collection?

 

[EPPhoto]

Define "a few dollars to spend"...

Sent from Erics iPhone! (2) Nikon D300 50mm 1.4, 17-55 2.8, 70-200 2.8VRII, 24-70 2.8, 85mm 1.4, (2) SB900

 

[Overread]

In addition to what lens(es) you have currently an idea of:

1) What a "few dollars" is in real cash is important - we need to know if we are talking 10s; 100s; 1000s etc...

2) What kind of photos you want to be able to take - what subjects or situations you are hoping to work with/in.

 

[MR. JAY]

I have about $2000 to spend. I want to do some sporting events, parties and some portrait type photos to begin with.

 

[Raian-san]

Nikon 80-200mm 2.8, Nikon 35mm 1.8 or 50mm 1.8, 1.4, Tamron 17-50mm or 28-75mm 2.8 lens. Try to find used one to save a few hundreds. GL.

 

[Aye-non Oh-non Imus]

I have about $2000 to spend. I want to do some sporting events, parties and some portrait type photos to begin with.

Two outta three ain't bad. Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8.
For parties, get a kit lens and a flash.

 

[David-Wayne]

Agreed, 70-200 is a great lense for what it sounds like you want to shoot. Doesn't your camera have the aps-c sensor? If so that 70-200 will be more like a 105-300, which will put your subject very far away, especially for portraits. Also think about the 24-70, it's awesome! If you want both go with sigma, it'll make for a more complete starter set, and you can always upgrade later.

 

[djacobox372]

Here's what I suggest:

Fast prime: 35mm f1.8 af-s ($185 used)
Short zoom: tamron 17-50mm f2.8 ($325 used), or sigma 24-70mm f2.8 ($375 used)
Long zoom: nikon 80-200mm f2.8 af-d "two ring" ($675 used) or af-s version for $900 used
Flash: sb-600 ($175 used)

With the d700 you can also use non-CPU manual focus glass, good choices would be:

50mm f1.4 ais ($150 used)
105mm f2.8 micro ais ($190 used)
300mm f4.5 if ais Ed ($325 used)
600mm f5.6 ais Ed ($1500 used)

 

[Aye-non Oh-non Imus]

With the d700 you can also use .....

I forgot a digit on the lens and you left off a digit on the body.

Optically, the 80-200mm is a winner.