Nikon Kit

[snowbear]

There is no 55-300 in my list of lenses useable by DX.

You probably talk about the Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR which is not a huge update to the Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED DX VR - but you can of course still use it if you ever switch to FX, and it seems to have a faster autofocus.

You can use FX lenses on DX bodies. All I am using on my D40 are 24mm, 50mm and 105mm FX primes.

 

[gryffinwings]

I'd suggest looking at the 18-105 and get the 35mm with it. I used the 18-55, 55-200 combo for over a year. IMO the 55mm cut off point is annoying. Any place I went I needed both lenses and was always swapping them to get the pic I wanted. It just seems to work out to be an inconvenient point. I got the 18-105 just before Christmas and I am very happy with it.

I have to agree with this point, the 55mm cut off point is really annoying, I've been looking at alternatives. Most of the time I'm finding I need a bit more range and don't have it.

 

[Solarflare]

There is no 55-300 in my list of lenses useable by DX.

You probably talk about the Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR which is not a huge update to the Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED DX VR - but you can of course still use it if you ever switch to FX, and it seems to have a faster autofocus.

You can use FX lenses on DX bodies.

Yes ? I didnt claimed otherwise.

 

[djacobox372]

what's the "real" zoom on the 55-200 lens? how far can it photograph? Say my kid is playing 10yards away can I get a good picture?
Thanks,
Pedro

On a crop sensor camera 35mm would be considered "normal" so 200mm would be 6x zoom. Good for shoulder-head shots at 10m.

Id highly recommend the 50mm f1.8 af-s g, if for no other reason as to give you a high standard to compare other lenses to.