bbrowner Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

Last Nov. I gave my daughter my Canon G11... and got a Nikon D7100 with 2 lenses. 1) Nikon 35mm (1.8) DX... and... 2) Nikon 55 - 200mm (4.5) DX.

I shoot anything and everything, A to Z.

What lens would you go to, to expand... considering I shoot everything. (Not a pro)

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tsilva Loc: Arizona

Only you know the answer to this. What shot(s) are you missing that aren't covered by what you currently have?

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

First off, what is your budget? I'm a Canon guy but I know that Nikon makes a good 24-70mm f/2.8 lens that is a favorite of many Nikon shooters. That would be my recommendation, if you have the budget for it. Something out beyond 200mm would also be worth looking at, but I think that the 24-70 would be what I would go after first.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Nothing.

Why spend money for no reason?


Don't succumb to the G.A.S. problem.


You want to spend money? Take that $1000 that you would have spent on your new lens and take a short trip somewhere.


Buy experiences, not gear.

Leitz Loc: Solms

[quote=rpavich] Take that $1000 that you would have spent on your new lens and take a short trip somewhere.
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:thumbup: And don't forget your camera!

BebuLamar

Yes! But if I were you I would want wider angle lenses.

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

If you have achieved all that kit is capable of in a year, get out of the house.....!RPAVICH is totally correct. Its not what you have its what you shoot and where.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

It depends on what kind of pictures your present lenses keep you from taking that you really want to be able to take.

If you find yourself not being able to get sweeping landscapes as wide as you wish or not being able to back off far enough indoors to include the whole scene/event then a better wide angle would be the choice. (Also good for sky shots of milky way etc.)

If you sometimes want to take shots in low light that the 35mm is not the right length you might need one of the faster, wide>short/medium telephoto zooms from Nikon, Tamron or Sigma. They won't be cheap.

If you keep wishing you could get pictures of that bird/plane/whatever that is way off there you might need a good telephoto with a lot more than 200mm reach. Economics wish the Tamron or Sigma 150-600 lenses would be the choice there. Your 7100 is a good action body so one of these on it would be a pretty good combo for birds etc.

If you are just missing shots from mild wide to fairly short telephoto and get tired of changing from the 35 to the zoom so often you might need something like my Canon 24-105. I am sure that Nikon must have something like that and I know Sigma makes them for Nikon. Tamron makes them also but their lenses are wide to 200mm. Of course that means you could leave the 55-200 at home. Keep the zoom on the camera and use the 35 when it gets dim and you usually can't see things far enough away to need telephoto anyway.

A few weeks ago I managed to do a pretty good job of shooting a Civil War reenactment with just my 24-105 (I do use a full frame body so was able to crop many frames to make up for not having a longer lens.)

Didereaux Loc: Swamps of E TX

[quote=Leitz][quote=rpavich] Take that $1000 that you would have spent on your new lens and take a short trip somewhere.


:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

I say get the 18-55mm VR II and take the rest of the $1,000(700.00) and go on a road trip.

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

Try some wide angle, like the 10-24 DX, or the older 12-24 DX.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Say a 24-70mm f/2.8 or 16-50mm f/2.8. Not sure how you used your G11 or your actual skill level. But if you are at all a beginner, you might consider mastering one lens at a time. A serious student of photography should probably shoot a number of prime lenses one at a time and get to know what each focal length does. For your D7000, say learn a series of focal lengths, 20mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 105mm, etc. For learning purposes if using a zoom lens put it on a focal length and leave it and Zoom with your feet. Walk to where the perspective is right for your shot. Don't go all crazy buying lenses.

I made that mistake. Back in the film days when I first started in around 1979 I went all nuts buying lenses. A lot I wish I never had bought, many I sold and replaced. It took a long time to get ones that were really useful to me. But I think having too many lenses actually inhibited my skills. I knew how to use all kinds of lenses and cameras but the bulk of my photography was mediocre. It was not until I reintroduced myself to photography when I went digital and took some photographic composition classes that I really learned to see and be able to create real art. With 36 years of experience and today over 20 lenses, I think I finally have mastered at least some of them. I only really shoot often with about five of them. For my CF (yours is a CF too) bodies I mainly use a 19mm, 35mm, 50mm, 100mm, and 16-50mm Zoom. I really need to force myself to do more wildlife by getting a long telephoto zoom as well. Not sure yet, something like 70-300mm, 100-400mm ?

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Get a 2.8 lens. I got 17-50mm 2.8 Sigma. I didn't get the Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 because it's too heavy for me.

PhotoshooterNJ Loc: NJ

Look into a refurbished 24 to 105mm.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I like large aperture zooms, like f/2.8. I recently bought two of Nikon's previous best, the 35-70mm and the 80-200mm. I got both for under $1,000. Buying the new versions would have cost around $4,000. I got the 80-200mm from KEH, and it was New Old Stock - I was the first owner.