Good Morning to all !

Am asking for guidance in regards to my purchasing a new lens for Nikon's D800...

Today, I will be ordering a new Nikon D800 camera body, but would like to order a high quality starter lens to go along with it.. When I say a starter lens, I am referring to a lens that will have zooming capabilities starting on the low end with a focal length somewhere around 16mm and a high end focal length somewhere around 105mm or higher. Yet, my requirements or my needs for such a lens are of such whereas I want the lens to have the best glass that Nikon has to offer for a mild zoom lens within these focal length ranges..

Admittedly, I will say to you that I am not familiar with all of the nomenclature or the acronyms that Nikon gives to their lenses, but if you will bear with me/help me, I am asking for advice which will enable me to purchase the highest quality lens that Nikon has to offer in the focal length ranges which I have just listed..

As an example, I am familiar with Canon's lenses and I know that Canon's "L" series lenses are touted as having better qualities (higher quality glass) when compared to their non-L series lenses... With this said, if I can purchase a lens for my Nikon D800 and the D800 be fitted with a lens much like Canon's 5D Mark III is fitted with Canon's 24-105 "L" series lens, I shall be more than happy :)

In advance, I thank you for your responding, enjoy your day, and if you have a garden, get outside today, weather permitting, and enjoy many of the trees and flowers which are now in full bloom with plenty of bees buzzing ~ well, they are here in Ohio :)

~ Doug ~

I have only the e model. When I was considering which to get I read several reviews on both and decided on the e. My guess is that for most shots you would probably not notice the difference. However, many newer models do not have the Moire filter and Moire can be corrected in PP. I have not had any Moire at all and am glad I got the e model. There's also an expectation that Nikon will come out with a D800s model this year that includes some new features and will not have the Moire filter. So, you might want to wait for the next model - but that's just rumor.

I apologize had I neglected to make my query totally clear..

When I had stated a starter lens, my intentions were to ask for a first lens having extreme high qualities and it's price tag is not in question ! In no way was I suggesting that I wanted to find a bargain lens whatsoever.. I have none and never want any !!!!

With my view cameras, I use only Schneider's top of the line lenses

In regards to my Canon 5D Mark II, I use only "L" lenses and when it comes to my new Nikon D800, I want only Nikon's equivalent if comparing to Canon's "L" series lenses.

Hope this helps and I look forward to any and all responses.

Thanks, again !
~ Doug ~

Good Morning to all !

Am asking for guidance in regards to my purchasing a new lens for Nikon's D800...

Today, I will be ordering a new Nikon D800 camera body, but would like to order a high quality starter lens to go along with it.. When I say a starter lens, I am referring to a lens that will have zooming capabilities starting on the low end with a focal length somewhere around 16mm and a high end focal length somewhere around 105mm or higher. Yet, my requirements or my needs for such a lens are of such whereas I want the lens to have the best glass that Nikon has to offer for a mild zoom lens within these focal length ranges..

Admittedly, I will say to you that I am not familiar with all of the nomenclature or the acronyms that Nikon gives to their lenses, but if you will bear with me/help me, I am asking for advice which will enable me to purchase the highest quality lens that Nikon has to offer in the focal length ranges which I have just listed..

As an example, I am familiar with Canon's lenses and I know that Canon's "L" series lenses are touted as having better qualities (higher quality glass) when compared to their non-L series lenses... With this said, if I can purchase a lens for my Nikon D800 and the D800 be fitted with a lens much like Canon's 5D Mark III is fitted with Canon's 24-105 "L" series lens, I shall be more than happy :)

In advance, I thank you for your responding, enjoy your day, and if you have a garden, get outside today, weather permitting, and enjoy many of the trees and flowers which are now in full bloom with plenty of bees buzzing ~ well, they are here in Ohio :)

~ Doug ~