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I own a Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm f-3.5-5.6 lens with AutoFocus and Vibration Reduction.

I have found this lens to be limited in two ways.

#1 - In some indoor action shots where lighting is poor I have a difficult time getting enough shutter speed to prevent blurring.

#2 - Doesn't have much zoom capability thus I have to "zoom in" after the fact by editing photos to get a close up of the subject. This leads to blurry/grainy photos if I zoom in too much.

Most of my indoor shots will require some type of zoom function where the subject is 50 ft away and I want to get a close-up shot. Sometimes lighting may be poor (ie. indoor area such as the Stampede Big 4 blgd) so I would like to have a good (low) f-stop... but then again I'm not willing tp pay thousands of dollars to get a professional type lens.

Outdoor shots can vary from 50-200 ft.


So I am considering getting one or two of the following..

A. 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens with AF and VR - $400
B. 18-200mm f-/3.5-5.6 lens with AF and VR - $800
C. 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens with AF and VR - $400
D. ?

-Go with the 18-105 + the 70-300?

-Go with just the 18-200?

-Get a fixed 50mm lens with a lower f-stop than the above lenses have and then get one of the above zoom lenses? I see Nikon has 50mm f/1.8 thats about $200.

-Something else?

Whats your opinion on the above lenses?

I really don't want to spend much more than $800 in total for one or more lenses.