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CaptainYooh · 01-08-2017, 01:18 PM

I agree, Nikkor 18-200 is a decent universal zoom, for a DX body. But a) it is rather expensive and b) it will be useless if he moves from a DX body to full-frame eventually. 70-300 is half- the price of the 18-200 and, combined with 50mm fast prime would be a good set to have for a beginner. Both lenses can be used on a full-frame body.

I like 35mm focal distance on a full-frame (I believe, it was field photo-journalists' choice focal distance for a long time), but Nikkor 35mm 1.8/g DX lens is not a very good lens and not nearly as good as the 50mm 1.8/g full-frame lens. Plus, again, it will be useless if he switches to full-frame.

P.S. On a second thought, perhaps, one 18-200 is all he would need for a while to get used to a camera; so paying more for one lens instead of two could make sense. It's hard to make a meaningful suggestion when no financial parameters are known.

01-08-2017, 01:18 PM	#3587
CaptainYooh Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary Exp:	I agree, Nikkor 18-200 is a decent universal zoom, for a DX body. But a) it is rather expensive and b) it will be useless if he moves from a DX body to full-frame eventually. 70-300 is half- the price of the 18-200 and, combined with 50mm fast prime would be a good set to have for a beginner. Both lenses can be used on a full-frame body. I like 35mm focal distance on a full-frame (I believe, it was field photo-journalists' choice focal distance for a long time), but Nikkor 35mm 1.8/g DX lens is not a very good lens and not nearly as good as the 50mm 1.8/g full-frame lens. Plus, again, it will be useless if he switches to full-frame. P.S. On a second thought, perhaps, one 18-200 is all he would need for a while to get used to a camera; so paying more for one lens instead of two could make sense. It's hard to make a meaningful suggestion when no financial parameters are known. __________________ "An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think." Georg Hegel “To generalize is to be an idiot.” William Blake Last edited by CaptainYooh; 01-08-2017 at 01:24 PM.