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Hi For my new Nikon D5100 I’m looking for an all purpose lens. My budget is around £300 ($500 approx). Could you please suggest me some good lenses? Criteria Should have good Wide angle coverage Should have fair amount of teleport It should be a good portrait (most of the time...

Thanks, Yes i can consider 35mm. But will it be good for protrait? I mean I'll be using this mostly for close up protrait photography. Then which one will be good 50mm or 35mm.

Hi Phil, Thanks for the info. I’m also considering AF-S lens only. But I stuck only on 50mm D f1.8 AF Prime.If I go for the AF-S version (50mm F1.8 G AF-S ….though I don’t know what’s the difference between D and G) I’ve to pay almost double the amount.:bang: Other than this I’m planning to...

Thanks ohara I did have lot of confusion regarding Canon (550/600D) vs Nikon (D5100). Both are very good cameras…no doubt. But I’m going for Nikon for only one reason …its better performance in low light because of its low noise in high ISO. Low light photography is one of my...

Now I’m convinced to go for Nikon D5100 over Canon 600D. Not having a built in focus motor will not scare me now.

Thanks Ohara for the suggestion.:D

Cool!!:thumbs: Thank you.

Excellent!!! I was going through the link. For some of the lenses it is written as "No Meter" if i use it with D5100. What does it mean?

Thanks a lot for the info. Hmm...that means I can use a non AF-S (like Nikkor 50mm f1.8 D AF) in D5100. The guy from the shop was telling me it will not fit at all with D5100. But actually it will not autofocus with D5100. But if I set the focus manually I can take good pics. What's your...

Thanks, If again i switch on the auto focus then waht will happen?? will the camera again focus on the subject eleminating the focus that i've set manually on the subject?

Hi, Could anyone please clear my understanding regarding Auto and manual focus? I'm new to DSLR and planning to buy my 1st one. Yester day I was in a shop trying out some DSLRs. I took a Nikon D5100 with 18-55mm lens on it. I zoomed it to 55mm and turned on the manual focus switch on the...