lens for nikon d7000

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I have a nikon d7000 with the following lenses.
1. nikon 35mm 1.8
2. nikon 18-105 kit lens
3 nikon 55-300.
I use the camera for general photography, landscape, family shots etc.
What lens would you recommend for my next purchase. Am thinking of a
2.8 lens or wide angle. have a budget of £500. Am not adverse to going secondhand. Thanks for any ideas.
 
When I'm getting a new lens (I do it often enough) I try to fill a gap in my photography, or more accurately, I look at the things I'm trying to shoot and struggling with due to focal length, aperture, sharpness, AF speed etc.

At what point do you find yourself wishing you could shoot something better or easier? You have the major ranges covered so for example if you find you are using a lot of the longer end but need more light in then a good 70-200mm f2.8 might work.......... many possibilities but can't list them all without a little more info :)
 
Am thinking of a
2.8 lens or wide angle. have a budget of £500
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Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 (does both of what you want lol)

Links to flickr site in the siggy - has pics taken with that lens.



Possibly you may want to consider a macro lens (105mm nikkor, 105 sigma, 90 tamron or 150 sigma ? and extension tubes).

Alternatively something in the long range, 50-500mm sigma, used may fall in your budget, but may also be a little more. This would depend on you wanting to get a bit further away for wildlife or birds... You could hire one if you are unsure whether it would be the lens for you.
 
Consider a used Nikkor 105mm 2.8 VR Micro, superb lens if you're interested in macro.
Or maybe a Sigma 10-20mm 3.5....
A nifty fifty is always good, but then that wouldn't give you something drastically different from your 35mm 1.8. Though you might want to consider another portrait prime like the 50mm 1.4 or an one of the 85mm Nikkors....
 
Thank you all for your inputs. Have decided to go for a Tokina 11-16.
 
The other lens I would have suggested would be the 80-200 F2.8. Nothing new in range terms but a nice step up in quality.
 
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