Nikon D7000 what to get with it

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Buying the Nikon D7000 tomorrow morning. Have heard that the 18-105 kit lens is abit pants so I'm going to buy the body only

What lens' or accessories would you suggest I get??

Any owner feedback on the camera would be appreciated


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Hi all


Buying the Nikon D7000 tomorrow morning. Have heard that the 18-105 kit lens is abit pants so I'm going to buy the body only

What lens' or accessories would you suggest I get??

Any owner feedback on the camera would be appreciated

  • 35mm f1.8 - if money's tight or you're looking to travel light
  • 17-55 f2.8 + MB-D11 battery grip - if money's no object and you enjoy the taste of spinach

I own a D7000 - I'm very pleased with it.

PS. I'm a tight-a***d spinach eater :D
 
.... or a Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 non-OS or Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 OS if neither skint nor rich.... :D

Sigma is a good bit pricier though....
 
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The 18-105 is not really pants as such, it is just that the 16mp of the D7000 reveal more its limitations.

Both lenses suggested above are brilliant but the first might limit you a bit the other is as expensive as the camera...

Check the 17-50 of Tamron for a good walk around lens.
 
Difficult to recommend a lens with out knowing your budget.
I bought the D7000 body with a Nikon 17-55mm f2.8
I wasn't intending to spend that much on a lens but wow....it was definitely worth it.
 
the 18-105 isn't pants but is not that great for the money - also if you end up getting a zoom telephoto in the future you will probably end up duplicating half its range.

I guess you have no Nikon lenses at the moment, if you don't want to spend too much money the 35/1.8 is a smashing lens and would be my choice if you have to buy something at list price tomorrow.

Not sure where you are buying from but why not try a little haggling - see if they could throw in a 50/1.8 or 18-55 zoom - either of these would be nice little lenses to get you going, you could then take your time to choose what else to buy. Another nice lens is the Nikon 18-70 you will only get these second-hand - a mint one should be about 100 notes.

Accessory wise you may want to look at the mini infra red remote (again see if they will throw it in) for a tenner, filters if you want to protect lenses. The D7000 battery lasts for ever so you won't need a spare or battery grip.

The best memory card is the SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I - these will overcome the issue for some that the D7000 has a small buffer if you like taking loads of continuous shots - these cards are not cheap though - maybe 30 notes for 8GB.
 
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