what lens for nikond7000

gadgeteer said:
I think you need to post a bit more details as to what you are expecting to photograph and budget.
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mainly photograph landscape, people and portrait, for travel. my all budget about ￡1300.
 
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 would be my choice.
 
Maybe you should be a bit more clear in your posts about what you currently have and what you want.

I assumed you already had a d7000 and was considering upgrading to FF in the future.
 
photang said:
mainly photograph landscape, people and portrait, for travel. my all budget about ￡1300.
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In that case I'd probably recommend the D7000 along with the kit lens. Whilst not the best IQ, it will be wide enough to use for landscapes, zoom enough for portraits/people and light enough to carry with you when you travel.

I have a Tamron 18-200 which I took with me on holiday because you don't want to be taking a whole load of kit with you since it's just extra weight. Not a lens I'd use professionally but more than enough for holiday pics.

The money you have left I'd use on a bounce flash and a 35mm f1.8 prime for those times you will need to work in low light.
 
gadgeteer said:
In that case I'd probably recommend the D7000 along with the kit lens. Whilst not the best IQ, it will be wide enough to use for landscapes, zoom enough for portraits/people and light enough to carry with you when you travel.

The money you have left I'd use on a bounce flash and a 35mm f1.8 prime for those times you will need to work in low light.
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This 100%. Kit lenses aren't the jam jar bases they used to be, and whilst their flaws show up on test charts, they're perfectly capable in real life use.

I'd also consider a decent tripod in the budget, and an IR remote control (£2.70 from eBay - couldn't live without it).
 
Brilliant 17-55 f2.8 and a D7000 body is a cracking combo - with a bit of searching you could get both for your budget (Mint 2nd hand lens @ £600 and New body @ £700).

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spend more means more decent!!! if you don't mind using second hand, D7000 with 17-55 will be superb! then get a simga 501'4!!
 
I'm in a similar boat and pretty much have an idea of extra lenses in addition to the kit I would get BUT...this is on my original percieved usage, coming from a bridge camera

When I sat down and thought about it in more detail I was really unsure. A budget of £1300 would get you really nice setup with additional lens BUT how certain are you of your needs at this stage?

I have decided I'll just buy the 18-105 kit and use it for a while before making a decision on what primes to go for....I expect it will be the 35mm f/1.8g but I'd rather wait a while and not waste money unnecessarily.

So unless the money is burning a hole in your pocket, why not wait a while?

price on camera with kit lens is just under £840 purchased from a UK company at the moment
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod.php?n=NikonD7000+18-105mmVRLensKit&p=1633

in fact I am just off down the road to one of these retailers now :)
 
Well if you are thinking of going FF defInitely buy a second hand D7000 which I think is in the £500-600 area.

I'd then get either a 35 or 50mm prime. From then on it really depends what kind of photography you are interested in. If it's sports then an 80-200 F2.8 which I think are about £600 second hand...that's FF lens so would work well for you.

If you want a general all around lens I reckon the 24-120 F4 is the lens....you could buy that and the D7000 within your budget. That's a FF lens. If you did that I'd also squeeze a nifty fifty in as a cheap but very good fast prime...they are less than £100.
 
ive got the sigma 50mm 1.4 on my d7000, and i love it. its my favourite lens.
lovely and sharp, great bokeh etc. is it better than the nikon ? .... i honestly dont know, and to be honest, i just dont care. the sigma does it for me !
 
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