lens after 18-55?

Question

what kind of lens should i get after an 18-55 one for my Nikon d50? what's good for vacations? what's good for photojournalism? wide lens or telephoto?

Answer 1

For more zoom range on a budget, add a 55-200mm for around $200. If you're willing to spend a bit more, get the 70-300mm.
For a better standard zoom, upgrade the 18-55mm to the Nikon 18-70mm for around $300 (minus whatever you get for the 18-55mm.)
For photojournalism, with Nikon dSLR cameras the $1200 17-55mm f/2.8 is the standard. The Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 is a great alternative for just $450.

Answer 2

I'll agree totally with OMG's suggestions and add one.

My wife has the "kit" 18-55 with her D50 and we added the 55-200 that OMG recommended, just so she could keep up with me and my 18-200 VR lens. True, it's two lenses instead of one, but the additional lens only costs $170.

If you don't mind using two lenses, you might look into the Nikon 55-200 VR lens. It costs only $250 and seems to be available, which the 18-200 is now. Rockwell calls this the "lens bargain of the year."

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/55-200mm-vr.htm

The infamous 18-200 VR Nikon lens is a great all-around lens, but I see that it's bringing up to $1,000 in the free market, if you can find it. This is hard to justify when there are other excellent (better) Nikon zooms selling for just a little bit more, but I guess it is a very convenient lens. I use it a lot. I love the 17-55, too, but admit that it's a "big step" if you are not committed to this photography thing.

Answer 3

I'm not a photojournalist but I play one on TV ;-)

Seriously, if you look at the trend in PJ photos today, it's wide, wide, wide. Nobody seems to care about circus-mirror distortion, so go for a 10- or 12-to-whatever.

Remember, wide isn't an excuse for boring. And there's a stat floating around that says 70% of all award-winning images were shot with a normal lens.

Or something like that!

Answer 4

A 70-135 is real nice for photographing people and portraits. But if you're a nature guy, you may want the 75-200.
Of course the 75-200 needs more light at the 200mm setting so keep that in mind. It really depends on what you expect your subject matter to be.

Good luck! Photography is an awesome thing.

Answer 5

For vacation I use a Tamron 28-200mm zoom lens, it offers a lot of flexibility whilst not taking a large number of lenses with me. It's results aren't spectacular, but they are decent.

I can't advise on photojournalism sorry I have no experience in that area.

Answer 6

Photojournalists usually use a focal length around 70-200, but it really depends on what the lense is being used for. Outdoor shots usually require a larger focal length. Indoor shots usually require a shorter focal length with a wide aperture. Since you already have a pretty short focal length, I would go with something a little bit bigger.

Answer 7

wide lens

Answer 8

when I have a question about lenses
I go to adorama.com
type in the name of the camera