Hey Brian

Its been about a year since I have deeply researched lenses for Nikon digital SLR's... but the great thing about it is, they dont get passed up technology wise every few months like with computers and many other electronics!

If you want a general purpose lens, which I would reccomend to start. There are three primary choices:

Nikon 18-70 - Last time I checked this could be had in the $300 range if I remember correctly. Think of this as the "good" step.

Sigma 18-50 2.8 - A step above the previously mentioned nikon but you give up the brand name... a bit of zoom... and price. But its a 2.8 fixed aperature lens (=better, put shortly). This is the lens I use. I believe it runs $399 from sigma4less.com or $499 from most general retailers. Thinkg of this as the "better" step.

Nikon 17-55 - This is somewhat of the "holy grail" of a wide angle general purpose lens. Best of the best... and you pay for it. $1400 range if I remember correctly.
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-Ryan Homsey

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