Lens help

[chicacivic1217]

I just bought my Nikon D3000 about a month ago, and i already grew tired of the lens it came with lol

Just wondering what lens would be good for what i want , i want to be able to take really close up pictures of insects and flowers, and also be able to capture things that are far away.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance.

[Ls_[eg]hatch]

only lens iv bought is my 50mm 1.8f & i still dont even know how to use it properly. lol

[sfr002]

Below are the Nikon Macro lenses for close up.

AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED from Nikon

AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR from Nikon

AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED from Nikon

[The Chimichunga]

Or you could cheap out and get a older manual focus micro

Nikon Manual Focus 55 F2.8 MICRO AIS (52) WITH CAPS 35MM SLR MANUAL FOCUS STANDARD ANGLE LENS - KEH.com

Nikon Manual Focus 105 F4 MICRO AI (52) WITH CAPS 35MM SLR MANUAL FOCUS TELEPHOTO LENS - KEH.com

[Adrreil]

Those are all great suggestions. Any of them would be great

[chicacivic1217]

Thanks a bunch for the suggestions

I will most probably be buying the nikkor 60mm f/2.8 soon, some one told me thats a good one, i just have to research a bit more

I know this thread is about lenses, but while i was searching the nikon website last night i came accross like 10 different flashes. Just wondering which one would you recommend? the pop up flash is comepletely useless at night lol

[The Chimichunga]

SB-900 is pretty jammin and waaaaaaay cheaper than the SB-800. Still 400$ though.

[jriggs]

if you really want to get into macro the 105mm will give you room to light while being 1:1, the 60 you will need to be hella close to your subject

[jriggs]

i loved my sb600s but really love my 800s . 600 is a awesome flash great size and plenty of power.

[Adrreil]

There's a guy in Orlando selling an SB800 in the box for 200 bucks right now. I was supposed to go grab it today but my plans didn't work out.

He's on craigslist.
Nikon d3 and super collection of lens

He also has the 105 macro.

Cheers!

[jriggs]

that's a good deal on an 800

[chicacivic1217]

The only problem with that 105 is the price i am just starting off with this, so i have a budget lol eventually down the road, i will be able to get it haha

I am however very interested in the SB-900 i will be getting my tax return in a few months and i will most definitely be getting that flash lol...now i just need to decide on the lens. I have come to the conclusion that with this new hobby i picked up i have to do a lot of research lol so i guess i have to keep reading and asking questions

[jriggs]

from that link above used: Nikkor 105mm F2.8 Macro Non VR version as new $350

that's cheap for pretty good glass


remember it's about quality not quantity


check out ken rockwell and thom hogan's websites for gobs of information

[chicacivic1217]

^i saw the craigslist add, and the nikkor 105mm F2.8 was 350 but i am not quite sure what non VR version is so i was googling lolol but on the nikon website it is listed as $984.00

[chicacivic1217]

ok so now i know what it means, but wouldnt i need VR if im taking such up close pics?? or far away? if not then my pics will come out blurry? just wondering?