I have a D3000 And i want a better lens because the one it came with is only a 18-55 mm lens.
It seems that you have bought into the rumor that the Nikkor 18-55 mm lens is an inferior lens. It is NOT. The 18-55 mm lens is the best all around lens for a beginner since it covers the focal ranges necessary to shoot landscapes, group shots and head and shoulders shots (portraits). To replace this lens, you will need to buy either the 17-55 mm ($1,370) or 18-70 mm ($390) lens but after you check, you will find it will be a rather expensive proposition.
What you may find to be a better investment would to buy the amazing 18-200 mm VR lens, under ($770) and you will have a lens that can shoot landscapes to wildlife and sports and action
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yes...i would suggest a good first lense would be the nikkor 55-250mm..its around $200 but really great!
Answer by Malia on 08 Jan 2010 02:10:53Although the F-mount hasn't changed in an off itself you do need to be aware of the multitude of caveats. Older Ai & pre_Ai lenses often have the rabbit ear couplers to communicate with the meter, many have had them removed, some may still have them and these will knacker your camera.
The D3000 doesn't have a focus motor in the body, so you need to make sure that any lens has its own motor built in if you want to use the AF.
With some of the AF-D lenses you need to lock the aperture rather than use the lens ring. With earlier lenses you can only use the lens ring.
A minefield. Nikon users, or at least smug brinksman Nikon users often hit out with how they can use any lens.
In practise its often difficult, requiring stop down metering, some bodies don't support certain lens functions blah blah blah. With canon all you have to remember is, get an EF mount lens and it'll work. No caveats, No fuss. And canon EF lenses have always had the motor in the lens. Which is why pros switched to them in droves over the last 20 years.
Do need something that the 18-55mm zoom lens can not do? Do you need more telephoto so that you can zoom in closer to things that are far away?
You can look into a 55-200mm zoom or a 18-200mm zoom. Also there are a some 18-250mm zooms and even a 18-270mm zoom out there., but I would look at some of the 18-200mm zoom lenses. Also there are lenses made by respected independent lens makers like Tamron, Sigma, and Tokina. I have used these brands and they have worked fine for me. Below I listed the links to Tamron, Sigma, and Tokina.
You can either go with the 55-200mm zoom and use it with your existing lens to have a range 18mm to 200mm or a 18-200mm zoom and so all of that with one lens.
Estimated cost:
55-200mm zoom Nikon: $180
18-200mm zoom Tamron: $230 (after a mail-in rebate)
The above prices I looked up at B&H Photo. Below I listed some photo dealer links. Your D3000, along with the D5000, D40, D40x and D60 needs to have lenses made with the auto focus motor in them so look for that. Don't be in a rush, there is much you can do with that zoom you have.
Hope that helps.
Mark
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