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Originally Posted by johnsom
I have a Nikon D60 with 18-55VR kit lens. Now I have a $500 or so (but less than $700) budget to work on. I think of getting the 55-200VR, 50mm 1.8 and SB600. With my budget I can only afford 2 out of 3 items in my wishlist. I need your opinion which items should I go for.
I mainly shoot indoor portrait (for my baby), sometimes macro/close up for my diecast car collection and generally everything else that catches my attention.
Any other suggestions will be appreciated... TIA
John
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John, my being a D40X user, that was the same question I had this past month. For myself, I had to worry about how the D40's & D60 does NOT support the regular AF lens models. Their auto features are within the flash, where the other models are iwthin the camera. (I think I have that correct) Either way, I knew off the top I needed AF-S models, because while I am branching out to manual features, I do depend on the Auto Focus features alot. (Lots of moving kids..lol) So you need to first ask, do you need to have the automatic features in your lens? The 50mm AF-S f1.4 is $500 roughly. You can get it from Cameta for about $459, and Adorama or Amazon about the same, on a waiting list. I heard it was a great lens. For me, unfortunately I didn't have that saved, and wanted a prime quicker. I ended up with the 35mm AF-S prime for half that price. I love it so far! It is an adjustment, that is for sure. But in the end, that is what I had to question. Figured I would throw that out there because some people did not realize the difference. That will unfortunately change the outcome of price. If you like manual, the AF 50mm is roughly $130!! Big difference, but that will open up the range of lenses you can choose from.