I’ll be getting a Nikon D40 soon from best buy, I cant afford a d60 or 80 so please dont suggest them. Besides I think that the lens matters the most so I plan to get a lens later on down the road when I save up and I’m more familiar with the camera. What lens would you recommend thats better than the one the D40 comes with, yet not ridiculous in price? Also are there any accessories that you would recommend getting with it?
I have to agree with edwin. Find out what type of phtography enjoy doing before you just runout and buy stuff. The kit lens is a good solid lens and if you do not mind changing lenses the 70 – 300 is a great lens to have in addition. You do want a Uv or sylight filter on the camera as its always better to scratch or break a 30 dollar filter than several hundred dollars of lens. the 18-200 lens mentioned is a wonderful lens and if you want to put a single lens on and almost never have to change it thats a good choice as well.
Other things you will probably want not far down the road a good speedlight and a tripod or monopod
We have a sigma lens – with a wide range of zoom/up close (40-300??)
Before we got this lens, we had one that was “normal” and one zoom. During basketball games (and other times) we had to switch lens all the time so that we could get the good photos up close (ball on our end of court) and far away (ball on other end of court). With the one lens covers all the range, we don’t ever worry about switching the lens.
Cost about $300 if I remember right – it’s been a few years ago.
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