Need some help selecting Nikon lenses please!!

[Love Photos]

Hi Everyone:

As some of you notice, I have posted several threads about getting a camera, I have selected Nikon D90 as my first DSLR camera.

I have been google on advices of buying lenses, and i have found this website, which provide suggestions on the types of Nikon lenses and and the purpose it serve.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/dx-dream-team.htm#tele

Under the sub title of "The Dream Team", the author Ken recommended three lenses would be enough, these are 1. Wide zoom (Nikon 18-24mm) 2. Tele Zoom (Nikon 55-200mm VR) 3. A fast fixed lenses (Nikon 35mm f1.8).

Here are my questions:

1. What do you think about the dream team stated by Kent?

2. I had a look on several different sources, it seem the Pack Deal only either go with a 18-105mm or the 18-200mm lenses, if the dream team makes a perfect photography package, is that mean i have to buy the body, and then buy the lenses individually, would that sound very expensive? Anyone knows the price of those three lenses if purchased individually?

Many Thanks
Jacky

[Redal]

I just had a quick look for the lenses you were talking about , 55-200vr $520, 35f1.8 $450, the 10-24 is about $1900.
All prices from Photo and video in Christchurch, they are very good to deal with, and are happy to answer question you might have.

When buying a camera, i prefer to get a body only then getting the lenses i require , that suits my needs.
Normally "kit" lens arent the best quaility, although Nikon and Canon are offering more and better options than previously.

[Love Photos]

Redal:

What do you think of the three lenses i mentioned?

Many Thanks
Jacky

[whittyp]

Jacky

The choice of lenses has really more to do with what you want to photograph, than a discussion of the equipment itself. I originally had a D50 with a 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm lens. This was really a pain of a combination because you seemed to always end up with the wrong lense on the camera. When I bought my D90 I bought it with the 18-105mm lens and it is a great lense. If I had the choice I would have bought the 18-200mm lenses because that would give me a greater range.

Now while this lense is great for outdoor shots I mainly ended up following indoor sports and a few weddings and found that it would not allow me to have a sufficent shutter speed to freeze the action. I eventually bit the bullet and bought a 70-200mm F2.8 lense that I absolutely love and it has become my main lense.

[Redal]

Redal:

What do you think of the three lenses i mentioned?

Many Thanks
Jacky

Jacky,

Im a canon shooter, and shot a lot of sports. So i know pretty much nothing about Nikon lenses, except if I was a nikon shooter id have a 200-400f4 and a d300 or d3.

[sako]

Jacky,

Although Ken Rockwell writes some good stuff he also writes a lot of rubbish too. He is not to be taken too seriously as he even admits that himself - basically he's after donations. Possibly the best professional reviewer of Nikon lenses is Bjorn Rorslett. http://www.naturfotograf.com/lens_surv.html