I'm getting a Nikon D60 soon and since this is my fist DSLR I dont know anything about it.?

Question

Im trying to decide between two packages and i dont know what the lenses "mm" means. What I'm going to use the camera for is for Portraits, vacations, and sports. Which package is right for me?

Package 1.) Nikon D60 Continental Package w/Nikon 28-80mm & 70-300mm

Package 2.) Nikon D60 Exclusive Package w/New! 18-50mm & 55-200mm

Thanks

Answer 1

The "mm" tells you how much you can zoom in - or how wide it goes.

The 18-50 or 28-80 would be for closeups/indoor.

the 70-300 and 55-200 would be for longer shots - like your sports, and perhaps vacations.

200 it good, 300 even better if you will be looking for good shots of relative small things far away - such as wild animals.

Unless you need extreme close up (not macro, but more wide shots inside), I'd suggest package #1.

We bought a Sigma lens for our camera that goes the whole range of what the two lenses you mention do.  It's nice in that we are not needing to change lenses all the time.  Like at a basketball game, when the players are on the near side of the court, we wanted our smaller lens, but when they were on the far side of the court we wanted the bigger lens.  Of course, we couldn't change that quick.

Try going to a photo store and looking at the different options - even if you don't end up buy from them, at least you will know before hand.

Answer 2

Either will be good enough for portraits, vacation and outdoor sports. For indoor sports you would be better off with a faster lens.

Answer 3

MM

Refers To The Lenses Focal Length.

on the 28-80mm, that's the focal lens, you can zoom between 28-80mm, which is a good amount of zoom, but they have better lenses for the price, because that lens is discontinued, so you're not going to get it ' new ' .

However, out the four lenses, you should get the 70-300mm lens, it has the greatest zoom ability, It can zoom between seventy and three hundred millimeters, which is alot of zoom in that package, and it's not that much of an expensive lens.

you must mean the 18-55mm lens, they don't make an 18-50mm lens, from Nikkor anyway, which is the only brand of lenses you should get, because they are all covered under warranty with the camera as well as the lens itself.

because the lenses on the first package aren't new, the body probably isn't either, so you should just get the second package, because you have new/ non- discontinued lenses, and you can guarantee the quality of those lenses..

I don't recommend you buy something used..

Answer 4

I vote for the second package, it has a more usable lens package and is new.

Have you seen this: http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d60/in...

This may be more than you wanted to know, but the site is a good resource:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutoria...

Answer 5

Are any of the lenses "VR" meaning Vibration Reduction? This name is exclusive to Nikon (other brands have their own names). This is definitely a plus. It will let you hand-hold shots in much lower light with less blur.

From the lists that you gave the first package seems to fit your needs a bit more. While 28mm at your widest end is noticeably different than 18mm, the 70-300 will be good for sports.

try http://kenrockwell.com/tech/00-new-today... to search and read some reviews on lenses and cameras, plus recommendations.

Answer 6

package 2, mm means millimetres the bigger the number the bigger the zoom..

"For example, a zoom lens with focal lengths ranging from 100 mm to 400 mm may be described as a 4:1 or "4×" zoom." - wikipedia.

you would be better to get the body and the get ONE decent lens, the package lenses are ok but not great. You would be better to save your money and get a better quality lens, they make a h**l of a difference. also remember been a DSLR you won't have live view on the LCD screen and you will need to look through the view finder to take a pic. you will also need a memory card as they usually don't have any on-board memory. you are best to go the fastest card you can afford, with the continuous shooting you are trying to process a lot of data very quickly and if the camera can't unload it quick it will have to slow down for the card to keep up.the camera itself can take 3 frames per second say they are about 5-6mb an image that’s about 18mb you and trying to move across a second. that is a fair bit of data!! also keep your ISO as low as you can, the higher the ISO the more noise or graininess in the pics. sorry if you knew all of that!!

good luck with it all

Answer 7

Package number 2 will give you a good range from wide angle (for shooting groups of friends and some limited landscapes) to a medium telephoto (portraits) with the 18-55 mm lens and a decent medium to long telephoto for shooting field sports (baseball, football, soccer, etc) and wildlife with the 55-200 mm.

That said, take a look at this link and you may save a little money ... and that is usually a good thing.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60.htm

You will see that Ken recommends people buy the D40 instead and use the "saved" money for buying things like memory cards, external flash and things like that.