Blue Apple Herps
aka Matthew, PhD
So, I've decided that my 6 yr old Olympus P&S needs to be replaced and I think I've pretty much decided on the Nikon D40. I want to be able to use it to get better pictures of my snakes of course, but just to also bring on vacations, trips to the zoo, other miscellaneous stuff.
So my question is, would the kit lens that comes with it 18-55mm be OK for this wide variety? Or would I be better off buying the body only, and a separate lens. Those of you that have Nikons, what lenses have you used and what are your thoughts?
Any advice/tips would be very welcome. (Though keep in mind that I'm a poor grad student so $800 lenses aren't an option)
So my question is, would the kit lens that comes with it 18-55mm be OK for this wide variety? Or would I be better off buying the body only, and a separate lens. Those of you that have Nikons, what lenses have you used and what are your thoughts?
Any advice/tips would be very welcome. (Though keep in mind that I'm a poor grad student so $800 lenses aren't an option)