Lenses compatible with Nikon D3200?

I just bought a D3200 and I'm very new to photography but trying to learn as much as I can. So I'm trying to broaden my lenses from just my basic kit lens to something else. There's so many different things that I just don't quite understand yet.

I'm looking for good portrait lenses. I have a few different ones in mind. But at the moment I'm specifically looking at the 1.8 50mm. Problem is that I'm not sure which "version" is compatible with my camera. I've seen an E series, a D, and a G. And I'm confused.

So can anyone tell me which one is the one that's compatible with my D3200?

If you "just bought" your camera, stick with the kit lens for a while. You could go to Nikon.com and shop for lenses there.

Until you have mastered the fundamentals of photography, use the fine 18-55 mm lens that came with your camera

You can shoot landscapes, group shots, full body shots as well as head and shoulder photos.

Save the money you have toward a more specific lens that will do what you want it to do based upon the subjects you learn that interest you the most.

You have an entry level camera, so for now you will be looking at Nikkor AF-S lenses so they will be able to auto-focus with your camera

If you get into sports, you may end up buying an AF-S 70-300 mm VR lens (about $500). If you find that shooting brilliant landscapes is your passion, you may end up with the AF-S 10-24 mm wide angle zoom (about $900).

Just jumping into buying a 50 mm f/1.8 lens without knowing why or how you are specifically going to use it, may be a waste of $220 which you could be saving for the time when you buy the next lens you find you Really want. I say waste in a kind way, since the 18-55 mm lens can be used exactly the same with that the 50 mm f/1.8, at least until you have the skills necessary to show the difference between an image shot using a prime lens and one using a zoom lens with the same focal length

They're all compatible, the problem is that the older lenses do not have autofocus and/or metering

For the lenses you mentioned:
E version will have neither AF or metering
D version will have metering, but no AF
G version will have both AF and metering

As previously mentioned, I would stick with the kit 18-55mm lens, which is very versatile and sharp

For some info on comptability and reviews on lenses, look at KenRockwell's website (link below)

A good portrait lens is the 60mm f2.8 macro AF-S.
Get only AF-S lenses. Otherwise they won't autofocus with your D3200.

The kit lens has 50mm. You can use it for portraits. You can blur backgrounds with it too.

Basically to be safe, buy only Nikon or Nikkor branded lenses with the AF-S or AF-I spec to be able to continue to autofocus. AF, E, D or F are not enough.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/...s.htm#dslr

Until you're certain, stick with the 18-55mm.

There's an entire page in your manual to tell you about lens compatibility.