What is the difference between these lenses? - 1
What is the difference between these two lenses, if any? I mean shooting wise. Which type of photography are they best at shooting and would it be fine to own both or unnecessary?
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
I have a Nikon D7100, body only, and am off to buying a lens.
i shoot mostly portraits and landscapes.
If you have any lens suggestions, please do tell. I don't mind if it's DX or FX.
I would recommend the 18-140mm if you were only going to get one lens. The 55-300mm is a telephoto that you would use to capture say a bird or other wildlife at a distance.
You probably need to get a bit more of an understanding of Focal Length
See:
http://ricklionheart.com/photography/understanding-focal-length/
These are both zoom lenses. The 18-140mm and the 55-300mm numbers are the focal lenght range you can use.
For the D7100 a normal lens would be aproximately 25mm. That is the focal lenght that would be most similar to the angle of vision of the human eye. Less than that gives you a wider angle of vision, which could be appropiate for landscapes. A 25mm lenght could be appropiate for portraits and the 55-300mm doesn't have it.
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140mm is more than enough for a telephoto on your camera. 300mm lenses are more often used for sports or situations where you can't get close to the subject as these lenses "amplify" what's in front of them and have a narrower angle of vision.
You must also consider that an f/3.5 aperture means more light entering the camera. That can really help in getting the right exposure.
In conclusion, you would be better with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.
For your uses the 18-140mm is the better choice. 18mm for landscapes, 50mm or 70mm setting for portraits.
Of the two, only the 18-140 mm can shoot landscapes. The 55-300 mm is just to lone a lens at 55 mm
Actually if you are keen on shooting landscapes, a lens like the Nikkor AF-S 10-24 mm would be a better choice and for shooting portraits, look at the Nikkor AF or AF-S 50 mm f/1.8
If you are looking for a single lens solution, the the Nikkor AF-S 18-200 mm or 18-300 mm might be a better choice.
It seems that you do not know what various focal length lenses "see"
Here is a link that should help you.
More specific please