Is 55-200mm lens good for newborns?

I have a Nikon D5100 with the 55-200mm lens & when my baby arrives I want to take my own photos of it at home by a window using natural light. Is my 55-200mm lens good for that? If so, how can I make the lighting very well without using the flash? Also with fast shutter speed in baby moves!

The 55-200 isn't your best bet, try it, if you can work with it then by all means use it, to help with light I'd recommend a reflector they aren't that expensive and they actually do make a big difference, if you want some tips and decent advice on photographing newborns give You Tube a visit.

The lens not particularly suited to portraiture, but it will do, although you will have to stand back a bit. For lighting without a flash, you could use some kind of continuous lighting, or use daylight coming in through a window.

For portraits on your camera the optimal lens for portraiture is something like a 50mm f/1.8 - it has a nice wide aperture so lower lighting isn't as problematic - luckily it's cheap.

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No.

Actually, it's the other way around. The lens will get messed up with goo and poo which you surely don't want to get over the glass and everything.

Shoot near a sunlit window.