Nikon D3200 Lens? Portraits/Sports/Nigh Shots?

First off, I'm very new… I don't know a lot about photography…

I just bought a Nikon D3200 with NIKKOR 18 - 55mm VR lens that came with it in it packaging.

i was wondering if anyone could recommend better lens'…

preferably a lens that work well for portraits, night shots and also sports (fast paced) photos… That's at $0 - $300 price range

please recommend a lens for each category, or if theirs a lens that works well for the 3 things I'm asking for, please give me a detailed description of it or a link… Thanks.

Lenses:

Portraits
50 mm f/1.8 for portraits, but you can still use your 18-55 mm zoom at 55 mm to shoot portraits for a while, as you learn how to light and direct your subjects, so do not spend any money yet.

Sports
Here are the lenses I use when shooting sports.
* 18-200 mm when shooting motocross
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* 24-70 mm f/2.8 when shooting from the baseline at basketball games. This lens is also my go to lens when shooting at the NHRA drags.html? Sort=3&o=24
* 70-200 mm f/2.8 when shooting horse shows, sometimes with a Nikkor 1.4x teleconverter (sorry no posted images of those events).
* 300 mm f/2.8 lens when shooting cross court at basketball games and when shooting football and baseball.
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Night shots require a lens with an aperture of f/2.8 with the cameras ISO set to 3200.

The key to getting good sports shots is NOT machine gunning the players, but using your knowledge of the game and players to anticipate plays that will provide the best shots. That and of course your skills using your camera.

As you will see, your budget of $0-$300 will not buy the lenses you will really need in the future.

For now, buy the Nikkor 55-200 mm lens and learn how to capture amazing shots using it in daylight.

While you are learning how to use your fine D3200, you can start saving your pennies for one of the f/2.8 lenses I listed above

These are the best lens you can get for an all around experience. They are prime lens tho (good/bad thing)

50mm f/1.4
50mm f/1.8
35mm f/1.8

A lens for night shots?
This was taken under a full moon

Here is the aurora borealis on a trip to the Northwest Territories.

What lens makes it possible to take these without a tripod?
There isn't any. It was done with a tripod.

One of the more popular second lenses (and often packaged with your camera) is the Nikon AF-S 55-200mm f/4~5.6. It is not particularly a good lens for sports, but it is a nice complement to the 18-55mm you have. And it is one of the few lenses within your budget.

This is going to be strictly a daylight-only lens.

http://www.althephoto.com/lenses/con-telephoto.php

Lenses considered action/sports are f/2.8 or faster as they let more light in. The universal #1 sports lens is a 70-200mm f/2.8, but you can spend up to $2,500 on such a lens.

There are a couple of options though. The Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 is $2,400, the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 is $1,300, and the Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 is just under $1,000. These would all be considered sports lenses.

The Sigma 50-150 f/2.8 is rather interesting. It is a DX-only lens, meaning it is for cropped cameras rather than full frame (the other two lenses are flull frame). So on a cropped camera, the 50-150 will give you an equivalent photo more-or-less than a 70-200 used on a full frame camera.

Portraiture on the other hand requires a different lens. Again, the universal #1 lens for portraiture is the 85mm f/1.4 or 85mm f/1.8. Even on a cropped camera, while you will have to backup a bit when using it - there's no substitute for this lens.

http://www.althephoto.com/lenses/85mmprime.php

Nikon's 85mm f/1.8 is a nice lens, and modestly priced at $500 (in the camera world, any lens under $1,000 can be considered cheap).

The Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G VR DX AF-S ED Zoom-Nikkor ( less than $300!) is YOUR weapon----www.cameta.com for a real steal