Nikon d7000 camera and lenses?

I just recently got a nikon d7000 and have a nikon 50mm 1.8
i have a budget of 800 to buy one more lens
i want to do indoor/outdoor sports and want to continue doing senior photos
would lens would you suggest?

Maybe a 250 mm

The 50 mm f/1.8 is what you need for shooting seniors

There's a one lens solution, the AF-S 18-200 mm lens, but it is a poor choice for shooting sports indoors or at night. It is just too slow.

For sports, you would find that the 70-200 mm f/2.8 would be perfect, but you are about $1, 600 short with your budget

I don't know what to tell you. Fast lenses necessary to shoot indoor or night sports are expensive. The 300 mm f/2.8 I use when shooting night football or indoor basketball costs almost $6, 000. The difference is, I get paid to shoot those games so, the lens soon pays for itself. As a hobbyist, I'm sure you can find better ways to spend $6, 000

You are at a point where what you want to shoot is just outside (maybe more than outside) your reach budget wise.

I would get the 18-200 mm VR lens and push the ISO on the camera as far as it will go. Then using Lightroom or PS CS5, reduce the noise using the special tools they have for that reason.

Http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/449088-USA/Nikon_2161_AF_S_VR_Zoom_Nikkor.html

and that leaves you about $300 left over

save that money til you know what else you want to shoot

the 50mm lens you have is great for portriats. If you want a more general lens, you can also look at the 35mm f/1.8
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/..._1_8G.html

You don't have the 18-105 kit lens?

Then you have an issue. A single lens is not going to be ideal for both outdoor sports, which is the realm of a fast telephoto, and indoor sports/portraiture.

With your budget, the Nikon 18-200 VR may be sufficient, if you can work with the limited aperture range of that lens. Another option, if you have a little room to work with for the indoor stuff, is the Tamron 70-200 F/2.8, which would just fit in your budget. Another would be the Nikon 70-300 VR, or 75-300 VR, whichever it is. Not really a fast lens either, but decent optics and reach.

You still won't have anything wide, unless you go with the 18-200, but telephoto only may work for you.

Tamron makes a 70-200 f/2.8 that will fall in your budget. It's a beautiful lens and will work for both indoor and outdoor night sports as well as portraits and just about anything else you want to do with it. It's a little slow on the focus and it's not the Nikon version. It's also not VR, but it is a great lens for the price. I own one of them as a back up and it's served me VERY well. For the price? AMAZINGLY well. Otherwise? There isn't anything in your budget that will cover sports indoors or at night. Full light of day? Sure, an all around will work great.

I wouldn't go for the 70-300vr, outdoor sport will be alright but for indoor sport you will regret it just like I did, the lens is not bright enough with is f/4, 5-5, 6 aperture and the use of flash is mostly not welcome when shooting indoor sport, unless you have been authorize then its another story.

With your budget I would go for a Nikon 80-200mm f/2, 8 AF-D second hand or a new Tamron/Sigma 70-200mm f/2, 8 to get constant aperture toward the whole range.

The best lens for sports on your budget is the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. A lot of places; Amazon, Adorama, B&H, etc. Have the older model for $800, which is the non image stabilized version.

But his quantity is limited and when they are gone, I'm not sure if you will see this price again. The VR version is $1, 400 - almost twice the price. IS VR worth that much on a 200mm lens?

http://www.althephoto.com

Something like 70-200mm f/2.8 from Sigma, or a prime lens like 50mm f/1.4.

Here's a Lens Buying Guide - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/2009/11/buying-a-lens/