New Nikon Lens Suggestion?

Photographers: I'm in the market to buy a new (reasonably priced) Nikon lens… Any suggestions?

It depends.

What subjects do you intend to shoot with your second Nikkor lens.

Reasonably priced is not a very good criteria.

To me a good used Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens reasonable cost would be under $1,850

You may think that any lens that costs less than $300 is reasonably priced

You can add reach to your shots by adding a Nkkor 55-200 mm lens for under $300

If you want a super wide angle lens, the Nikkor 10-24 mm lens costs about $900, over $350 less than the Nikkor 12-24 mm lens.

You can always search the Tokina website for a lens you want, they cost less than Nikkor lenses but are almost as robust and provide tack sharp images.

Tell us what additional subjects you want to shoot and your budget and someone should be able to help

You buy a new lens because your existing kit won't allow you to do something you want to do. Until you can identify what you need for yourself, save your money.

The lens I use the second most, the first being my zoom lens, is Nikon's AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G lens. It is tack sharp, very fast (shoots well in dim light), and is quite reasonably priced.
http://www.nikonusa.com/...F1.8G.html

Weird question?

You must have more money than sense… If you had any sense you'd know which lens would be the ideal addition to your kit…

If you can't work it out… Then Andrew is right… Save your money until you can.

I assume you only have the 18-55mm kit lens. You buy a new lens to add versatility to your old lens. You don't replace the old one. If you find yourself backing up often even with your lens at 18mm already, buy a lens that's wider than 18mm (wide angle). If you are always wishing to get closer to your subject from a distance buy a lens that is longer than 55mm (telephoto). If you are wanting to shoot more even after the sun has set, get a faster lens, one with an f/number lower than f/3.5. If you have taken an interest to making small objects seem larger than life, get a macro lens. Lenses are categorized by their focal length (mm). Learn how to look at them properly so you will know exactly what you need.

http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2011/05/lenses-so-many-of-them-there-is-no-best.html