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Old 03-29-2010, 03:52 PM   #6
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Default Re: Nikon Lens help
It all depends upon what type of photography you are interested in doing, but my 8+ years of selling lenses for Nikons (in a previous life) taught me one rule of thumb:

A telephoto lens is more impressive, especially for the beginner photographer, but a wide angle is a lot more useful for the types of general shots most people take on a day-to-day basis - interiors, groups, scenery, whatever. Most people have little use for a lens longer than a "portrait" telephoto, which is one about 2X more powerful than "normal". This give one a more flattering headshot of a person, due to the slight flattening of perspective (most noticably, your freakin' nose don't look so honkin' big!).
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