Help me with choosing a lens

ok this is a bit previous as i only just got the camera today

BUT

i need advice on lens.


of course the nifty fifty will be the first but what then.

i want to be able to take pics of my son playing but be about ten to twenty feet away from him.

so i suppose a telephoto lens?

if someone could give me some specs i could check up on them.

thanks

The nifty fifty won't autofocus on the d40 series Jols...

I would get the 55-200 VR, it's great telephoto and for portraits if you zoom right in and are in a big enough place (nice blurry backgrounds - esp if there is great distance behind the subject and whatever is behind them)

ok will price it up and have my 40th birthday in August which will be great timing for a new lens

I agree with Azz most of my pictures these days are done with the 55-200mm lens but mine doesn't have the VR

what does the VR men and stand for?

VR stands for Vibration Reduction

ah, when I looked at the nikon lens 55-200 there were several and I am not sure which one is best.

I will be researching this.

If it's any help the 55-200mm lens I use is the

AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED

yes that is a help thanks.

it gives me something to start with

Also have a look at the 70-300mm VR lens, it has a great reviews, and having got one myself I have to agree. You may find 200mm max telephoto lens just hasn't got quite enough reach.

Bazza