Nikon D5300 Lens Upgrade Suggestion

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  Anoop Kumar

  Upgrade to any prime lens and there is no coming back to any zoom lens. You can chose either of 35mm f1.8 or 50mm 1.8 for start.
  I suggest to go with 35mm, it is light and all around lens. For zoom you can easily crop the photos.
  50mm is longer lens for crops sensor body like D5300 and more of a portrait lens.
  With prime lens you will focus on subject and composition rather than how much frame should be in picture. It actually held to get better quality photos.
  For binocular-zoom, get Nikon/Tamron 70-300 lens both are around 25-30K lens. Don't buy other version of zoom lenses. They are mostly soft at longer focal length.
  
  I think these two lenses 35mm + Nikon/Tamron 70-300 are good enough for any general purpose family and outdoor photography.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Any considerable difference between the Nikon and Tamron?
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  Anoop Kumar

  When I purchased, Nikon version was 8K costlier. From reviews Nikon 70-300 is little faster to focus and little sharper. Tamron has better vibration control and little bit wide aperture F4 vs F4.5. That's why I went with Tamron.
  Both the lenses are also compatible for full frame. If no budget constraint, Nikkor 70-300 is a great telephoto lens.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  #-Link-Snipped-# - Your suggestions are very helpful. I think I'm okay with up to Rs. 10K. That NIKKOR 70-300 is Rs. 6.5K and is well within my budget.
  
  Would you recommend a wide-angle lens?
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  Anoop Kumar

  Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX II #-Link-Snipped-# is most popular lens. I have it and it works great. Again Nikon version will be little better but cost like hell. Also this is one of the few wide lens with f/.8 large aperture.