Which lens is better for portrait / landscape 18-105mm or 55-200mm?

Bob Pucella: the answer you need if you are not going to purchase another lens, is to set that 18-105 at about 60-70mm and make your portrait there. The longer lens would not give you the best depth of field. The advantage of the 50 f1.4 is that you have massive control over the depth of field - it would make the portrait better, but if you are shooting with what you have, do it like I said.

Dannie Briseno: The 18-105mm would be my choice for the most versatile for both portrait and landscape. The wide end of it should be avoided in portraiture.

Maye Delk: out of these two, 18-105mm for landscape and 55-200mm for portrait.. Keep in mind though that portraits are shot best at about 100mm, to avoid deformation of the face.. While for landscape you need a wide angle..For the record though, these lenses are not really good, specially the first one.. The range is too wide and that has a cost of course, decrease in the quality of the resulting photo.. The second ! one is better.. Instead of getting one lens that covers both wide and almost telephoto, it's preferable to invest in two lenses, one wide and another telephoto.....Show more

Ruby Martis: Keep the lenses and get the new Nikon D7000 that is coming out next month. That way you will have two camera bodies with 2 different lenses and the D7000 is a better camera than the D3000 by quite a margin. The 18-200mm is a fine "all around" lens but you already have those focal lengths covered so why not upgrade your camera for a little bit more than buying a lens that covers the focal lengths you already have? This approach has a second advantage - if one of your camera bodies breaks down or the battery conks out you have a second one to continue shooting and if one of your lenses breaks down you still have one to shoot with. The D7000 also has continuous focus HD video - the D3000 does not....Show more

King Bringle: A lot would have to do with your [environment] setting (whe! n and where).If it was me...I wouldn't use either. ~60% of my ! portraits are done with a 50mm f/1.4 and the rest is done with a 70-200mm f/2.8L. A good 50mm prime is something that should be in every camera bag.If I had to choose from your choices, I probably go with the 18-105 due to the aperture.Good luck...Show more

Everette Rovinsky: 18-105mm for landscapes50mm f/1.7 for portraits

Ester Bryand: 18-105mm