Originally Posted by
mcartier713
Your pics have always been gorgeous, so that relieves me that you use the D40... unfortunately, I am still such a camera newb, I don't know anything about lenses/settings/etc. I'm not even sure what the 55-200mm VR stuff means in a practical sense.
I'm flattered but I seriously sucked at using my camera when I first got it. If you're going to get a camera just take it out and try all sorts of stuff with it. That's the best way to learn it in my opinion.
The 55-200mm VR refers to a 55-200 millimeter lens with vibration reduction. The kit lens is the 18-55mm which functions nicely for up close shooting, the 55-200mm is what I generally use to take pictures of planes.