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A friend just bought a D5100 with the kit lens, to get into "more serious" photography. Assuming he stays with it, could I get him a lens as a gift, for less than $200? I've got in mind something different than what he would be exposed to from camera store sales clerks or other people who would have a DSLR+kit zoom + one other lens. Basically, something other than a 50-200mm f/slow AF zoom that seems to be the second lens in 2-lens kits. I know nothing about Nikon cameras or lenses, but a nice "normal" prime could be fun. Is there an AF prime, f/2.8 or faster, somewhere between 28mm and 45mm, for less than $200 that will work on his D5100? I'm staying under 50mm because I recently had a chance to play with a D5000 wearing a 50mm/f.4 and while it was a good lens, it was way too tight for the kinds of indoor / people / living room shots I was taking (and that I expect my friend will be taking). An old 28mm f/2.8? Alternatively, the 2X-8X f/3.5-4.5 zooms mentioned above might be cool. Would a manual-focus lens meter (even if aperture has to be controlled by the aperture ring) on a D5100? I keep seeing "Nikon AI" in various eBay listings for lenses when I go looking for, e.g. Vivitar Series 1 glass.
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