Best Lenses for Nikon D5500

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Nikon D5500 is a mid-range APS-C DX DSLR camera released in 2015.  D5500 is the successor of Nikon D5300, it provides a 24.2MP DX-format sensor with no optical low pass filter. Improvements over the previous model include the addition of a touch screen, which is a fully articulated 3.2-inch 1.37M-dot affair, as in the D5300. It has most similar specs to Nikon D5300, so recommended lenses for D5300 are similar to D5500. Today, we are going to showing you a list of recommended lenses for Nikon D5500 camera.

35mm, 50mm, 85mm Portrait Lenses | Zoom Lenses | Wide-Angle Lenses | Macro Lenses

Best 35mm, 50mm, 85mm Standard Prime (Portrait) lenses for Nikon D5500

The most used lenses on Nikon D5500 is portrait prime lenses, these lenses are cheap but has good image quality. The new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is a little expensive, but the image quality is super good, it is a good prime lens for Nikon D5500. And If you are looking for a cheap one, the AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G is the best lens for D5500.

Lens Check Price at
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF Amazon/B&H/ebay
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 G Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Zoom lenses for Nikon D5500

If you don’t need too many lenses with your Nikon D5500, you can get a zoom lens instead of prime lenses, there are also a lot of good zoom lenses for Nikon D5500. The best zoom lens (also the best lens) is the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens, this is a cheap lens but has best image quality, If you could only get one lens for Nikon D5500, the best choice is Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens.

Lens Check Price at
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX II Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay

Best Wide-angle Lenses for Nikon D5500

Are you looking for Wide-angle lenses for Nikon D5500, here are some good choice for you, wide-angle prime lens is Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A lens, wide-angle zoom lens is Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens.

Lens Check Price at
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama/ebay
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX II Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama

Best Macro Lenses for Nikon D5500

Here are some recommended Macro lenses for Nikon D5500, the best one for Nikon D5500 is Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD lens. The AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G, Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D Macro are cheap and good macro lenses, more macro lenses listed below.

Lens Check Price at
Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G Amazon/B&H/Adorama
AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D Macro Amazon/B&H/Adorama
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS Macro Amazon/B&H/Adorama
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