Nikon SLR- suggestions on a good lens for a beginner?

I see this part of Y! A doesn't get much traffic, but I'm hoping someone can help with a few questions of mine- any kind of suggestions/recommendations are welcomed!

I'm looking to upgrade from my basic digital camera to entry level SLR, but I'm still very clueless when it comes to all the lenses out there. I don't have a particular field I'm interested in shooting in right now, so I'm looking for a versatile lens that can handle a little of everything; from landscape, maco, action, ect. I feel I'll mostly be working with action-y type scenes with animals, but it has to hold up with day to day activities.

After talking with some other SLR savy people / professionals, prime lenses seem to have better quality to them, right? Would a prime be an alright choice for a beginner? The lens I'm looking at is this one: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-1-8G-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0

In the upcoming months, I'm planning on buying a refurbished Nikon D3200 body and buying a decent lens separately- it will probably be my only lens for a while (a year+), so like I mentioned before, it'll have to hold up with a bit of everything until I can invest more on lenses. Keep in mind, I'm only a beginner with all of this and I'm on a budget ($800 max, $600/$700 would be better!)

For whoever answers, I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to help! Thanks a bunch, I'm really looking forward to purchasing my first SLR in the upcoming months!
Added (1). I forgot to add, how do you tell the difference between a zoom and prime lens? When I'm looking online at lenses, nothing jumps out at me if they're zoom or prime. I don't to accidently buy a zoom when I want a prime (and vice versa), but the descriptions in the lens don't even have it posted. Say a lens is 35mm and another is 15mm-55mm (for example), the 35mm is a fixed length and the 15mm-55mm is zoom?

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A Nikon/Canon DSLR or a Sony SLT for photo and video use?

I haven't used a DSLR before, but since I'm a fast learner and since I need a camera that is versatile enough to capture excellent photos as well as record sharp video, I'm considering investing in one. I have heard suggestions on purchasing the Nikon D5100, as well as a Sony SLT. What's the difference between DSLRs and SLTs?

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Getting images into Gimp?

About 4 years ago I finally got into digital photography, and was able to use Photoshop in the local Camera Club. However, since then I have moved to another town where there is no camera club, but have downloaded Gimp instead. Unfortunately, the last 4 years have been a bit of a nightmare so that I have spent more time in hospital than I have outside and have had 7 operations. The outcome is that when I started reading a book on Gimp that I bought, it started off by saying they assumed that the user knew how to import images to Gimp from a file. But it's been so long that I can't remember how to do that. If it's any help, my camera is a Nikon D5100 so that I can download images directly from the camera, or I could use HP Photosmart, but for the life of me I can't remember how to get an image into Gimp (or Photoshop for that matter). Can anybody help ?

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Which DSLR Camera is best?

I love taking photos and I thought I'd love to get a DSLR camera as I feel the regular point and shoot compact cameras have had their day for me and I want something a bit more 'advanced'. I am a complete beginner with the DSLR cameras so have been looking for a nice user friendly step up. I've narrowed it down to the Canon 100D/700D or the Nikon D3200 and was wondering what people's opinions on them were and which one i'd be better going for or if there's a better beginner friendly one I haven't thought of yet? Thank you :)

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Is it good to buy a DSLR from an online store?

I wish to buy a new 'Nikon D3100'.i live in kochi
& yesterday i visited the 'Lulu Connect'
store, kochi. They have priced it @27500rs.As 'Zoomin.com'
has priced it much lessor, i wish to buy it from there.does
it comes with a genuine battery n charger n
otheraccessories… The sales guys@ Lulu
Connect told me that it is difficult to get
warranty when i buy it from online as the
product doesnt comes with the orginal billing
(something lyk that), is that correct…
Somebody please clarify all my doubts.

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Is photoshop 7 compatible with a Nikon D7100?

Is photoshop 7 compatible with a Nikon D7100?

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Is there a panagor lens for NikonDSLR?

Nikon D90 DSLR camera. I had a Panagor lens that went between the camera body and the basic lens for my Olympus slr camera used for close-up photography… worked beautifully. Would like this type of lens for Nikon D90 DSLR camera.

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Which brand is better in dslr?

I am confused that why are canon dslrs are higher priced than nikon dslrs though nikon takes over canon in both price and performance (according to the reviews!!!)… i am thinking of buying a dslr… and i thought canon was the best… but now i am confused with these 2 brands… so which is better and user friendly ???

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Buying my first dsl.?

I'm buying my first dslr, but I can't decide on the brand or class of the camera.
Canon, nikon or pentax? I'm considering buying few extra lenses too.
Canon 650d (or 60d) vs Nikon d5200 (or d7000) vs Pentax k-30 (or k-5)?
I am on a tight budget, in Croatia (Europe) I can get 650d for 600 dollars, k-30 and d5200 for 850$ (kit lens). I really like pentax but their lenses seem expensive and they are rare in second hand shops. Canon is the cheapest and I've seen some of my friends using it, but nikon and pentax on reviews have better IQ.
I enjoy taking portraits and landscapes, and blured backround bokeh that I cant get on my nikon bridge camera so I think that dslr is right thing to buy. Help me!

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Buying my first DSLR and kit?

Ok so I'm going to finally buy a DSLR, so Its actually a couple of questions in one,
1 - some good online uk sites to buy, so I can compare, there's no shops where I live so going to have to buy one blind so to speak, so -
2 - recommendations, - I know that everyone has very different opinions so I'll narrow it down a bit, I'd prefer Nikon or canon and I'm looking at up to max of £1000, (for both camera and lens) poss more for accessories. I'd like to be able to get both a good compatible telephoto zoom with IS and decent macro lens along side.plus all the good things u'd want on a DSLR
3 - what other kit items are 'indispensible' for general use and macro, ie filters, flash, ect.
4 - anything anyone thinks I might have forgotten to mention.
hope someone can help, thanks in advance.

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