/vote 17-55 2.8. and spend the money on a couple of flashes if you have some extra cash or save up. Put the flashes in a corner/near ceiling and can light up the whole room and get nice photos. Only if you have white walls/ceiling lol. Some simple starting flashes are the Vivatar 285 like 80 bucks new and cheaper used, just need some cables/triggers and have a good basic set up. With the set up can do birthday parties and xmax photos! /joy! Happy shooting!