Most camera's come with a kit lens of something like an 18-55mm lens. This is perfect for everyday shots, and is probably why it is bundled in as standard. This has a 3x Zoom (55/18) so can get some good close ups. Despite this, you are probably craving for an upgrade, however, upgrading your kit lens is probably not a good idea to do first. You can make upgrades to 18-105mm lens' or similar, as these are good multi-purpose lens' but if are looking for a whole new lens, with whole new possibilities, then follow the steps below.
Zoom. I know you want it. My first additional lens for my camera was a zoom lens, as I thought I could do with some mega zoom. I purchased a 70-300mm lens, which is fantastic, and gets some fantastic close ups. If you want to be able to zoom in far into the distance, then purchase a zoom lens like mine. Nikon and Canon would charge around ?400-?600 for a lens of this type, but I got a Sigma lens for ?199, which produces fantastic shots. Sigma may be a budget make, but still produces excellent kit.
Fixed focal length lenses are great for many reasons, and you can get a huge variety of them. If you are looking for wide maximum apertures, and want to use great depth of field effects (check out the Depth of Field Tutorial and Aperture Tutorial) then something like an 35mm fixed focal length lens will do great. These usually have a maximum aperture of around f/1.8, and you can get a good priced one for around ?200-?300. Budget makes retail them for around ?100-?200.
You can also purchase Fixed Focal Length lenses of 400mm or even 800mm but unless you are willing to spend in excess of ?10000, then I wouldn't bat an eyelid, they are for the real pro's only.
For superb effects, you may be interested in wide angle lenses. These can be zoom or fixed focal length. Be warned however, that many of these are expensive, but they are really worth it. Wide angle and/or Fish Eye lenses are pretty much what they should like. They take in huge, wide shots, gaining as much detail as possible. Pricing of these vary, but ?400-?500 is a reasonable bracket.
Take in the information above and you are sure to find the perfect second, third or fourth lens for your Digital SLR. Be prepared to spend considerable amounts of money however.
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