There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Now as far as advice on which is better -- since you're getting a DX camera body I'd either go for the Kit Lens or a wider angle than 50. Either of these would be more versatile options for you to start with:
AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm F1.8G AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor 40mm F2.8G (Micro is the Nikon word for Macro Photography, it works like any other 40mm lens but has a shorter minimum focus distance)
There's nothing wrong with the Kit Lens though either. To give any more specific advice I'd have to know more about what you want to shoot photos of.
I'm looking to do mainly landscape and nature shots while travelling. I would still like to do some portraits so I think the versatility of a zoom lens would be good for learning the ropes. I figure once I have a good understanding of the basics I can add a prime lens.
The Nikon D3xxx and D5xxx series bodies do not have a built in focus motor. If you mount a D series lens, which relies on the body to actuate the screw drive, then the lens will not autofocus. G series lenses have the focus motor integrated into the lens and will autofocus correctly on these bodies.