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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 442252" data-attributes="member: 15302"><p>For a great all-around travel lens, the Nikon 28-300 was very versatile and reasonably sharp for three days of walking in Manhattan. The Tamron 24-70 2.8 with vibration control is a good lens to have. I have the Nikon 70-200 2.8, and use it for portraits on location (when versatility is important), but it is one heavy hunk of metal and glass. For primes, the Nikon 105mm 2.8 with a macro feature is really good, and so is my Nikon 85mm 1.4D and the Nikon 50mm 1.8. The 50mm is very lightweight and very sharp, and sometimes I forget that most of the shots I take with the 24-70 I probably could have gotten with the 50mm, and wouldn't have had to carry something so heavy. I also bought the Nikon 17-35mm 2.8, but almost never use it. Taking pictures of people is more fun to me than shooting landscapes or architecture. One of my favorites was an older Nikon 28-70mm 2.8 that was much sharper than everything else, but the electronics on that lens went bad, so I bought the Tamron.</p><p></p><p>My children are out of college, so I have splurged and bought most of the lenses I wanted for years (though all used from Craigslist). That said, if you don't want to spend thousands of dollars on glass, you could have a lot of fun with the 28-300mm 3.5-5.6 G VR. I got mine used for $500, which was a very good deal. Keep your eyes on Craigslist, and some great deals really will pop up sometimes. You can lock that lens at 28mm so it stays short and compact while you are walking around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 442252, member: 15302"] For a great all-around travel lens, the Nikon 28-300 was very versatile and reasonably sharp for three days of walking in Manhattan. The Tamron 24-70 2.8 with vibration control is a good lens to have. I have the Nikon 70-200 2.8, and use it for portraits on location (when versatility is important), but it is one heavy hunk of metal and glass. For primes, the Nikon 105mm 2.8 with a macro feature is really good, and so is my Nikon 85mm 1.4D and the Nikon 50mm 1.8. The 50mm is very lightweight and very sharp, and sometimes I forget that most of the shots I take with the 24-70 I probably could have gotten with the 50mm, and wouldn't have had to carry something so heavy. I also bought the Nikon 17-35mm 2.8, but almost never use it. Taking pictures of people is more fun to me than shooting landscapes or architecture. One of my favorites was an older Nikon 28-70mm 2.8 that was much sharper than everything else, but the electronics on that lens went bad, so I bought the Tamron. My children are out of college, so I have splurged and bought most of the lenses I wanted for years (though all used from Craigslist). That said, if you don't want to spend thousands of dollars on glass, you could have a lot of fun with the 28-300mm 3.5-5.6 G VR. I got mine used for $500, which was a very good deal. Keep your eyes on Craigslist, and some great deals really will pop up sometimes. You can lock that lens at 28mm so it stays short and compact while you are walking around. [/QUOTE]
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