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<blockquote data-quote="James Blonde" data-source="post: 159550" data-attributes="member: 13384">Ack, that wasn't a cheap day...&nbsp; Feel a little sick now! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I ended up going for a Nikon refurbed / returned 18-200VR in the end.&nbsp; One bonus, as hinted, is that it seems to work well on the IR camera - no visible hotspots!&nbsp; but I'll give it a week.&nbsp; I did try out the 28-300, but realised it's the wider end I was more interested in than the zoom, and there didn't really seem to be that much more in the zoom in comparison to the wide end!&nbsp; I also had a shot of a second hand 17-55 in a different shop, but that was still over £650 and I really couldn't justify that.I think my last week or 2's photography in the Lakes and Borders, and this whole lens unplanned flying lesson episode will result in a review of how I use my lenses and probably mean I sell or trade my 10-20 and 70-300.&nbsp; Might at least offset the cost of the 18-200 and mean that, if I can get anything back on my travel insurance, I might be able to replace the 18-105 if it can't be fixed.&nbsp; I might go for something slightly wider as previously hinted, but again keeping that middle range to make sure both cameras have a useable range and I don't feel like I have to keep constantly swapping lenses. Thanks for all the advice folks - it has helped massively and will help in sorting out this other lens!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Blonde, post: 159550, member: 13384"] Ack, that wasn't a cheap day... Feel a little sick now! :) I ended up going for a Nikon refurbed / returned 18-200VR in the end. One bonus, as hinted, is that it seems to work well on the IR camera - no visible hotspots! but I'll give it a week. I did try out the 28-300, but realised it's the wider end I was more interested in than the zoom, and there didn't really seem to be that much more in the zoom in comparison to the wide end! I also had a shot of a second hand 17-55 in a different shop, but that was still over £650 and I really couldn't justify that. I think my last week or 2's photography in the Lakes and Borders, and this whole lens unplanned flying lesson episode will result in a review of how I use my lenses and probably mean I sell or trade my 10-20 and 70-300. Might at least offset the cost of the 18-200 and mean that, if I can get anything back on my travel insurance, I might be able to replace the 18-105 if it can't be fixed. I might go for something slightly wider as previously hinted, but again keeping that middle range to make sure both cameras have a useable range and I don't feel like I have to keep constantly swapping lenses. Thanks for all the advice folks - it has helped massively and will help in sorting out this other lens! [/QUOTE]

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