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<blockquote data-quote="Disorderly" data-source="post: 145530" data-attributes="member: 10297">One question you should ask yourself is whether you expect to improve your skill as a photographer.&nbsp; If you do, you'll probably end up upgrading your gear to match your improved abilities.&nbsp; That means dumping your consumer grade lenses.&nbsp; I have a bunch of cheap lenses I got before I knew the difference, and which I'll never use now.It's a lot like buying a tripod.&nbsp; Most hobbyists get a cheap one early on and discover it isn't nearly stable enough for their camera, especially as both it and their lenses get better and more expensive and most importantly heavier.&nbsp; So they buy a better one, and repeat several times until they get that expensive carbon fiber tripod and ball head.&nbsp; So much cheaper over the long run to get the one that will last forever and will handle the gear they'll buy over time.My advice is to get the 24-70mm.&nbsp; It's the lens that spends the most time on my camera body, and the quality of the images is amazing.&nbsp; If you think you'll want quality, and you can afford the high price, do it now.&nbsp; You'll save money in the end by avoiding the cheap stuff, and you'll be glad for all the better images you'll take with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Disorderly, post: 145530, member: 10297"] One question you should ask yourself is whether you expect to improve your skill as a photographer. If you do, you'll probably end up upgrading your gear to match your improved abilities. That means dumping your consumer grade lenses. I have a bunch of cheap lenses I got before I knew the difference, and which I'll never use now. It's a lot like buying a tripod. Most hobbyists get a cheap one early on and discover it isn't nearly stable enough for their camera, especially as both it and their lenses get better and more expensive and most importantly heavier. So they buy a better one, and repeat several times until they get that expensive carbon fiber tripod and ball head. So much cheaper over the long run to get the one that will last forever and will handle the gear they'll buy over time. My advice is to get the 24-70mm. It's the lens that spends the most time on my camera body, and the quality of the images is amazing. If you think you'll want quality, and you can afford the high price, do it now. You'll save money in the end by avoiding the cheap stuff, and you'll be glad for all the better images you'll take with it. [/QUOTE]

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