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<blockquote data-quote="Marcel" data-source="post: 90122" data-attributes="member: 3903">Hi Steve,I think your wish list is pretty good and if you get all that is there, you'll have the best. But, one thing comes to my mind is that all these are heavy and large. If you plan on traveling of hiking to get to the landscape shots, you might also consider getting an older slower lens. When I first got my D700, I wanted an all around lens and I got the Tamron 28-200. Now I know it's not the sharpest lens wide open, but when closed down to 8-11, it produces very nice pics. The big thing is that it weights nothing and I can carry it on my now D600 all day in a small fanny pack. This is now my main travel lens as I would not even consider traveling with the 24-70 and 70-200 2.8s. It would defeat the purpose of traveling. Now if I was going on a professional shoot, it certainly would be different.Just don't forget than even the best cameras can be fun to take around just in case.Enjoy your Nikon!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcel, post: 90122, member: 3903"] Hi Steve, I think your wish list is pretty good and if you get all that is there, you'll have the best. But, one thing comes to my mind is that all these are heavy and large. If you plan on traveling of hiking to get to the landscape shots, you might also consider getting an older slower lens. When I first got my D700, I wanted an all around lens and I got the Tamron 28-200. Now I know it's not the sharpest lens wide open, but when closed down to 8-11, it produces very nice pics. The big thing is that it weights nothing and I can carry it on my now D600 all day in a small fanny pack. This is now my main travel lens as I would not even consider traveling with the 24-70 and 70-200 2.8s. It would defeat the purpose of traveling. Now if I was going on a professional shoot, it certainly would be different. Just don't forget than even the best cameras can be fun to take around just in case. Enjoy your Nikon! [/QUOTE]

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