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<blockquote data-quote="KenO" data-source="post: 35632" data-attributes="member: 8029">LensWork,Since last post found this.&nbsp; &quot;Get over buying a midrange zoom today. This isn't as bad as you think. Few, if any, pros use mid-range zooms. Most use a <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/1735.htm" target="_blank">wide zoom</a> and a <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70200vr.htm" target="_blank">tele zoom</a>, and maybe drop a <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5014af.htm" target="_blank">50mm</a> in their pocket for low light.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Even at f/2.8, the $1,700 24-70mm AFS is nowhere near as good in low light as&nbsp; the $120 <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm" target="_blank">50mm f/1.8D</a>. Try it and see.&quot; 
<a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d700/lenses.htm#mid" target="_blank">Nikon FX Lenses</a>Do you agree?Ken</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KenO, post: 35632, member: 8029"] LensWork, Since last post found this. "Get over buying a midrange zoom today. This isn't as bad as you think. Few, if any, pros use mid-range zooms. Most use a [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/1735.htm"]wide zoom[/URL] and a [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70200vr.htm"]tele zoom[/URL], and maybe drop a [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5014af.htm"]50mm[/URL] in their pocket for low light. [LEFT]Even at f/2.8, the $1,700 24-70mm AFS is nowhere near as good in low light as the $120 [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm"]50mm f/1.8D[/URL]. Try it and see." [/LEFT] [URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d700/lenses.htm#mid"]Nikon FX Lenses[/URL] Do you agree? Ken [/QUOTE]

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