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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 122310" data-attributes="member: 10038">I run a 24-85 nikkor on my D7000 as the walk around zoom,   not as wide as the 18x55, but a nicer build. Hope you throw in in 50mm prime 1.8 D for small low light inside of buildings. I think if I was traveling to Ireland,, I would carry a 20mm, 35 mm, 50mm, and then one 70-300 zoom.  I would want high quality primes for that once in lifetime trip, they are all so small,  you can keep the lens in cargo pants pockets. That is what I do,,  and if a bit chilly, I throw thesetiny primes in my coat pocket so lens switchout is fast.Now I am talking the D lens, not the hunker huge G versions!  since you have a 7000, no issue with the focus motor in camera issue. ok ok,, and I would still have the 24-85 for when I want to be lazier and zoom, or would not have the time to switch lens. you can also get rid of the 20/35 combo and go with the 28 D lens, but, there might be times where you have to stitch photos together due to not having wide angle. which is why when traveling, the FX format can work better. or you could get a sigma or whatever 10-20 for those beautiful Irish Fields with the stone fence,, broken down house,,  grumpy farmer glaring at you (oh wait, that was my trip...laughs,, course, I took a Nikon FM2, 43-86 lens and that was ALL! besides a pile of slide film and pre-paid mailers which was so cool to get home, and have most of the pictures already developed). Anyway,, it is the photographer,, that matters,  one 24-85 lens, and you would be close to my original 43-86 days). speaking of the 43-86,, if you get a version from the last two years, they are nice little zooms. and super super cheap,, because the rest of the photography world HATES THEM,, God Awful lens, worst lens EVERRR!!... laughs, so you can pick them up for like 10 dollars.</blockquote>

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