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<blockquote data-quote="kluisi" data-source="post: 213065" data-attributes="member: 17548"><p>A couple of years ago, I bought a D7000 with the 18-105 kit lens. The camera and lens were great, but unfortunately the plastic lens mount broke on me. I may have made some mistakes in handling the lens when it was attached to the camera (instead of handling the camera body), but it was not handled roughly. In searching the internet, it seems that the lens does have that vulnerability and there are multiple reports of it breaking. I am concerned that if I get it repaired (>$100) from Nikon), it will just break again.</p><p></p><p>I just a few days ago I picked up the 50mm f1.8G and I love it so far for what it is (a 75mm portrait lens on DX), but it is pretty long for everyday use. I am trying to buy FX lenses to future proof my investment and I have come up with a few options to cover the wide angles:</p><p></p><p>Option 1:<p style="margin-left: 20px">AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED (27-52.5 on DX)- ~$750</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D (for low light - 30mm on DX) - ~$560</p><p></p><p>Option 2:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED (25.5-52.5 on DX) - ~$1770</p><p></p><p>What are the opinions on either of those two set-ups for Wide angle? Are there any other options that I should be looking at? If I go with one of those options, I will probably not pay to get my 18-105 lens fixed.</p><p></p><p>At some point when I get a ton of money, I also plan to add the AF-S NIKKOR</p><p>70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II (105-300 on DX). What do you think of that system as a whole?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kluisi, post: 213065, member: 17548"] A couple of years ago, I bought a D7000 with the 18-105 kit lens. The camera and lens were great, but unfortunately the plastic lens mount broke on me. I may have made some mistakes in handling the lens when it was attached to the camera (instead of handling the camera body), but it was not handled roughly. In searching the internet, it seems that the lens does have that vulnerability and there are multiple reports of it breaking. I am concerned that if I get it repaired (>$100) from Nikon), it will just break again. I just a few days ago I picked up the 50mm f1.8G and I love it so far for what it is (a 75mm portrait lens on DX), but it is pretty long for everyday use. I am trying to buy FX lenses to future proof my investment and I have come up with a few options to cover the wide angles: Option 1:[INDENT]AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED (27-52.5 on DX)- ~$750[/INDENT] [INDENT]AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D (for low light - 30mm on DX) - ~$560[/INDENT] Option 2: [INDENT]AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED (25.5-52.5 on DX) - ~$1770[/INDENT] What are the opinions on either of those two set-ups for Wide angle? Are there any other options that I should be looking at? If I go with one of those options, I will probably not pay to get my 18-105 lens fixed. At some point when I get a ton of money, I also plan to add the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II (105-300 on DX). What do you think of that system as a whole? [/QUOTE]
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