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<blockquote data-quote="fotojack" data-source="post: 21270" data-attributes="member: 16">If I thought I could do everything I wanted to do with one lens, then I would have saved a LOT of money and gone with the 18-105. But as it is,my tastes vary with the subject I want to shoot. Hence the need for more than just one lens. As I stated before, you're not going to get by with just one lens. Closeups require certain lenses, but it begs the question; how close up do you want? Or do you want macro shots, as in extreme closeup? General closeup shots........anything between 70 and 200mm will do. Better closeups........anything between 70-400mm. Macro...anything between 60 and 120mm macro lens. See what I'm getting at here, yjd? Lens choice is subjective, depending on your needs.As far as the Sigma 17-70mm.......nothing wrong with it at all. But it's just one kind of lens. For us to say use this or use that wouldn't be fair to you.I hope this helps in some way on your buying decision.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fotojack, post: 21270, member: 16"] If I thought I could do everything I wanted to do with one lens, then I would have saved a LOT of money and gone with the 18-105. But as it is,my tastes vary with the subject I want to shoot. Hence the need for more than just one lens. As I stated before, you're not going to get by with just one lens. Closeups require certain lenses, but it begs the question; how close up do you want? Or do you want macro shots, as in extreme closeup? General closeup shots........anything between 70 and 200mm will do. Better closeups........anything between 70-400mm. Macro...anything between 60 and 120mm macro lens. See what I'm getting at here, yjd? Lens choice is subjective, depending on your needs. As far as the Sigma 17-70mm.......nothing wrong with it at all. But it's just one kind of lens. For us to say use this or use that wouldn't be fair to you. I hope this helps in some way on your buying decision. [/QUOTE]

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