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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 667854" data-attributes="member: 43545">The 17-55 2.8 can be had on eBay or locally for $500-600, since the market B&H or KEH is not added. eBay does have guarantees if you have been sent an item that is not as described they will cancel the order and refund your money. I got a number of things on eBay in the past and always the item was better than described because the sellers rely on their customer ratings for your livelihood and a bad review really impacts their future earnings. I got my 70-200 from someone who bought it new and never used it because it was too heavy. He was a 20 year old who bought his first camera and $5k in lenses after getting a small windfall and decided he did not like DSLR and bought a compact camera to replace the new D300. So I lucked out and saved $600.  That was the first lens I bought after getting the D90 and started collecting lenses. I got a 17-55 used but hardly use it since I bought a new 24-70 2.8 from B&H, a better range for my shooting for portraiture. The 70-200 is still one of my most used lenses for everything where 70 is not too long. In events I usually use 2 cameras, a 70-200 mounted on a crop D7000 and a wider lens, usually 24-70 or 14-24 or 24 1.4 on the D800 depending on the venue.  IF you have specific focal lengths you are interested in, for example 180, a used 180 2.8 is reasonable, lighter than a 70-200 zoom and has excellent image quality, better than a zoom for about 1/2 the price, it you can get by with shorter telephoto like 85, the 85 1.8G is fantastic, light and faster focusing then its heavier cousin the 85 1.4. Many reviews rank it better than the also great 85 1.4 at 1/3 the price.  A 50 1.8G is also a seriously good lens for $250 new.  For wider on crop there are very ultra wides, like the Nikon or Sigma 10-20 that are bargains, or the 11-16 Tokina that is a fast lens with excellent optics. Primes are plentiful in the used market because so many have been made for film over the years.  I think for you, a priority would be the 70-200 because it is perfect for what you shoot and even a kit zoom has decent image quality in the mid range. 200 mm on a crop camera is the same field of view as 300 on a film or full frame and remember, with 20.6mpx you have more options for cropping. Image quality can still be great with a 50% or more crop. I have wall mounted prints from my D800 that were small details of the overall image. It is 36mpx but at 20.6 you actually have more pixel density on a crop sensor than my D800 full frame so you will be surprised how much you can crop. 200mm on a D500 is a pretty darn versatile focal length. It might be too short on fullframe for auto racing however.Good luck, you are going to love that combo and be the envy of all the other shooters who have no D500 or fast glass. For those shoots where 200 is not long enough, say for birds in flight, rent a 400 2.8 or 200-500 and a sturdy tripod and gimbal mount, but otherwise 200 mm on a crop sensor is really good for most sports unless you are too far away, than hand held with any lens might not be good.</blockquote>

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