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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Panza" data-source="post: 390943" data-attributes="member: 28379">18-35mm 3.5-4.5 is (~$750) while it's not as wide as a 16-35 (~$1250) it's cheaper and many say that it's sharper. 16-28 Tokina (~$650) is also great bang for your buck but you sacrifice the useful 35mm end. The Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 is what I use and it can be bought for (~$1000) or less, it hasn't steered me wrong, but doesn't have VR. The Nikon 70-200 f/4 (~$1400) or the Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 (~$1100) also cover the far range. They both have vibration reduction, I'd get the Tamron because it's cheaper faster and nearly as good as the Nikon equivalent. It would also give you money for a solid nifty-50 which is my prime of choice.I don't like using things 18-200 all-in-one zooms because the distortion annoys me but I can see their usefulness when traveling. To each their own.</blockquote>