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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 103462" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>While I've gotten some very good, dare I say great results with the kit lens, I have been digesting this post for a day now and have decided that moving to the trio of prime lenses you have mentioned in your signature is likely a better alternative to the center part of the &quot;holy trinity&quot; - the 24-70mm f2.8.&nbsp; For walking around a zoom is nice, but if I'm &quot;happy enough&quot; with the kit lens then why replace that with something that will run my almost $2K when for 2/3 I can get a lovely trio of primes for &quot;real work&quot;, and keep the kit for when I'm in the car?&nbsp; I contemplated grabbing the 14-24mm before my trip to FL next month, but decided that I've got little to no reason to want/need low light at that spread, so my Sigma 8-16mm DX lens will cover for me if I need it and I sank 1/2 the money into the 28 &amp; 85.&nbsp; I'm going to have to decide what stays and what goes in my one carry-on (2 bodies or a walk-around lens?), but it's a nice problem to have.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 103462, member: 9240"] While I've gotten some very good, dare I say great results with the kit lens, I have been digesting this post for a day now and have decided that moving to the trio of prime lenses you have mentioned in your signature is likely a better alternative to the center part of the "holy trinity" - the 24-70mm f2.8. For walking around a zoom is nice, but if I'm "happy enough" with the kit lens then why replace that with something that will run my almost $2K when for 2/3 I can get a lovely trio of primes for "real work", and keep the kit for when I'm in the car? I contemplated grabbing the 14-24mm before my trip to FL next month, but decided that I've got little to no reason to want/need low light at that spread, so my Sigma 8-16mm DX lens will cover for me if I need it and I sank 1/2 the money into the 28 & 85. I'm going to have to decide what stays and what goes in my one carry-on (2 bodies or a walk-around lens?), but it's a nice problem to have. [/QUOTE]

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