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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 152551" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>Frankly, I was surprised after just a couple hours of an engagement shooting or family portrait shoots how very heavy that combo of D800/24-70mm became by the end of the day. Don't get me wrong, I've carried that camera around several days in a row and didn't think anything about it, but when you're doing a focused one-on-one photo shoot and the camera is at your face for several hours at a time, it gets mighty freaking heavy. If it weren't for the absolutely stunning images it produces, I don't think any of us would haul that beast around. But in truth no other lens on the market can come close to the complete package as this lens does. Having now said that I'm sure Nikon will soon announce a new 24-70mm that have VR, is 2 lbs lighter with sharper detail and costs half the price of this old lens. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 152551, member: 9521"] Frankly, I was surprised after just a couple hours of an engagement shooting or family portrait shoots how very heavy that combo of D800/24-70mm became by the end of the day. Don't get me wrong, I've carried that camera around several days in a row and didn't think anything about it, but when you're doing a focused one-on-one photo shoot and the camera is at your face for several hours at a time, it gets mighty freaking heavy. If it weren't for the absolutely stunning images it produces, I don't think any of us would haul that beast around. But in truth no other lens on the market can come close to the complete package as this lens does. Having now said that I'm sure Nikon will soon announce a new 24-70mm that have VR, is 2 lbs lighter with sharper detail and costs half the price of this old lens. ;) [/QUOTE]

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