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<blockquote data-quote="desmobob" data-source="post: 728691" data-attributes="member: 45742"><p>I decided to favor light weight and purchased an AF-S 24-85mm f/4-5.6G ED VR. I know it doesn't have the greatest reviews, but it is an improvement over the lens it replaced and it is lightweight and economical. </p><p></p><p>I got chance to use it at a get-together this week and I was pleased with the results. Here's a friend and one of his grandchildren, shot wide-open with the lens at 65mm:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]333331[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The image is a horizontal crop from a vertical shot and it had enough quality to hold up. The bokeh seems reasonably smooth and pleasant.</p><p></p><p>I also replaced my old AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D with an AF-S 18-35mm f/4-5.6G ED. That lens is also a step up from the one I used previously. With an AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED along with those two, I'm finally content with three decent, lighweight and affordable lenses that I can carry comfortably and cover my casual shooting needs from 18mm to 300mm. I wouldn't feel too constrained if I just carried any one of them by itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desmobob, post: 728691, member: 45742"] I decided to favor light weight and purchased an AF-S 24-85mm f/4-5.6G ED VR. I know it doesn't have the greatest reviews, but it is an improvement over the lens it replaced and it is lightweight and economical. I got chance to use it at a get-together this week and I was pleased with the results. Here's a friend and one of his grandchildren, shot wide-open with the lens at 65mm: [ATTACH=CONFIG]333331._xfImport[/ATTACH] The image is a horizontal crop from a vertical shot and it had enough quality to hold up. The bokeh seems reasonably smooth and pleasant. I also replaced my old AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D with an AF-S 18-35mm f/4-5.6G ED. That lens is also a step up from the one I used previously. With an AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED along with those two, I'm finally content with three decent, lighweight and affordable lenses that I can carry comfortably and cover my casual shooting needs from 18mm to 300mm. I wouldn't feel too constrained if I just carried any one of them by itself. [/QUOTE]
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