Well I got money to spend and an addiction to satisfy....
Background
I don't get paid and don't want to. I would consider myself to be an advanced amature. Taking portaits/jobs for friends/family that can't afford otherwise. I enjoy taking pictures and enjoy helping others so together this is a great hobby of mine.
Current Lenses
24-85g - walk around
50 1.8 and 85 1.8 - Job specific.
As you can see I am missing out of the wide and long ends. My budget is roughly $1400 dollars and I have been killing myself in reviews for over a month. My options are as follows.
Option 1.
Nikon 70-200 f/4. This will pretty much limit me to one lens purchase and still be limiting me in the 200-300 range which I beleive I need for youth sports. Cropped to 300mm I guess would it be just as good as the Tamron 70-300 or the nikon 70-300 in the 200-300 range which I am concerned with.
Total Cost $1400
Option 2.
Nikon 70-300 VR , for youth sports, and a nikon 28 f/1.8g, to shoot low light/indoor wide angle. It also finishes off my G prime set.
Total Cost $1300
Option 3.
Tamron 70-300 VC, I have read over and over this lens is sharper at the +200 range than the Nikon version. I would like to stay nikon but also want the better of the two. Pairing that with the nikon 28 f/1.8 also.
Total Cost $1050
Background
I don't get paid and don't want to. I would consider myself to be an advanced amature. Taking portaits/jobs for friends/family that can't afford otherwise. I enjoy taking pictures and enjoy helping others so together this is a great hobby of mine.
Current Lenses
24-85g - walk around
50 1.8 and 85 1.8 - Job specific.
As you can see I am missing out of the wide and long ends. My budget is roughly $1400 dollars and I have been killing myself in reviews for over a month. My options are as follows.
Option 1.
Nikon 70-200 f/4. This will pretty much limit me to one lens purchase and still be limiting me in the 200-300 range which I beleive I need for youth sports. Cropped to 300mm I guess would it be just as good as the Tamron 70-300 or the nikon 70-300 in the 200-300 range which I am concerned with.
Total Cost $1400
Option 2.
Nikon 70-300 VR , for youth sports, and a nikon 28 f/1.8g, to shoot low light/indoor wide angle. It also finishes off my G prime set.
Total Cost $1300
Option 3.
Tamron 70-300 VC, I have read over and over this lens is sharper at the +200 range than the Nikon version. I would like to stay nikon but also want the better of the two. Pairing that with the nikon 28 f/1.8 also.
Total Cost $1050