The new 24-120 seem to get much better reviews,what do think of it?
When I first got it, with the D600, I was unsure about this lens. You see, a few years ago I had a 24-120mm with the D80 and D300 which gave some soft images and sometimes they looked unfocused or even a little blurry, mostly in the D300 but was excellent on the D80... That lens was the first gen 24-120mm. The current gen 24-120 is a completely different kettle of fish in my opinion. I couldn't get a 24-70 at the time so settled on the 24-120 at the insistance of the lcoal Nikon expert at the shop. He said it was a tossup between the 24-70 and the 24-120, that one does better in different areas than the other, but overall in his opinion there is no real best lens between them... I'm so glad I did get it, now that I have gotten used to the D600 and its settings. I am getting some cracking good shots, right throughout the focal range, although there are people better placed to argue the technicalities of that...
To me, the pics just look good and I'm impressed... I have to say though, I'd probably be equally impressed with the 24-70mm, as I have seen some real good reviews of its capabilities, but of the equal amount of reviews I've seen on the 24-120, it appears what the Nikon guy said back then, is about true...