Sam wrote: >I allways say, "Put Nikon lens on Nikon cameras." I'm inclined to agree, we all are Nikon users mainly for its lenses. But what Nikon offers in the range wide-tele AF zooms is strange: Amateur lenses 24-50 3.5-4.5 24-120 3.5-5.6 28-70 3.5-4.5 28-80 3.5-5.6 28-85 3.5-4.5 28-105 3.5-4.5 (coming soon) 35-80 4-5.6 35-105 3.5-4.5 35-135 3.5-4.5 Pro lenses: 35-70 2.8 28-70 2.8 AF-S (coming soon) I own the 28-70 3.5-4.5, good lens but not up the standard of my 24 2.8 and 80-200 2.8. I am not a pro and therefore can't justify the huge amount of money requested for the AF-S 28-70 2.8 (it will be at least TWICE the 35-70 2.8 and 1.5 times the AF-Dn 80-200 2.8, not to mention that I will never be able to use it on my F801s). Nikon has by far the best 35mm system available but there is a gap between the six amateur models from 24/28 to 70/120 and the luxury 28-70 2.8 AF-S. Hence the popularity of the Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 and of the Sigma 28-70 2.8. Bye all, thanks Andrew and Happy New Year. Riccardo Rome, Italy
