Of course. Your comments are why there are so many choices of zoom lenses out there! I feel the same restrictions, but I'd feel even more with a stock 50mm lens. On both ends... I suppose a very good 28-105 would be a LOT closer to my more usual needs, but even if I could find one, I might well find it a compromise. A little too big, a little too heavy and a lot too much money...
Most likely there is no perfect lens for "most situations." Trouble is, we can always think of new situations that slightly exceed the current lens capability. ;^) keith Fred wrote: > > > I always used to use the zooming with my feet technique, but found > > my diminishing nimbleness and creaky knees preclude a lot of the > > very akward positions I used to get into when I was gathering > > photos on site... This little [35-70] zoom goes a long ways toward > > making that a pleasant pastime again! > > Actually I find that a 35-70 zoom is a little constricting - I often > want it to go a little longer here, or a little wider there, etc. > Because of that, I still end up "zooming with my feet" somewhat. > However, the ability to do some framing/cropping by zooming with the > lens does cut down a bit on the footwork - i.e., I still have to > "zoom with my feet" a bit to get approximately in the right place, > but then I let the zoom lens take over for the final framing (as > opposed to footwork followed by some "touch-up footwork").
