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Arkady · 11-01-2006, 08:02

I personally wouldn't buy something with this kind of range, for the simple reason that (to my mind, anyway) there must be some compromise in image quality to achieve it. Otherwise there would be no 17-35mm lenses or 80-200mm lenses or anything in-between, as the new lens would render them obsolete.

I would (and do) always go for the (optically) best and fastest lenses I could afford, even if that meant I had to carry a couple more than if I'd bought one with a huge range on it.

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Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	I personally wouldn't buy something with this kind of range, for the simple reason that (to my mind, anyway) there must be some compromise in image quality to achieve it. Otherwise there would be no 17-35mm lenses or 80-200mm lenses or anything in-between, as the new lens would render them obsolete. I would (and do) always go for the (optically) best and fastest lenses I could afford, even if that meant I had to carry a couple more than if I'd bought one with a huge range on it.