28-135 or 24-70l advice

[loebas]

18-55 is my current lens I take foto's with on my D300.
The quality of the pictures is ok, but personally I think they are not that great. I like sharp and clear pictures, and I don'want much PS work.

Have been reading a lot about lenses, and as a beginner I never thought there was so much to do about lenses.

Looking for a lens which I can use as a "walk around lens"

I wonder if I should by a 28-135 IS or a 24-70L.
Requieres a 24-70L lens more stability when taking photo's in comparison with an IS lens ?

As I life in a very nice area with lot of nature and wildlife I also think about a 70-200 2.8L IS lens.

Can someone help me in taking a good decision

[FlyingPete]

A lot of the guys here aspire to the 24-70L, I know it is on my wish list (but not as a wlak about lens, too heavy and not flexible enough, and I need a small mortgage to get a CPL filter for it!)

My main walk around lens in my 28-105, which I find a nicer to use lens thatn the 18-55, although not as wide. Not sure of the value of IS on a lens at that focal length.

Have you looked at the 17-85IS as a potential option?

[su719]

The 24-70L is far superior, but it costs far more $$$$$. What is your use? For a hobbyist it may be overkill., but for the proffesional a must have. Have you considered the Tamron 28-75?

[loebas]

Have my D300 for a year now and fell in love with photography.

Manage to take nice pictures.
I know that the ablility to compose a photo is more important then the lens, but if both are good you must be able to make photo's that are really "alive".

That's why I tought about the 27-40L. A lot of people on forums say that it is a super lens, in comparison to what they had before (28-135)

Why is the 28-135 lens not an option for me ?
17-85 IS is also an option, but the critics on this lens make me doubt wether it is a good option for me.

[tofuboy]

It's no question the 24-70 is superior. The 28-135 is a good general use lens. It doesn't do anything spectacular, but it isn't bad either. What are your focal length requirements? Perhaps the 17-40 f/4.0L would suit you well. If money isn't an issue, then by I would definately take the 24-70 f/2.8L over the 28-135 (or the 16-35 f/2.8L over the 17-40 f/4.0L).

[tim]

I use the Tamron 28-75 as my walk around lens. Sometimes I need a wider shot, sometimes I need a longer zoom, but for the most part it's fine. The quality's good especially stopped down a bit.

[loebas]

I take photo's of my children and love to take streetscenes/marketplaces etc , also very font of taking pictures in nature. Hate to use flash.

So do you advice 28-135/17-40l/24-70l.
Ore is the Tamron the option ?

[cdhender]

I'd give serious consideration to the Tamron. Everything I"ve read says the Tamron can give you the L quality for a non-L price (around $300).

Do a search on Tamron and you'll find TONS of posts.

[tofuboy]

I take photo's of my children and love to take streetscenes/marketplaces etc , also very font of taking pictures in nature. Hate to use flash.

So do you advice 28-135/17-40l/24-70l.
Ore is the Tamron the option ?

If you have the money and you won't miss the extra $$ it costs for the Canon, then I say go with the Canon.

24-70, 28-75, 28-135= good general use range. Might want wider for streetscenes/landscapes, but should be just about right for portraits.

16-35/17-40 = good for streetscenes/landscapes, but you might find yourself wanting something longer for portraits

f/2.8 (24-70, 28-75, 16-35) = better for lower light situations than the higher f numbered lenses.

Lots of Money: 24-70, 16-35
Less Money: 28-135, 17-40, 28-75

Factor in the cost and decide what features matter the most to you.

[loebas]

Did some search for this lens on the net.
General conclusion it's a good lens.
It there anyone with a D300 who works with the Tamron, can you enclose some photos made with 300D and Tamron 28-75.

What do you think of the combination
18-55
28-75
70-200

[tim]

Did some search for this lens on the net.
General conclusion it's a good lens.
It there anyone with a D300 who works with the Tamron, can you enclose some photos made with 300D and Tamron 28-75.

What do you think of the combination
18-55
28-75
70-200

Take a look at these, all taken with the Tamron on my 300D. There's >100 photos there, the first link is probably the best one.

http://mrwild.co.nz/SolNetNZQACruise
http://mrwild.co.nz/ExperimentalGallery/Class_16-11-04/index.html
http://mrwild.co.nz/ExperimentalGallery/Auckland/index.html
http://mrwild.co.nz/ExperimentalGallery/Class_30-11-04/index.html

Some in the last one are blurry, that's my fault not the lens or the camera.