>Yesterday i bought a new D700. I can't make up my mind about
>a general lens for this camera. I have the old 80-200 2.8 and
>a 80-400, but I lack a good lens for landscapes and events.
>The 24-70 2.8 is to expensive for me, but I can afford a
>24-120 4.0 or a 24-85.
>Can anyone give me good advice?
>Thanks in advance

I personally use a 28-300 f/3.5-f/5.6. Can't go wrong with that, other than the variable aperture. The VR works really well, down to 1/15 or even 1/4 of a second if you're careful. Since you have a D700 though, you might get away with the sliding ISO to keep your shutter speeds higher.

The lens is cheaper than the 24-120 and you have a larger focal length range.

My flickr page has examples with the lens.

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