"Markus Fuenfrocken" <markus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> JJ wrote:
>> Thanks! I got to wondering about it the other day, when a
>> salesman refered to the 18-70mm lens as the "new Nikon
>> lens". It kinda implied that there might be an 'old'
>> 18-70mm lens, but I guess not.
> My wild guess is that your sales person mixed something up, maybe he
meant
> the new
> Nikon AF-S DX VR 16-85 mm / 3,5-5,6 to be the "new" one and the 18-70 to
> be the "old" one, those are the two only DX nikon lenses in that focal
> range AFAIK.
>
> Cheers,
> Markus
That sounds like a pretty plausable explanation to me. :) That 16-85mm
sounds like it could be a great lens to use with my D70. I'm gonna have a
look at it online and see what the reviewers say, and I might just buy one
next week.
Thanks.
J


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