"Frank Arthur" <Art@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "JJ" <kebahtphjn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Markus Fuenfrocken" <markus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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
>
> 18-70mm approx $200
> 16-85mm approx $600
>
Hmm! Yeah, I noticed the price. It's a good lens for sure, but not 3 times
better than the 18-70mm.
J
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