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The OP stated he wanted something that would also work for macro/close-ups, so that's what I was referring to as in quasi macro. Obviously a subject as large as a human head or portions of the...

I've never really understood using a macro lens for the main portraiture lens. I know people do. The 85mms all have a pretty long min focus distance, not really suitable for close-ups. If your main...

I've heard of Jessops. Let us know what you end up with that suits your needs. I love creamy pleasing bokeh, but I find it's not necessary in every type shooting. Such lenses though are not that...

Ok Andrew, I'm not sure if you really read my post. The lens you desire doesn't exist, it's a fantasy lens that I bet a lot of people would love to own. :) No one lens with that kind of range 10X...

The new 70-200mmF4 appears to be a beauty, but maybe out of your price range? In addition to giving possible smaller zoom ranges within 18-200mm or fixed focal lengths that might work for you, can...

Yes, bokeh has many aspects to it, and what one considers to be pleasing bokeh another might feel on the harsh side, though most can agree when it's truly creamy and dreamy.  One thing for sure is...

LOL, yea that doesn't really make sense, the 70-200mmF4 IQ should be noticeably better. Look forward to some pics. Do you still have the Tamron 70-300mm? Would love to see a few direct comparisons...

Congrats. If you can would you offer some comparison between the 80-400 AFS VR and the 70-200mm F4. Obviously there is range difference and one is variable aperture, the other not, but I mean in...

I love creamy BG's, but for subject isolation most of the time a good part of the subject needs to be in focus, really makes it pop. People think shooting flowers is so easy, try it with a good...

I like the idea, but it's generally better to have at least the center of the flower in focus, which you can never do wide open. Unless you're doing a close up of a section of the petals,...

Have you actually used either or both lenses or just looked them up on Photozone? I'm guessing the latter.  :)

Well, your ability to get such shots is not solely dependent on technology. You learning the ability to pan and track a moving subject is a big part of it as well. Certainly fast AF, and camera...

One person's opinion about the "greatness" factor, maybe a few.  LOL I stated for new the G version is the way to go, and for portrait work the AF differences would not be a factor. The problem...

As I stated in another current thread on these lenses, the newer G version is a bit sharper but trades that for slower AF performance. In these forums when people ask about lenses, almost always...

I don't think I'd recommend getting a lens I couldn't use now unless a different camera body is definitely in the very near future. I wanted to address this "optically better" aspect. To me it's...

LOL  Next time a for or against protective filter thread starts, have to remember to put a "beware the penguin factor" in the for column.   Lora

Not so sure I'd give so much credit to the camera for IQ in this situation. The Sigma 150mm macro is in a different class than any of the 90-105mm macros. Quite evident when you do some comparison...

You didn't quite nail the focus, maybe that's a good thing considering.....LOL I've had this lens quite a while, agree very nice bokeh. :)   Lora

Mine doesn't have the "D" in white or any D after HSM in gold and it's a Nikon mount. With a Nikon lens the D would represent a chip that gives distance information to the body for flash, but with...

I thought it was about internal focusing as well.  LOL You've been  here longer than me, Dpreview has always been this way so why expect anything different? A better rant is about people not being...