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Originally Posted by scollins
Well, you will probably know when the school events are going to be photographed. In that case, maybe you should go for the 24-70 F/2.8 now and just rent the 70-200 when you need it. Keep an eye on CL because the occassional 80-200 F/2.8 AF-S do show up for $1000 to $1200 (made for a few years, disco'd in 2004 I think.) It has AF-S but not VR, which is why it gets cheaper.
My next lens will be the 70-200 F/2.8 because of the shooting I will be doing. But I'd love to get the 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200 plus a 1.4x telecon and eventually dump the 18-200. It is a great lens, but not nearly fast enough for the shooting I find myself doing (indoors and lower light.....) Just need to win the lottery (or rob a bank) to pay for it....  |
School events occur on an average of two times per week, and not always on Friday where I can pay once and keep it for three days over the weekend. After a while those rental costs will add up and it would have made more sense to buy the lens from the beginning. Plus driving to Glazer's is a pain - returning it the next day on the specified time is too stressful for me when I have to deal with school.
It seems like a great idea, but only if Glazer's was closer to me...
Tomorrow I will be going to Glazer's to rent the 80-200mm. If I can live with its auto-focus and lack of VR (substituted for monopod) then I might as well buy it, save the $1000, and save up a little more for the 24-70mm.