I was looking at the mixed reviews from the new 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX Nikkor when I fell over another great offer on a 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Nikkor. They are really dropping in prize after the D700 FX launch. I think I’m gonna stay with DX for a long time to come so I jumped to it.
It’s a big chunk in the bag but on the other hand a very convenient zoom-range combined with the fixed f/2.8 throughout the zoom range – I am confident it’s a better buy than the new VRII consumer grade and I will try to stick with this one for a while this time around.