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<p>Wouter said: for landscapes it's good (but not as good as the 16-85VR was on my D300).</p>

<p>My point exactly. Going from an APS camera with 16-85 lens to full frame and 24-85 lens gives me slightly less quality (sharpness wise). I had thought that the 24-70 non VR would be better until Shun said it's not that great for distance. And that is why I am considering a different lens than the 24-85. I prefer to use equipment that will give me the best results when printing large. And I agree that while I don't necessarily need f2.8, that's how the 24-70 is sold.</p>

Thank you everyone for your responses. In my effort to be brief, I neglected to say I was looking for a zoom lens since I prefer to take

only one lens with me when hiking. My favorite lens while hiking with an APS camera was my 16-85 for landscape shots. While not a

perfect lens, I felt it gave me good enough results to make larger prints that I was happy with. Keith, I already have the Sigma 35 f1.8; it

sometimes leaves me speechless when I see the results, and I see how nice your example is. It is my favorite lens. But I prefer to not be

changing lenses because of the extra weight from carrying multiple lenses as well as the possibility of getting dust on the sensor ('seems

where I hike it's always so dusty). Perhaps it has spoiled me. The 17-55 for distances is not as sharp as some of my other lenses. For

closer scenes or people, I was thrilled with it.

I have pretty much ruled out the 24-70 VR because of its weight. Because I always use a tripod while hiking, so I cannot justify the

added expense and weight of the VR version. I was leaning towards the Nikon 24-70 because of its edge to edge sharpness over the

Tamron. That said, I do plan on comparing it to the Nikon and seeing if the lighter weight is better for me.

Ilkka, where have you seen "great prices" for a new Nikon 24-70 without VR on remaining new stock?

<p>I was ready to get a Nikon 24-70 for a D610. But then today I read Shun's post in another thread:</p>

<p>"The 17-55mm/f2.8 DX AF-S has a similar design objective as the 24-70mm/f2.8 AF-S. These are party, event lenses, mostly used indoors at weddings, etc. They are at their best when the subject is 10, 15 feet away, i.e. around 3 to 5 meters."</p>

<p>I do have the 17-55 that I've used on my APS sensor cameras, and I have to agree with Shun that's it's not that great for landscapes. If I get the 24-70 for the D610, will I be disappointed with the results for landscape photography? Is there another lens that might be better for landscape photography?</p>

<p>Everything I've read about the 24-70 says it's a pretty nice lens. Even customer samples of landscapes on the B and H web site look pretty good to me.</p>

<p>While the lens I got with the D610 (Nikon 24-85) is OK, I must say I think there are other lenses which would make better use of the camera's capabilities.</p>

<p>I am looking to participate in a photo workshop in Iceland sometime in 2015. I am looking for something that would be good for someone at an intermediate level. I have a Nikon D7000 and shoot RAW. I use mostly Lightroom 4.0 and Photoshop CS5. Would love to be able to photograph the Aurora Borealis. <br>

Can someone recommend a photo workshop that they have personally experienced? </p>

I am planning on going to Israel in the fall and will have a free day in Tel-Aviv. Has anyone done a photo tour there that they can

recommend?

<p>Thank you everyone. In response to Marc, when you tap on an iPad, it always zooms the same amount. I don't know what that percentage is. I know what the dimensions of the screen are. But how much bigger should I be making the file so that I am optimizing the results when I tap on the screen?</p>

<p>I guess I didn't explain myself well. Because on an iPad, I cannot request to zoom 10%, 20%, etc., I just want to know what the optimum file size would be so that when I tap on the screen, the best possible quality is displayed.</p>