babak_tahniat

<p>Thanks everyone for your honest answers and opinions.<br />I'm attending some classes and what I meant by "my vision" was that I oftentimes see things that are out of my reach and hence I felt the need for a telephoto, as I want to capture some candid shots of people and not to be intrusive. Will the fast focusing of 70-300 VR help me with "catching the moment" or I should get the 28-300 for a wider zoom range? (There's no doubt that 70-200 is a wonderful piece of glass but I think the size is too big and intrusive for street shots and I suppose the 300mm end of the zoom might come in handy)<br>

Babak</p>

<p>Thanks Doug for sharing your experience (amazing portraits BTW). With d7000 I'm not adraid of high ISOs like 1600 and 3200. On the other hand a fast f2.8 zoom like the 70-200 might be quit intrusive for some people that I shoot on the streets. Another issue with the 17-55mm is that I might need to get close to my subjects on the street and again intrusive. (and the other things is that I want to go FF).</p>

<p>So here is the deal:<br />I'm kinda new to photography and I absolutely love it. I recently bought a Nikon d7000 upgrading form compact cameras. The lenses I own are the kit lens 18-55mm VR and AF 50mm 1.8D. I'm also waiting for the new d700 replacement. However in the meanwhile I want to buy some glass. Considering that I lack a good telephoto zoom, what lenses do you recommend that might improve my photography and my vision? I was somehow thinking in terms of AF-S 70-300 VR or 28-300mm VR but I'm open to any suggestions. I mainly do street photography and people but I wish to explore other areas of photography as well. BTW, money is of no concern.<br>

Thanks<br>

Babak</p>

<p>And it's in these situations that I envy the 50mm and 85mm f1.2 autofocus lenses from Canon. I just love that super shallow DOF in some portaraits of people.</p>