<p>Hello all! </p>
<p>New member here, so go easy on me :) I've been an amateur hobbyist photographer for years and in the past couple years I've started to get more serious by doing small client gigs (family portraits, babies, engagements, etc.). I used to shoot with a Nikon D5000 with a 35mm f1.8 that never came off my camera, but I recently made the switch to FF with a combo of a Nikon D610 and 50mm f1.8. As you can tell, I love shooting with primes. However, as I start to take on more work, I'm finding them to be limiting and I could really use some more versatility in my life. So, on a whim, I purchased a Nikon 24-120 f/4 lens. Now of course I'm having a bit of "buyers remorse" and wondering if I made the right decision. I took the lens out on a shoot and was actually very impressed with the quality and versatility of the lens. It was way sharper than I expected and although it has some vignette/distortion issues, I still came away with photos I was very pleased with. However, my favorite photo of the day still came from my 50mm f1.8. So I dove back into researching lenses and found great reviews for the Tamron 24-70 f2.8 for almost the exact same price as I paid for my 24-120. </p>
<p>Long story short, I'm considering switching out my Nikon 24-120 f/4 for a Tamron 24-70 f/2.8. My biggest concern is the slower focus of the Tamron for candid portraits as well as the fact that I've never purchased a 3rd party lens, as I've found Nikon glass to always be beautifully made with very few flaws. The 24-120 is no exception, this is no doubt a great lens. But as someone who takes a lot of portraits and is always on the hunt for more DOF, I really like the idea of f/2.8 vs. f/4. Does anyone have any thoughts on why I should stay put or why I should switch and go for the Tamron? Or should I be looking at something else altogether? </p>
<p>Side note, the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 is wayyy out of my price point at this point in time, otherwise I'd obviously be looking at that. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any advice! </p><div></div>