[Mercuttio]

Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer

I found myself one of those as well (before I got my camera body, no less; go figure!)

You have the 18-70 on your D200, right? How does that work out for you? I've pondered whether to get it, or spend the extra $150 or so for a Tamron 17-50 f2.8. I'm more interested in the narrow DOF than low-light capability (although I guess that won't hurt either), so I'm not quite sure how much a half to full stop will mean here (DSLR noob syndrome). Perhaps I should just stick to the 50mm when I want that effect.

Yep, I do have the 18-70. It's actually been much better than I expected... I was able to get much of what I wanted from it. It seems to me like a jack of all trades, master of none. Nice build with a waterproof seal, really quite nice in well lit settings. I decided to use it for several months and really figure out just what I wanted in other lenses... what were the limitations?

In low light, forget about darned thing. Frankly a large portion of why I'm going nuts over my new 50mm is the speed... I can shoot in low light and get super sharp images with very little trouble. It's also just so darned compact...

Curse you, Lens Fi!