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Lenses that cover more focal ranges.

Cosina 28-80 f/3.5-5.6

I forgot where I got this lens, but I think I found it in a box with mixed used gear outside a local photo dealer.

Minolta 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6

A kit lens of the heyday. An excellent lens when it comes to AF speed and image quality, but not that bright.

Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6

A really wide zoom (like REALLY!) even on a DX-body, which it's made for. Rectilinear in spite of its very wide angle of view and definitely a lens I'm going to love.

Minolta 70-210mm f/4

The so called beer can lens from Minolta, a really excellent midrange zoom with a stunning optical quality and a very good mechanical ditto

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8

My first pro grade walkaround zoom is from Sigma and a great lens on the Minolta AF bodies.

Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8

The workhorse! A bright, sharp, sturdy standard zoom that simply does the job and gets the picture.

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8

A fantastic telephoto zoom, probably only outdone by its successor, the VR II model

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR

An amazing set of specifications for a small lens. Wide zoom range, inner focussing and vibration reduction. But the trees do not grow into the sky...

Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5

The full name of this neat little lens is really AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED. Phew! It's the kit lens to most of us.
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