jbk224 wrote:
I too have evaluated buying the 24-200 and then selling off my 24-70, 28-300, and possibly my 70-200 f/4. It turns out that my 28-300, if handled properly, is spot on and more than adequate at 150-300mm. And, I enjoy using the 24-70 as my 'portrait' lens-- with the f/4 meaningful.
So, I stopped going crazy and figured when I plan my next big trip (who knows when?); I'll fixate again and maybe the supply and pricing will be better.
My next big trip is scheduled for June, thus my actions now. Only taking the Z6 on it. The 24-200 will be fine for 80% of images I’ll be taking. But for museums (St. Petersburg Russia) and some landscapes Z 14-30 arriving tomorrow. Keep things as light and simple as possible on trips like that so only those lenses.
My 28-300 went down the road last year after I got FX 70-300. It has significantly better image quality.
16-35 shipped off to Adorama last week. Probably sending 24-70 off to them today.
Still contemplating my two AFS F mount 70-300s. The DX Z mount 50-250 that came with Z50 is pretty good but not quite there on image quality. Plus the DX 70-300 is gray market so low resale. The FX one adds pretty good reach over the 24-200 and has very good image quality. But for wildlife I lug out the 200-500. The FX 70-300 is heavy and requires fussing with FTZ. So don’t know if I’ll ever use it again. Decisions, decisions. 🤔