I've bit the bullet....From Wex, I can hear the sharp intake of breath.
I't's a peace of mind thingy for my wife, I think I would have given Panamoz a go.
Funny thing, I have never really fancied the 24-120, leaning towards the 50 f1.8g or the 24-85.
My other system is M4/3, E-M1, and going from that to the D750 is quite a difference in size and weight.
Ken Rockwell (love or hate him) gives the 24-85 the thumbs up, and says this ....
Don't get this lens for DX; get the 16-85mm VR instead.
For FX digital and 35mm cameras, this Nikon 24-85mm VR is a marvelous, small, light midrange zoom. It's as sharp as the bigger, older, heavier and twice as expensive 24-120mm f/4 VR.
Nikon hasn't introduced any new, intelligently-sized FX zooms since the first 24-85mm AF-S G ten years ago, so it's about time, yippee! Nikon is finally coming around.
This new 24-85mm VR is finally what we need as Nikon's only compact midrange lens with VR for FX digital and 35mm cameras, hallelujah!
This is what DxOMark has to say about it.....
It is quite tempting to sneer at the concept of a kit lens; many of the ones bundled with cheaper cameras are really appalling, degrading the quality of the camera to the point where you are unlikely to get useable results. The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f3.5-4.5G ED VR is not like this, it is a competent lens that will provide results very much in keeping with the camera.
If you are a purist and look constantly for the ultimate image quality then it is not going to match up to the best prime lenses. Neither will it match the very best of the Zoom lenses, but if you want a versatile, light, easy to use lens for everyday use on your Nikon D600 or D800 you could really do a whole lot worse than this.
So it's the 24-85.
The Tammy was just too many £'s.
