In article <4pmnms$jaj@earth.superlink.net>, genes@mail.superlink.net says...

>I now have only a 35-80 f4-5.6 Nikor Zoom Lens. I find the speed to
>slow and am looking to get another lens. I would love to have the
>Nikor Lens that is around f1.8 but it is about $700. [....]

Uh, the AF 50mm f1.8 Nikkor is very inexpensive (and sharp, and fast,
and light, and compact, and it focuses close, and it is free of linear distortion) - it is a steal at under $100 discount price new (and it is
the lens people often turn to after finding that the "do everything"
mid-range zoom doesn't do much very well.....).
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