A mistake starting with Nikon 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 or just Ken Rockwell syndrome?

[PapaMatt]

In the future I would not buy a lens less than a 2.8, The Tamron is a great lens at 17-50mm 2.8 for a all around lens and the 28-75 is good for portraits etc but is shy on the wide side. Nice lens to start with I think.
Good luck to you

 

[Robchaos]

Saying to never but a lens slower then 2.8 is not very good advice... This all just boils down to having the right tool for the job. A 24-120 might suck for low light, but it got a reputation for being a photo journalists dream due to it's impressive (at the time) 5x zoom while maintaining a relatively small size. Some lenses that you might need at one point or another just don't come in f2.8, or are very very expensive. 18-200, 100-400, are a couple examples.

 

[ghache]

get a flash, your 24-120 is totally suitable for indoor photos.