Help on accesories, please

[LizardKing]

I forgot to ask earlier... Are you going to NYC and planning to purchase while there? If you are GO TO B&H! It's like Disneyland for photographers! LOL! And when will you be there? I may well be in the city. It's not all that far!

Hello there! I'm only going to Miami... I'd love to go to NYC, but can't make it this time.
But I'll definitely remember about this place when I go. Thanks!

Have you thought about a used 80-200 f/2.8 instead of the other zooms you have listed? It's a better lens but doesn't have VR. That's not as big an issue, however, when you have the larger max aperture. AF might not be as lightning fast but should be plenty quick on a D7000. Just something to think about. You can probably get a two ring version of the 80-200 in the same price range as the 28-300. Something like this perhaps? 1986 G Nikon 80-200 2.8 Ed Af-d W/bracket *77 I'd buy that in heartbeat if I were not in savings mode for next year's vacation.

Yes, I've been trying to decide between these 2 lenses for quite a long time. The only problem with getting the 80-200 f/2.8, is that the D7000 is not a FF camera and won't have more $$ to buy another lens... So I'll be really short in the wide end... That 80-200 will become something like 120-300, I believe... So that's why I'm going for the 28-300 instead of the 80-200 f/2.8.

I still have a little more time to keep looking for something better than the 28-300, and I'm always open to suggestions, but I don't think I have that many options with my budget. I'll probably need to take another look to Sigma and Tamron.

Thanks you all!

Regards,
LizardKing