[nandadevieast]

Hi,

I need your inputs.

I am looking for the best walk around lens for D5100.

I am having a hard time deciding between basically 2 choices: 16-85 VR + a fast prime or Sigma 17-50 OS.

I take all kind of pictures, mostly people, candid shots.

I will tell you what's my take:

I am inclined towards 16-85 because it covers a most useful range, and though slow, it may not be so slow at the wide end, especially at 16mm, just a half stop slower than sigma. I can buy a 50 1.8 or Tamron 60 F2 for low light and portrait use to counter the F5.6 at the long end. Moreover, the Sigma is not as fast as it looks in terms of DOF, being a crop camera lens, so 50 or 60mm can be of better use there.

Those of you who have shot with a constant 2.8 zoom...am i missing something here?

Just in case, i will be purchasing a FF dslr in next 6 months.

regards,

nandadevieast