Question for the group

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15. Thanks again for taking time to share some of your knowledge.

I have the Tokina 11-16mm, and I love it! And the clutch ring for manual focus is very simple to operate.

I didn't know about the concept of hyperfocal distances. There is a whole lot about the principles of photography that I have yet to learn. I read a short tutorial on hyperfocal distances after reading your post, and I'm going to try to remember to use it next time I use the 11-16mm.

I'll check out the Sigma and Tokina. I've been really happy with the build and image quality of the Tokina 11-16mm, so I'll give that one an extra look.

I'm glad you and ManiacJoe sort of directed me back toward the shorter zooms. That is really the range I most often use, with my 85mm prime being about the max. I was originally looking for something out to 300mm because my current longer telephoto is the kit lens that came with my old D5100, the 55-300mm 4.5-5.6G. The image quality on that one isn't so bad (I used it for the seagull shots in my Odds and Ends post) but it can be very, very slow, and that has been pretty frustrating at times. That said, if I'm going to plunk down $1,000+ for a lens for my DX format camera, then I want to get the best I can for the range I normally shoot in.

Thanks again for your help!