Thank you for all of the replies. My apologies for not coming back to this thread sooner.



Okay, I've narrowed it down between the 70-200 f4, and the 85mm f1.8. Arrggh--decisions!!!


Also, I'm now very interested in the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 to replace my 18-55 kit lens. Thank you all again for the great suggestions.


Jan- to answer your question on why I didn't like the 75-300mm III lens, I really need to use a tripod, at longer zoom lengths (this one was not with IS). The photos I took of my daughter at cheerleading (indoor gym) were not sharp at all--and those are the ones where I could control the camera shake.


Now, while I was researching the 85mm f1.8, I came across the 135mm with SF. While I'm not interested in the soft focus feature at all, would that longer focal length be something worth considering on my 1.6 FOVCF?