Quote Originally Posted by Iguanasan View Post
Oh, don't worry, I'm not. I've discovered it's a very versatile beast. However, at 70mm on the low end you need a little bit of distance between you and your subject. Also, I NEED a tripod when I hit 300mm. It's really hard to hold that puppy steady at that focal length.
No image stabilization of some sort on it Ig??

At 70mm ... if you find you can't get far enough away from something then it forces to look at your subject differently. This is what I meant when I said don't rule anything out. Simply look at your subject with a 70mm eye and you'll see things you didn't with a 24mm etc. Textures, shadows are other detail become the true subject.