Today, there seems to be a trend that photographers must buy the best body / lens available. That's not the way we started. We started with what we had or could afford.

I started with a Contax II with a 50mm lens. Later, when I moved to AF SLRs I had an EOS 50 with a Tamron 28-200 lens. I am currently a Canon user.

Buy the 70-300 VR. If there is a photographer in you, the lens will serve you well.

Apana