To Marc, re. my lens lineup:
14-24/2.8. Best wide I have ever used (speaking as an ex 21/2.8 Distagon owner)
24-70/2.8. Equally great.
70-200 VR. I shoot this wide open all the time for forestry commercial work.
1.4 TC Mk II. You lose a stop, but IQ is virtually identical. This extender used on the 70-200 (so, 100–280) makes sharper images on the D3 than the 70-200 on the D300. This surprised me.
Zeiss ZF macro 50/2 and 100/2. Enough folk have raved about these lenses so can save me typing this again
24/3.5 TS. This is in another universe compared to Canon's offering at this focal length
18-70/3.5-4.5 DX. Amazing for the money on the D300.
24-85/3.5-4.5. Equally good on either—small, light, cheezy, and optically excellent.
28-105/3.5-4.5. Cheap, rugged, good on either.
As some here may see, I have pared my lenses right down, but this is the best kit I have ever used, in over 30 years of photography.
I am waiting for the DP-1 and the E-420 plus pancake to arrive, strictly for walking around and amusing myself. Cheers to all, KL