Actually Rich, my experience with my wife and photography has been a very good one. She shot my D70 with both the 28-70 and the 70-200 while on vacation in Yellowstone and the Tetons last month and fell in love with both. Neither lens intimidated her. She got very comfortable with the monopod and the 70-200. She now wants "her" very own equipment, which I love! Jokingly I suggested that she could take the D70 body and I would get it's replacement....( the D2X).....to which she said "fine", even knowing the price. SO........I am just trying to figure out which lens to get her for "her" new D70 body. I think it will be the 12-24 or the 17-35, as either would not overlap what we already owm. Also, she loves the longer lenses, so I seriously see a 300 2.8VR in "our" future, although that one I'll have to share :lol: