Don’t overlook the kit lenses for your camera, they are light and compact, and unlikely to show up on a thief’s radar like a 70-200 f2.8 will.
They also don’t look as threatening when pointed at people on the street and the locals will think you are just a tourist and not a pro, making money from their image. It’s you that makes the photograph, not the expensive gear!
Depending on make and model most kit lenses will cover everything you need with two compact and lightweight lenses and will cost a lot less than one 70-200. The two kit lenses are more than capable for most situations like portraits, landscapes, reportage, travel, etc. and their biggest weakness is perhaps sports and fast action and low light, but adding fast standard lens is still way cheaper than buying the 70-200 and will be faster to at f1.8 or f1.4
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