Last night I posted a list of five great zoom lenses that cost less than $1000. These are lenses for the average or beginning photographer looking for an affordable but serious upgrade. I'm sure some of you will disagree with my choices and it would be great if you would add your own picks in the comments section at the end of the article. We could also use some reviews for a couple of the lenses that are very new:

Five Great Zoom Lenses Under $1000 >>

I know $1000 isn't affordable for everyone. It is a lot of money. But I just wasn't comfortable with a limit lower than that. Zoom lens quality - especially the telephoto zooms - starts to get sketchy when the lenses get really cheap. Maybe we can make another list with lenses under $500. But I think I'd need your help for that since I haven't actually used many zooms that cost less than $500.