Well I used to feel the same way you do, until I proved myself wrong. I was out shooting some deer in the backyard yesterday. I took some shots with my Nikkor 18-200VR which is only f/5.6 at the long end and I took others with my Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 (non-VR) all handheld. The ones with the fast lens were just so much sharper. Further, I was able to get much tighter depth of field with the fast lens than the slower one. The choice is yours, but there is a reason fast lens cost more money.
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Nikon D700, D300, D5000, NIKON GLASS 85mm F/1.8 D, 105mm f/2.8 Micro AF-S VR, 70-200 AF-S VR f/2.8, 28-300 AF-S VRII,10.5mm Fisheye, 24-70 AF-S f/2.8, TC-20E II AF-S, Sigma 12-24 HSM, Sigma 30mm f/1.4 HSM, Sigma 150-500 OS, 2 SB-600 Speedlights, Manfrotto 190MF3 tripod & 322RC2 ball grip head. - NJ, USA
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