So I got rid of my 50mm ART because I want something more versatile for landscape. I knew at some point I'd have seller's remorse about Zeiss 100 Makro Planar and here it is.
The 24-70 is arguably more "usable" for a landscape user but there are plenty of times I do like reach to frame things properly, and kind of take mountain portraits. A 70-200 could also double as an ok wildlife and occasional portrait lens (why I want 2.8 and not 4). The reality is I can only afford a 24-70 or 70-200 so I think I've decided the latter zoom range will get more use.
Now that all that jargon is out of the way, it's pretty dizzying looking at all the options - 3 from Nikon alone. After skimming a bit, the Tamron G2 70-200 2.8 seems like a great option and appears to be slightly on-sale. But as a lens I'd realistically like to keep for awhile, is Tamron reliability as good as the latest Nikon stuff? I remember focus breathing was an issue, 200mm wasn't actually 200mm at all, etc.
I also have a $100 gift-card for Vistek so I'll probably have to go there unless used
Thoughts or advice?