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- From: dtj@caffeine.cray.com (Dean Johnson)
- Subject: Re: 80-200/f2.8 for $$$, why?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.151547.22968@hemlock.cray.com>
- Originator: dtj@caffeine
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- Sender: dtj@caffeine (Dean Johnson)
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- Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
- References: <1992Nov10.215501.29328@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <92316.174308IO80861@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> <1992Nov12.181252.362@odin.corp.sgi.com> <1992Nov18.091725.21182@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> <1992Nov19.035957.3597@walter.bellcore.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:15:47 CST
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- In article <1992Nov19.035957.3597@walter.bellcore.com>, jchen@wind.bellcore.com (Jason Chen) writes:
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- >
- > But then, I am no pro. There must be reasons for the popularity of the
- > 80-200/f2.8 lens. What are they?
- >
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- I shoot polo (damn horses keep drowning! ;-)) a bunch and the stop would
- definitely be worth the money. Besides, with a f2.8 lens you can probably
- put a 2x teleconverter on it and still have the auto-everything still work,
- a definite plus.
-
- -Dean
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