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- From: acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih)
- Subject: Re: 80-200/f2.8 for $$$, why?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.210328.12005@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- References: <1992Nov10.215501.29328@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1992Nov19.035957.3597@walter.bellcore.com> <1992Nov19.182009.4194@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> <1992Nov19.190849.21964@walter.bellcore.com>
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- Date: 20 Nov 92 02:03:28 GMT
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- In <1992Nov19.190849.21964@walter.bellcore.com> jchen@wind.bellcore.com (Jason Chen) writes:
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- >>3 - Ability to retain AF operation with a 2x multiplier and even a 1.4x
- >>multiplier in the example you give above (the 200 at 4.5 probably won't AF
- >>with a Canon 1.4x).
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- >Bob,
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- >My information source could be wrong, but when I called Canon 800 number,
- >they said neither Canon 2X or 1.4X worked with 80-200/f2.8L. In fact
- >they told me neither of them would not work with any zoom lens.
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- >But your arguement should still be valid for non-EF lenses.
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- Although the Canon teleconverters will not work with the 80-200/2.8L,
- the Tamron teleconverters will (as mentioned in the FAQ).
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- >Jason Chen
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