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- From: jimc@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Jim Cathey)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: 80-200/f2.8 for $$$, why?
- Message-ID: <2845@tau-ceti.isc-br.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 03:20:05 GMT
- References: <1992Nov12.181252.362@odin.corp.sgi.com> <1992Nov18.091725.21182@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> <1992Nov19.035957.3597@walter.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1992Nov19.035957.3597@walter.bellcore.com> jchen@wind.UUCP (Jason Chen) writes:
- >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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- 9) Durability. That 50-200 is built like the old 70-210, which is kind of
- rickety. One good slam and it looks like it would fly apart. The 80-200L
- is a brick sh*thouse by comparison, and even looks like it could repel
- muggers with ease (when swung with confidence). It may have better
- dust- and moisture-proofing too, as befits the true L lens. (??)
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