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- From: ben_wen@athena.mit.edu (Benson Wen)
- Subject: Re: 80-200/f2.8 for $$$, why?
- In-Reply-To: ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com's message of Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:20:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.182009.4194@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins) writes:
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- In article <1992Nov19.035957.3597@walter.bellcore.com>, jchen@wind.bellcore.com (Jason Chen) writes:
- > There seems to be a lot of interest in fast but expensive zoom lenses such
- > as the 80-200/f2.8. I am sure there must be special applications where
- > the additional stop worth the money, but I can't understand why there is
- > so much interest in paying the large premium for the extra stop.
- >
- If you are not a pro (or a photography obsessed amateur!) you probably don't
- need the extra stop. What it gives you is:
-
- 1 - Ability to take pictures earlier or later in the day (nature photographers
- often work at dawn and dusk).
-
- ..stuff deleted
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- 8 - Tripod mount on lens (I think this is true for the example you quote)
-
- you forgot:
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- 9 - Freudian compensation. The EF80-200f2.8L is the largest, longest,
- heaviest, and among the widest of the black-barrelled EF zooms. The
- Nikon is no small beast either.
- 10- Ego. :)
-
- -Ben
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