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- From: faust@faust.enet.dec.com ()
- Subject: Re: When does price beat out the best choice for you?
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:19:03 GMT
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- To: acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih)
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- Subject: Re: When does price beat out the best choice for you?
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- [question on 800-200 .28 vs 75-300 deleted]
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- >In my mind, the question would be:
- > Can I get "good" results with the 80-200/2.8 ED and a TELECONVERTER.
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- >With a 1.4x teleconverter, you get a 112-280/4. It's faster than the
- >75-300 and it's MUCH more versatile. With the Tamron AF TC, it will
- >even AF (though with much groaning, since the TC will be passing
- >mechanical energy to a heavy lens which is not IF).
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- This would be a good alternative to the 75-300, and there are some advantages.
- You get superior results when using the 80-200 on its own. You get reasonable
- results when using the teleconverter. You have the option of later selling the
- 1.4 teleconverter, and upgrading to a 300mm 4.5 lens, which will give you
- better results than using the teleconverter. That would give you the speed
- for available light photography from 80-200, with the slow speed only at the
- 300mm range. Better than slow speed throughout the entire range. But there is
- more cost attached to this solution...
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- I would, however, get the Nikon 1.4 teleconverter, even though you lose the
- AF capability. To get good results from a teleconver, it is always best to
- use the teleconverter from the manufacturer, as it is matched for the lenses.
- I have tested the 80-200 2.8 with a Nikon 1.4x, and the results were very
- close to the Nikon 300 4.5, however the 300 4.5 was better. I have also tested
- the Nikon 2x converter, and the results were about equivalent to a Tokina 400
- 5.6. However, the Tokina 400 5.6 was not as good as the Nikon 400mm.
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- I tried some 3rd party teleconverters, and the results were not even close
- to the same lens with the matched Nikon teleconverter.
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- Lots of trade offs to think about....
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