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- From: mic@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Marc Clarke)
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:45:57 GMT
- Subject: Re: When does price beat out the best choice for you?
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- Get what you will be satisfied with, lest you be dissatisfied with
- what you got.
-
- I have both an 80-200 (Rokkor/Leitz) and a 60-300 (Tamron SP) for my
- battered old Minolta. I use the 80-200 much more since it is faster.
- I carry the 60-300 when I can only carry one lense due to weight and I
- know I will have to deal with a wide range of focal lenghs. I also
- compromise and carry faster film for the wider range, slower lense.
-
- I own lenses in both the focal ranges you are speaking of.
-
- I find the fast 80-200 to be a very general purpose lense. I carry it
- with a 24mm and consider myself well equipped for any situation or
- shot. Hiking, scenics, bicycling, touristing, whatever.
-
- The 60-300 I would use for bright sunlight and rapidly changing
- framing. Can you say, "football game shot from the sidelines?" I
- knew you could. :-) With a motor and on a tall, sturdy monopod (Bogen
- 3231) it is hard to beat (unless, of course, I had one with a faster
- f/ stop...). But then, I am already shooting ISO 400 or faster (much
- faster) to stop the action in the sports event and help mitigate lense
- shake.
-
- My advice? Go with the faster 80-200.
-