On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:55:53 -0500, Boater wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:49:34 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:10:01 -0500, Boater wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:34:43 -0500, Boater
wrote:

Didn't you buy a Nikkor AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED?

Still have it, or did you sell it/trade it?
Yessir. Still have it. Great lens! I assume you mean this one:"

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70200vr.htm


Yeah, it is a great lens. I "tried one on," and the only downside seemed
to be its weight. It is one hell of a heavy piece of glass, must be
three times the weight of the 18-200. Do you walk around with it on the
camera, or do you just keep it in a camera bag and click it on when you
want to use it?
After reading comments by you guys about it a while back, Mrs.E. ordered one
for the camera she purchased from Harry. Took quite a while to get. She
never uses it because it's too heavy. She bought another telephoto lens
(don't know what it is) that is on the camera constantly.

I should go swipe the 70-200 and try it out on my camera. (If I can find my
camera).

Eisboch


It's a great lens, but it's heavy. After I bought it, Nikon came out with
the 18-200mm VR (http://tinyurl.com/oartk), which has become my 'go to'
lens. It's also small enough to take on trips.


Apparently the illustrious Mrs. E does indeed use the heavy lens.

I'm in the market for a full-frame 70-200 zoom. I'm probably going to go
for new Tamron, sans VR, which I never used much anyway.

Good luck with it. I use the VR continuously. Why not, if it's there? It
makes a hell of a difference when 'off hand shooting' at high
magnification.
--
John H.