--- Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:35:18 EDT, you wrote:
>
> >Or you can find a good old Canon 80-200L2.8, no
> USM, but it still has a
> >pretty fast AF , great optics and works great with
> new Kenko Pro TCs, which
> >are too very good. And save a lot of money.
>
>
> Interesting, George. Thanks for the info. I've not
> heard people talk
> about this lens - I'll go look it up at the Canon
> museum. When did it
> cease production, and do they turn up in the used
> market very often?
> I don't think I've noticed one.
I'll second George's comments about the lens, although
I've not used it with the Kenko Pro. If anything, the
lens is marginally sharper than the 70-200 L,
especially at the corners. And I recall Canon at one
time saying it was the fastest focusing non-USM lens
available. I remember comparing it to the 70-200 2.8
USM and not being able to detect any obvious,
consistent difference in focus speed. (That was with
an Elan IIe--the difference might be more noticeable
on a 1n, 1v or 3).
I traded mine for a 70-200 ONLY so I could use the
Canon TC. Had the Kenko pro been available then, I
might not have bothered.
=====
Bob Meyer
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
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