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From: Julian Loke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I am intrigued by the Nikon Zoom macro lens:
>70-180mm f/4.5-5/6D AF ED Micro Zoom Nikkor
>http://nikonusa.com/usa%5Fproduct/product.jsp?cat=1&grp=5&productNr=1983NAS
>
>How good are the optics compared to a fixed 100mm macro?
>to a fixed 180mm macro?
>
>What kind of adapter would be needed to make the Nikkor
>work on an EOS body?
>Can it be manually focussed?
>Can the aperture be stopped down manually?
>
>Is there a direct Canon or third party equivalent for
>Canon EF mount?
Julian:
I can't answer a lot of this, but somewhat related, the 70-180 f/4.5-5.6
macro is apparently a very well regarded lens among Nikkor users. I recall
the late John Netherton, who had a regular column in Outdoor Photographer
until he passed away last March, commenting on the lens. About a year ago
he said that he had been using the 70-180 with so much success with not only
macro application, but also as a regular zoom in that focal range, that he
disposed of his (heretofore) highly regarded 80-200. Netherton asserted
that the 70-180, while not as fast, completely supplanted his use of the
80-200 f/2.8 Nikkor and he found it every bit as sharp and clearly more
versatile.
Gary Russell
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