When I had my Canon gear, I had the 100/2, 70-200/4L and the 300/4L  
IS lenses. I found myself preferring the primes most of the time, and  
it wasn't because of the image quality or focal length. The prime  
lenses just let me work the way I want to. I had the 200/2.8L in my  
sights ...

Godfrey


On Feb 14, 2008, at 4:18 AM, Cotty wrote:

>> DA*200/2.8.
>
> Forgive my ignorance (and it is great), but why would anyone want a
> prime lens at this length when a 70 or 80 - 200 2.8 zoom is available
> (assuming of course optical performance of the zoom matches up to  
> the prime) ?
>
> I can understand a 300 or 400 at 2.8, but not a 200.

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