on 12/6/02 7:43 PM, Butch Black at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> why this obsession with feel? >> >> I take pictures because I like using cameras. The "feel" of the >> equipment means as much or more to me as the picture.
I may be just some sort of fanatic but I want the pictures. I had an opportunity to use a 200-400mm F4.0 and a 50-300mm F 4.5. I own and use a 80-400mm VR. I love the two old zooms and they are often thought to be some beautiful examples of Nikon or Nikkor engineering. I am afraid they would not be very helpful to me. I have spent the day with the 80-400Vr mounted on an F100 and hung around my neck. Those old beauties will never have the opportunity to hang on my neck and further more they really want a tripod under them to get the maximum sharpness. Are they well made? Absolutely, well made to the point of being over engineered and over built. Ed Tyler
