11-02-2010, 11:26 AM
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1282216973' post='1918']
Sure. I'm just afraid that many simply won't unerstand the issue and use it for senseless Nikon bashing, like that they try to fool and rip off their customers, did this on purpose or whatever ... like it happened with the 70-200 VR II.
-- Markus
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Hope you didnt think of me "bashing" when I asked for this behaviour to be pointed out in the 70-200 VRII test. I think the extreme shortening of the focal length at close distance, which results in a low max magnification, is an important fact to consider when buying a lens.It certainly is no reason for discounting the lens as such or Nikon as a company.
Let me explain the importance of the max magnification by the example of the recently released Canon 70-300 L lens. at 300 mm this lens has the same max magnification as the 70-200 F/4 IS at 200mm. Since I am shooting mostly tightly framed portraits at close to medium distances with the latter lens, "upgrading" to the new 70-300 L would be useless for me as would not benefit from the longer focal length.
Likewise a Nikon user might rather get the 70-300VR plus a normal zoom instead of this superzoom, simply for benefitting from a higher max magnification. Photographers who use the tele end mostly to shoot long ditances subjects, may however prefer the supperzoom instead, because its limitation are not important for them.
Sure. I'm just afraid that many simply won't unerstand the issue and use it for senseless Nikon bashing, like that they try to fool and rip off their customers, did this on purpose or whatever ... like it happened with the 70-200 VR II.
-- Markus
[/quote]
Hope you didnt think of me "bashing" when I asked for this behaviour to be pointed out in the 70-200 VRII test. I think the extreme shortening of the focal length at close distance, which results in a low max magnification, is an important fact to consider when buying a lens.It certainly is no reason for discounting the lens as such or Nikon as a company.
Let me explain the importance of the max magnification by the example of the recently released Canon 70-300 L lens. at 300 mm this lens has the same max magnification as the 70-200 F/4 IS at 200mm. Since I am shooting mostly tightly framed portraits at close to medium distances with the latter lens, "upgrading" to the new 70-300 L would be useless for me as would not benefit from the longer focal length.
Likewise a Nikon user might rather get the 70-300VR plus a normal zoom instead of this superzoom, simply for benefitting from a higher max magnification. Photographers who use the tele end mostly to shoot long ditances subjects, may however prefer the supperzoom instead, because its limitation are not important for them.