01-16-2011, 04:19 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1295112791' post='5535']
The 200mm f4 from Nikon is nothing special, not sure why one would go for that one. Its reputation is not so deserved.
For longer macro lenses, the Tamron 180mm f3.5 and Sigma 150mm f2.8 are better performers.[/quote]
I haven't compared with the Tamron and the Sigma and neither am I a macro person... but the 200 f4D is exceptionally well corrected for CA... second only to the 200 f/2 (@f/2)... but you'd expect that from a slow lens. I was almost about to pick one up as a more portable 200 to use alongside the f/2.
GTW
The 200mm f4 from Nikon is nothing special, not sure why one would go for that one. Its reputation is not so deserved.
For longer macro lenses, the Tamron 180mm f3.5 and Sigma 150mm f2.8 are better performers.[/quote]
I haven't compared with the Tamron and the Sigma and neither am I a macro person... but the 200 f4D is exceptionally well corrected for CA... second only to the 200 f/2 (@f/2)... but you'd expect that from a slow lens. I was almost about to pick one up as a more portable 200 to use alongside the f/2.
GTW