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Mailman,
How can a person give a review of an item they never actually used?
Again, I can't (responsibly) tell you anything about a Nikkor 300mm 2.8 AF-D because I have never used one. I can, however, tell you and show you what I have actually done with a 105mm 2.5 AIS and how it has performed for me for over the past 20 years.
IMHO, I would take much more seriously an opinion of a person who has actually used a particular piece of equipment for an extended period of time than that of a person who simply reads the spec sheet from the manufacturer and posts it on a website in a manner that seems as if he is an expert.
I have not used every single lens that Nikon has ever made, but I have owned a bunch of them. Some of these lenses I purchased many years ago, some not too long ago. There are others in here who have owned lenses that I don't have and they have been using those lenses for many years as well. I value their opinion because they have put those lenses to the test, not just some controlled lab test for a couple of days, but actual field tests in the real world. They may be able to better inform me if a sharp lens has fallen apart on them (as I have had on two ocasions), if the features or parts of the lens are sturdy, etc.
A perfect example, KR doesn't particularly care for the Nikon 17-55mm 2.8 while I swear by it. Why do I swear by it? Because I have shot countless weddings with it and it has never let me down. I have the proof in the pictures. Is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? For me, yes; to others, they need to ask if they can justify the price vs. the intended use. Is it a fantastic performer? According to a regular user of it like myself, yes.
I'm in the market now for a manual focus 28mm Nikkor. I have decided based on asking several users at Nikonians that I will go with the 2.0 version instead of the 2.8 version. I made this decision based on several conversations with people who actually owned and used both lenses.
Edited on Jul 19, 2008 at 07:14 AM
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