How many people really have a purpose for glass like this...other to post hypothetical questions on the internet (must be raining or something).
Exactly the point that many people in this thread, myself included, have been trying to make for the first three pages. The 800 f/5.6 never was a big seller no matter the quality of the optics that were in the MF lens. If Nikon decided to build a new version and did not include AF-S, VR, coated optics, etc they would be skewered by the people posting on every board of the internet no matter how high of quality the lens was. Just look at all the complaints that the 24-70 didn\'t come with VR, on a lens that really has no pressing need for it. Even if the hypothetical 800 was on a tripod 100% of the time, people would still never shut up if it wasn\'t equipped with VR and AF-S. They might sell a couple of hundred lenses total, and would lose countless sums of money on the R&D, construction, marketing, warranty coverage, etc. If a person really needs a 800mm, there\'s options available to get there.
Apr 10, 2009 at 03:20 PM
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