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Has anyone on here got one of these?
I know there's no such thing as a 'one lens does it all', but this would seem to be a fairly good compromise.
But it's not cheap.
And it's an old lens and design.
What would I use it for? When we go out for walks as a family, having this sort of range would be great and save me taking a couple of lenses for what are only ever going to be snapshots.
On the other hand, if I'm lucky enough to spot something nice, it would be good to have something with good optics that means I could get a good pic out of it.
I'm not too bothered about the weight (I would normally carry a 70-200 2.8 on the camera with a (third party) 24-70 2.8 in a bag) but it looks to be a hefty beast
As there are several up for sale on eBay for around the £500 mark, is it worth a buy?
Or is there something else with a similar range that would be 'better' - and by better that could have several meanings:
Any and all advice gratefully received...
Thanks.
I know there's no such thing as a 'one lens does it all', but this would seem to be a fairly good compromise.
But it's not cheap.
And it's an old lens and design.
What would I use it for? When we go out for walks as a family, having this sort of range would be great and save me taking a couple of lenses for what are only ever going to be snapshots.
On the other hand, if I'm lucky enough to spot something nice, it would be good to have something with good optics that means I could get a good pic out of it.
I'm not too bothered about the weight (I would normally carry a 70-200 2.8 on the camera with a (third party) 24-70 2.8 in a bag) but it looks to be a hefty beast
As there are several up for sale on eBay for around the £500 mark, is it worth a buy?
Or is there something else with a similar range that would be 'better' - and by better that could have several meanings:
- As good but cheaper
- Something newer, but as good
- Lighter
- Something with not quite the range, but that is decent.
- etc
- etc
Thanks.
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