Nikon 200 f2

kdactionphotokdactionphoto Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
edited October 14, 2009 in Cameras
We have this lens high on are list to aquire sometime in the next couple of months. Seems availability is an issue. Will this continue? Its expensive but suits are needs for our indoor rc racing. Any opinions from anyone who has one? I have read mostly positive feedback.

Thanks
Kevin & Dawn Cobello
K & D Action Photo

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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    kdactionphoto wrote:
    We have this lens high on are list to aquire sometime in the next couple of months. Seems availability is an issue. Will this continue? Its expensive but suits are needs for our indoor rc racing. Any opinions from anyone who has one? I have read mostly positive feedback.

    Thanks
    Kevin & Dawn Cobello
    K & D Action Photo

    from my research it is an spectcluar lens. It is 1 of 2 lens that thom hogan gives full 5 stars to.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • cab.in.bostoncab.in.boston Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    Qarik wrote:
    from my research it is an spectcluar lens. It is 1 of 2 lens that thom hogan gives full 5 stars to.

    Where does that come from? I do not see that lens among the lenses he has reviewed on his site.
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  • insanefredinsanefred Registered Users Posts: 604 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    From what I understand, the lens has a very high QC priority. 200mm f/2 is probably easy to F--- up in production.
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    If the photos in this thread are any indication, it's nothing short of amazing...
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    cab.in.boston wrote:
    Where does that come from? I do not see that lens among the lenses he has reviewed on his site.

    just google thom hogan 200mm f2. The only 5 stars is that lens and the 14-24mm.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • alexfalexf Registered Users Posts: 436 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    I have a friend that has one. I used it for a few shots. It's an amazing lens, but too heavy for me to handhold for long and too expensive.
    AlexFeldsteinPhotography.com
    Nikon D700, D300, D80 and assorted glass, old and new.
  • kdactionphotokdactionphoto Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    Thanks for the feedback guys! we want it, but $5200 is not here yet..

    Those photos are awesome to say the least!
  • alexfalexf Registered Users Posts: 436 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2009
    rookieshooter wrote:
    Rent it and see what you think

    http://www.borowlenses.com/product/canon_telephoto/Canon_200mm_f2

    It's supposed to be the pinnacle of low light, indoor performance for a zoom.

    Er, Rookie, that's not the lens and it is not a zoom.
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    Nikon D700, D300, D80 and assorted glass, old and new.
  • rookieshooterrookieshooter Registered Users Posts: 539 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2009
    alexf wrote:
    Er, Rookie, that's not the lens and it is not a zoom.

    how is this?
    http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/nikon_telephoto/Nikon_200mm_f2_VR
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