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Does anyone own and use either the 200mm f/4D IF-ED or the 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lenses? If so what are your thoughs on the lens?

Oneputt wrote:Does anyone own and use either the 200mm f/4D IF-ED or the 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lenses? If so what are your thoughs on the lens?

I have the 200/ f.4 and fozzie has one. KP has the 70-180/f4

On the 200:
- Solid built as with " full metal jacket".
- Great longest macro lens with excellent quality
- One of Nikkor legend "macro" glass.
- It ain't cheap!

On the 70-180
- Great zoom "real" macro, flexibility, great glass, produced excellent quality of macro shots.
- Price ain't cheap

Good glass is never cheap Birddog. But thanks for the info.

Oneputt,

Here is a thread containing Matt. K shots taken at Birddog's place at Easter 2005:

http://www.d70users.com/viewtopic.php?p ... ght=#49768

fozzie wrote:Oneputt,

Here is a thread containing Matt. K shots taken at Birddog's place at Easter 2005:

http://www.d70users.com/viewtopic.php?p ... ght=#49768

fozzie,
I thought you're gone fishing

The thread was waiting for you to "CHIMP" in

Oneputt wrote:Does anyone own and use either the 200mm f/4D IF-ED or the 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lenses? If so what are your thoughs on the lens?

The 70-180 micro is a dandy of a lens. For most macro and close-up work, I doubt that it has an equal. Being a true macro zoom throughout the range, it's a wonderful lens. It also can substitute for a normal zoom that will be as sharp as anything out there.

The significant difference in favor of the 200mm, will be that the 200mm will have much more working distance than the 70-180.

KerryPierce wrote:

Oneputt wrote:Does anyone own and use either the 200mm f/4D IF-ED or the 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lenses? If so what are your thoughs on the lens?

The 70-180 micro is a dandy of a lens. For most macro and close-up work, I doubt that it has an equal. Being a true macro zoom throughout the range, it's a wonderful lens. It also can substitute for a normal zoom that will be as sharp as anything out there.

The significant difference in favor of the 200mm, will be that the 200mm will have much more working distance than the 70-180.

KP,
Agreed! price of it, is another factor for people look into.
For some one doesn't have a macro lens and want to start macro's fun, then it's, some may have other macro lens in Tamron, Nikkor, Sigma as 60/90/105/150/180/200, they might save their dough for for a proper fast zoom lens.

Birddog114 wrote:KP,
Agreed! price of it, is another factor for people look into.
For some one doesn't have a macro lens and want to start macro's fun, then it's, some may have other macro lens in Tamron, Nikkor, Sigma as 60/90/105/150/180/200, they might save their dough for for a proper fast zoom lens.

I guess that I don't know how much the Nikkor 200mm micro costs. For some reason, I thought it was around the same price as the 70-180.

KerryPierce wrote:

Birddog114 wrote:KP,
Agreed! price of it, is another factor for people look into.
For some one doesn't have a macro lens and want to start macro's fun, then it's, some may have other macro lens in Tamron, Nikkor, Sigma as 60/90/105/150/180/200, they might save their dough for for a proper fast zoom lens.

I guess that I don't know how much the Nikkor 200mm micro costs. For some reason, I thought it was around the same price as the 70-180.

It costs more than the 70-180, but then as I said in previously post.
I know only two Nikkor 200mm micro lens owners on this board.

You guys are starting to frighten me, what Costs are we talking about here... i may be looking for one in the near future once i get my 12-24 dx
by the way where can i get a 12-24 dx cheap?
Troppo

Troppo wrote:You guys are starting to frighten me, what Costs are we talking about here... i may be looking for one in the near future once i get my 12-24 dx
by the way where can i get a 12-24 dx cheap?
Troppo

I replied to you on another thread.