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      03-08-2013, 12:35 PM   #4130
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Originally Posted by MaximusJ View Post
I was almost enthusiast when Nikon leaked that they were about to release a Nano glass 80-400mm lens for about 2.5k.

I was fooled by the price. Big time. For that kind of money, I was expecting a fast and sharp 2.8 lens like my 70-200 can be for less then 2k. But the lens is variable aperture from 4.5-5.6.

What was Nikon thinking? I will wait for samples before making my final opinion; but I dont want a lens that slow for that kind of money.
Agreed. That's a lot of dough for a variable aperture. The Canon 100-400L is nearly the same FL range for $1000 less.
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