DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Tele lens anyone? Voice your opinion!

Started Nov 6, 2013 | Polls thread
OP TangoMan Senior Member • Posts: 1,885
Re: Tele lens anyone? Voice your opinion!

Plastek wrote:

Beat Traveller wrote:

TangoMan wrote:

I'd much rather carry a compact XF 200/2.8 than a heavy Canon 200/2.8 or Nikon 180/2.8 AND the DSLR to use them...

Uh... what exactly makes you think that an XF 200/2/8 will be any more compact than a Canikon verson?

Even if it will be more compact - it's still going to be a huge lens. Likely: Big enough to fit whole body inside (!). So it doesn't matter if it's few mm shorter or less in diameter.

(ps. kinda reminds me of all these silly auctioning by mirrorless fanboys which camera is smaller, when in fact it doesn't matter - either it's pocketable or you need a bag - if you need a bag than there's no difference).

If we have more than one lens, we need a bag, this is not for the carry in your pocket crowd. This is not a smartphone.

I don't mind carrying a 200 2.8 of the size and weight currently available for other brands, however, you will not see me carrying a huge 200 2.0 or 70-200 2.8. Those are positively huge. A 200 2.8 fits nicely in a small bag and is worth carrying around on many occasions. If Fuji can make it even smaller and lighter than others have done so far, all the better!

Post (hide subjects) Posted by
(unknown member)
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow