> Yep, it was a nice day yesterday to celebrate the 4th of July. What > better way than to knock some dust off the old 200/2 and mate er up with > the old D3? The 200/2 definitely is a great lightweight walk around lens.
Wow. Amazingly insipid. It's surprising you'd choose to share that, here or anywhere.
"Matt Clara" <n...@myexpense.com> wrote: >"Larry Thong" <larry_th...@shitstring.com> wrote in message >news:EfGdneJU8Iu_Bs3XnZ2dnUVZ_rCdnZ2d@supernews.com... >> Yep, it was a nice day yesterday to celebrate the 4th of July. What >> better way than to knock some dust off the old 200/2 and mate er up with >> the old D3? The 200/2 definitely is a great lightweight walk around lens.
>Wow. Amazingly insipid. It's surprising you'd choose to share that, here >or anywhere.
Of course the *real* "great lightweight walk around lens" of choice for Nikon is the 180mm f/2.8 (79mm dia. x 144mm long, weighing only 760g) not the 200mm f/2 (124mm dia. x 203mm long, weighing a colossal 2900g).
2900g is over 100 ounces, making the 200mm f/2 about as far from "a lightweight walk around lens" as could be. Monopods at the ready!
Apart from a weight that's almost three quarters less than the 200mm f/2, the 180mm f/2.8 is also optically an outstanding performer, making it an all-time favourite with Nikon users.
(above weights and dimensions from Nikon Europe's web site)
: "Larry Thong" <larry_th...@shitstring.com> wrote in message : news:EfGdneJU8Iu_Bs3XnZ2dnUVZ_rCdnZ2d@supernews.com... : > Yep, it was a nice day yesterday to celebrate the 4th of July. What : > better way than to knock some dust off the old 200/2 and mate er up with : > the old D3? The 200/2 definitely is a great lightweight walk around lens. : : Wow. Amazingly insipid. It's surprising you'd choose to share that, here : or anywhere.
Obviously you didn't notice what's odd about the picture. That's a 48-star American flag, which hasn't been current since 1959. It's very unusual to see such a flag flying today. Since Rita took the picture at Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy, it may have been part of some sort of war memorial.
If you're a Canadian, a Brit, or an Aussie, you get a pass. Otherwise, I have to dock you two prestige points.
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