Mark Robert Stephen wrote in message <695pc2$q0o$2@nntp2.ba.best.com>...

>I am currently thinking of getting a Nikkor 100-300 MF zoom lens. I
>don't have a particular one in mind, but they don't seem to be too
>hard to find. I currently have a Nikkor 105 and 200 that are very
>sharp, great lenses, and my first thought was to add a 300 to may
>range, but I wondering what people think of the 100-300 zoom. Are they
>any good ? Too heavy ? As sharp as the fixed focal length lenses ?
>Some of the reviews I have seen in the past gave me the impression
>that they are nice lenses to have.

It is an excellent zoom - sharp to the corners at all stops, FLs and
distances, and it is unusually free of linear distortion (slight
barrel below 135mm, none at longer FLs - quite unusual!). Negatives:
physically long but without a tripod socket, the lens is somewhat
slower than its slow rating of f5.6, and it is not great on converters.
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David Ruether
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