In article <32A06B80.303F@public3.bta.net.cn>, jinglw@public3.bta.net.cn says...

>I have just seen a new Nikon 80-200 f2.8 ED model, the 'N'.
>I was told that it has the two-ring focus and the tri-pod connection.
>Has anyone tried that? The tri-pod connection is great, what about the
>two-ring focus?

Ugh! (Unless you actually do use, uh, AF [ooph! ;-].... ;-)
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