On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:33:44 -0700, Ronald Shu wrote:

>There is a John Shaw's review in the latest issue of Outdoor Photography
>to evaluate two new Nikon zooms, Nikkor 70-300/4-5.6 and Nikkor
>28-200/3.5-5.6. His comments on the overall performance of those two
>lenses are very good or positive. I am not a pro or expert for
>photography, but I do doubt his comments on Nikkor 28-200 zoom. A 7.14x
>zoom with 16 elements in 13 groups can be a good lens? It is hardly to
>believe. As a photographer, he is my favorite. As for his recent lens
>review, I don't know what to say. I always read Moose Peterson's
>advice's before I bought a new Nikon lens when I was a beginner. Now, I
>rarely to read his articles, especially his lens review. Why? because I
>could not find anything negative in his reviews about any Nikon
>lenses. In my opinion, a good lens review should include both positive
>and negative comments. 'Nothing is perfect' is still a conventional
>wisdom.

You may find my Nikkor evaluation list, and a few reviews, on
my web page under "I babble" amusing...;-) While I think John
Shaw is a first-rate photographer and writer, I sometimes
disagree with his gear recommendations (as with MP's
recomendations, too...), at least for technically first-rate quality
of results (yes, one CAN use marginal gear to take good
photographs, but......;-). I did not like either the 28-200 or the
70-300 Nikkors, but I can see their value for those who may
value characteristics other than first-rate optical performance...