On 17 Oct 1998 09:21:22 GMT, wlac@cs.rmit.edu.au (Wai Lun Alan Chan) wrote:

>...The Nikkor AF 80-200mm f2.8 ED IF at wide open is not very sharp.

Hmmm, uh, well....;-) Near minimum focus AND near longest FL, this
is true, but at normal distances and other FL's, the 80-200 f2.8 is
quite sharp wide-open (even VERY close to the really excellent 180
f2.8 AF at infinity, even at f2.8...).