Fred B.
> mdwilson@lynx.dac.neu.edu (Mark Wilson) wrote:
> >I am thinking of a new lense for my Nikon and wanted to know what people
> >thought of 3rd party stuff. Some say the lenses are not as good.
> >Others say some are Just as good. I am mostly thinking of Sigma and
> >Tokina. Does anyone have any comments. Are these just as good as a
> >Nikon lense, or should I always buy Nikon, and get ripped off?
> >
> >Also does anyone have any comments on mail order vs. getting stuff
> >local? The place I am thing of stuff from is Tri State in New York.
> >Any comments from anyone ordering from them before?
> You won't go wrong with most Nikkor lenses. As with anything else,
> you get what you pay for. the usual website recommendation...
> http://www.cmpsolv.com/'photozone
> for lens tests.
Um, for Nikkors, try:
http://www.fcinet.com/ruether
Look under "I babble" for "SUBJECTIVE Lens Evaluations (Mostly Nikkors)"
- I never could stand those other lens evaluations...;^).
Hope This Helps
David Ruether - http://www.fcinet.com/ruether