On 26 Oct 1998 06:01:39 GMT, Jeff wrote:

>Just wondering... how does the Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED compare to
>Sigma and Tamron lenses in this class (for Nikon 8008 AF body)? I know
>that generally speaking, Nikon has great optics--however I know that at
>times other lens manufacturers can out-do even the best (my opinion).

Ummm, in my rather vast experience checking out lenses, I've never seen
a single example of this... A VERY few off-brand lenses come close to
the performance of the equivalent top-end Nikkors, but
never quite as good (or better), in my experience. BTW, the
80-200mm f2.8 AF is famous for it's image quality - this is a great
lens... (You may find my Nikkor evaluation list, on my web page
under "I babble" interesting...)