In article <3161893B.138E@bnr.ca>, opnet1@bnr.ca says...
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>Well, I didn't have any experience on both lens.
>The reson I reply this is let you know what Nikon say about their lens.
>http://www.klt.co.jp/Nikon/EID/Digital_Cameras/E2/lens.html
>This is a Nikon official site and the rate they give to their lens.

You may have misunderstood what was evaluated at the site above -
not lens quality, but suitability for use on a couple of digital
cameras (a VERY different thing!). I would suggest visiting a
site where my Nikkor lens evaluations are, but I have not tried
the slow 80-200mm, so no comparison is possible (though the slow
70-210 is not one of my favorites......). If you want to see it
anyway, try: http://www.cs.hks.se/~nicke/private/photo/lenstest/david.html
or, http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/photography/35mm/
nikon-neuman.html
or, http://www.phys.rug.nl/mk/people/aue/nikon/david.html
Hope This Helps