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<blockquote data-quote="SFC" data-source="post: 174512" data-attributes="member: 15454"><p>Although, I was familiar with the process. Not a fan China as my first thought on any product. The main reason I like Nikon Lenses was because as a Professional for the DoD in the designing, developing of cameras and lenses from the ground up. I have always used <a href="http://www.angenieux.com/index.php" target="_blank">Angenieux</a> Lens Glass. A French company, now part of the <span style="color: #000000">Thales Group </span>(a defence and aerospace conglomerate). They have always been involved in optics, designing and manufacturing lenses for the photo and movie cameras since the late thirties.</p><p> </p><p>The 28-70 f:2.6 was Angenieux’s last consumer oriented zoom, designed for Nikon, Minolta and Nikon AF cameras. With a very wide aperture, an all-glass and all-metal construction, it was positioned to compete with the “pro” series zooms of the big three. The tests performed by the specialized press at that time showed that it was <em>THAT</em> good. Unfortunately, its price was also on par with the best of Nicanolta, which made it a tough sale beyond the small circle of admirers of French technology. When Angenieux decided to refocus on professional markets and stopped the production of its consumer oriented lenses, <a href="http://www.tokinalens.com/" target="_blank">Tokina</a> inherited the design, and their <a href="http://lensbuyersguide.com/en/lens/show/Tokina/AF28-70mm_f2.8_AT-X_PRO_SV" target="_blank">AT-X 287 Series</a> – which was sold as recently as 2007, is a remote descendant of the Angenieux 28-70 AF.</p><p> </p><p>This one reason I have decided to go <u>with </u><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-80-400-4-5-5-6-AT-X-Telephoto/dp/B000G7PLCY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=QOIBGFHC8AWH&coliid=IAAOTILAJKK1E" target="_blank">Tokina 80-400/4.5-5.6 AT-X 840 D Telephoto Zoom Lens</a>, it is half the price of the Nikon/Nikkor Lens</u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SFC, post: 174512, member: 15454"] Although, I was familiar with the process. Not a fan China as my first thought on any product. The main reason I like Nikon Lenses was because as a Professional for the DoD in the designing, developing of cameras and lenses from the ground up. I have always used [URL="http://www.angenieux.com/index.php"]Angenieux[/URL] Lens Glass. A French company, now part of the [COLOR=#000000]Thales Group [/COLOR](a defence and aerospace conglomerate). They have always been involved in optics, designing and manufacturing lenses for the photo and movie cameras since the late thirties. The 28-70 f:2.6 was Angenieux’s last consumer oriented zoom, designed for Nikon, Minolta and Nikon AF cameras. With a very wide aperture, an all-glass and all-metal construction, it was positioned to compete with the “pro” series zooms of the big three. The tests performed by the specialized press at that time showed that it was [I]THAT[/I] good. Unfortunately, its price was also on par with the best of Nicanolta, which made it a tough sale beyond the small circle of admirers of French technology. When Angenieux decided to refocus on professional markets and stopped the production of its consumer oriented lenses, [URL="http://www.tokinalens.com/"]Tokina[/URL] inherited the design, and their [URL="http://lensbuyersguide.com/en/lens/show/Tokina/AF28-70mm_f2.8_AT-X_PRO_SV"]AT-X 287 Series[/URL] – which was sold as recently as 2007, is a remote descendant of the Angenieux 28-70 AF. This one reason I have decided to go [U]with [/U][U][URL="http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-80-400-4-5-5-6-AT-X-Telephoto/dp/B000G7PLCY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=QOIBGFHC8AWH&coliid=IAAOTILAJKK1E"]Tokina 80-400/4.5-5.6 AT-X 840 D Telephoto Zoom Lens[/URL], it is half the price of the Nikon/Nikkor Lens[/U] [/QUOTE]
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