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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 424073" data-attributes="member: 24285">There are so many variations of this lens.&nbsp; I did find good old Ken Rockwell's assessment of them in a nice historical chart <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-200mm-history.htm" target="_blank">Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 History</a>&nbsp; Prices vary - a lot. While the latest and greatest, new in a box would be wonderful, and my first choice, right after winning the lottery, my budget pushes me back to the legacy, vintage, oldies. I see the Ring Version with the non-removable tripod foot commands $600-$900-ish while the push-pull older AF version can be had for $300-$500-ish.&nbsp; From what I read on Ken's site (yes I know, I know) it looks like what you sacrifice to save $300-400 is the speed of the auto-focus.&nbsp; For those who have (or had) the push-pull focus version how slow is slow? I have the push-pull 70-210 and find the AF focus speed fast enough.&nbsp; Indeed I keep asking myself if the IQ improvement and better boekh balls is worth the cost?&nbsp; I will have some shopping time in April in Calgary and might have a few dollars in the fun money account burning a hole in my pocket.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 424073, member: 24285"] There are so many variations of this lens. I did find good old Ken Rockwell's assessment of them in a nice historical chart [url=http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-200mm-history.htm]Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 History[/url] Prices vary - a lot. While the latest and greatest, new in a box would be wonderful, and my first choice, right after winning the lottery, my budget pushes me back to the legacy, vintage, oldies. I see the Ring Version with the non-removable tripod foot commands $600-$900-ish while the push-pull older AF version can be had for $300-$500-ish. From what I read on Ken's site (yes I know, I know) it looks like what you sacrifice to save $300-400 is the speed of the auto-focus. For those who have (or had) the push-pull focus version how slow is slow? I have the push-pull 70-210 and find the AF focus speed fast enough. Indeed I keep asking myself if the IQ improvement and better boekh balls is worth the cost? I will have some shopping time in April in Calgary and might have a few dollars in the fun money account burning a hole in my pocket. [/QUOTE]

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