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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 223771" data-attributes="member: 13556">The 70-200 is a great lens.&nbsp; As far as the f/2.8 version,&nbsp; I use the max aperture quite a bit shooting high school football and marching bands, and for that reason, won't buy the 70-200 in any iteration other than the F/2.8 unless they come out with a faster model.&nbsp; (I can't guess how much that would cost,&nbsp; though.)&nbsp; Ask yourself how many times you've heard a photographer say they wished their lens was a stop or two slower than it is.&nbsp; Not all 80-200's have full functionality with teleconverters.&nbsp; To enable&nbsp; the use of autofocus, you need to ensure the 80-200 is the AF-S model.&nbsp; Check <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en_INC/IMG/Assets/Common-Assets/Images/Teleconverter-Compatibility/EN_Comp_chart.html" target="_blank">http://www.nikonusa.com/en_INC/IMG/Assets/Common-Assets/Images/Teleconverter-Compatibility/EN_Comp_chart.html</a> for camera/lens/teleconverter limitations and use.&nbsp; Which camera is used matters because some combinations require f/8 autofocus capability, and few cameras have that.&nbsp; It's in the chart footnotes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 223771, member: 13556"] The 70-200 is a great lens. As far as the f/2.8 version, I use the max aperture quite a bit shooting high school football and marching bands, and for that reason, won't buy the 70-200 in any iteration other than the F/2.8 unless they come out with a faster model. (I can't guess how much that would cost, though.) Ask yourself how many times you've heard a photographer say they wished their lens was a stop or two slower than it is. Not all 80-200's have full functionality with teleconverters. To enable the use of autofocus, you need to ensure the 80-200 is the AF-S model. Check [URL]http://www.nikonusa.com/en_INC/IMG/Assets/Common-Assets/Images/Teleconverter-Compatibility/EN_Comp_chart.html[/URL] for camera/lens/teleconverter limitations and use. Which camera is used matters because some combinations require f/8 autofocus capability, and few cameras have that. It's in the chart footnotes. [/QUOTE]

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