Nikon's new 200/2 IS!

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In message <1stgd1904airat02t1v7eqf8b3co13s87a@4ax.com>,
RichA <none@none.com> wrote:

>$4000. Wow! This seems a little expensive, but I guess it would
>be worse if you had to pair it with a full-frame sensor and "only" got
>200mm out of it, instead of 300mm. This lens should make sports
>photogs pretty happy because with a 2x teleconverter they'll get a
>600mm f4 in a relatively compact package.

The lens is 200mm. Period.

The camera crops the focal plane, the TC magnifies the image hitting it.
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