I have one of these as well. (Actually my daughter has it now). It atually is a
very nice lens, but is actually about 1/2-2/3 of a stop slower in actual light
transmission than 2.8. It is also, as John noted, quite a beast! Impressive
front element!
Jim Couch
John Cwiklinski wrote:
> I have the Soligor 200mm f2.8 . It is a one-touch lens, very heavy and quite
> awkward to work with. I contacted Soligor and asked if there was a tripod
> mount for the lens. The lens was not designed for a tripod mount. The
> slightest camera movement is picked up on film, usually as a blur. I then
> used a monopod or tripod (camera mounted) and worried the shoot duration
> (soccer game) that the camera body flange was going to warp. If you can
> stabilize, it takes decent pictures.
>
> John Cwiklinski
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