> From: Jim Couch <zuikoholic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> On 9/15/2010 11:43 AM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>> Rather than rushing out and getting an E-5, I'm continuing to look for a
>> nice used 50-200 SWD at a reasonable price, because it will supply a
>> capability I don't currently have.
>
> I elected to get the non-SWD version. Price was right, and it serves me
> well. For me I don't use telephotos enough to justify the extra cost of
> the SWD and the performance of the non-SWD has never been an issue.
Good to know, Jim.
I'm interested in a bird lens. So I figure the SWD is future "envy protection"
so I won't keep thinking, "Would this have been a better photo with SWD?"
I typically buy the best I can afford, and don't look back.
>From what I've seen, the price difference is only a couple hundred bux, worth
>many years of "what if's."
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