Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF Review Round-Up
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Ken Rockwell
This 80-200mm f/2.8 AF was Nikon’s top pro zoom from 1988-1992. Optically this lens is unsurpassed and the same optical design is still sold today. Newer lenses add features like “D” distance coupling for slightly more accurate metering, especially with flash, or they autofocus much faster, or they add image stabilization (VR). The lack of VR is significant: without it, and without being sure to use fast shutter speeds, your hand-held shots will not be as sharp as they could be. If you don’t need fast auto focus (for instance, for tripod shots with a D3x), Nikon makes no better tele zoom, even today. “¦READ FULL REVIEW AT KEN ROCKWELL
The Lowepro Toploader 65 AW is a high quality camera bag with nice features and expandability. A toploader-type case provides great ease of use. Throw the case over your shoulder and go. You have full and easy access to everything without putting the case down. The “AW” designation of the Lowepro Toploader 65 AW indicates “All Weather”. Lowepro includes a rain coat that pulls out of a pouch underneath to provide water protection. The case by itself could be called weather-resistant (not water proof), but the AW rain coat adds to this protection. Basically, the Lowepro Toploader 65 AW is a great compact all-around top-loading camera case. 
The Lowepro Toploader 70 AW is very similar to the Lowepro Toploader 75 AW. It is about two inches shorter. It will hold a Canon 1-Series body with a Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L Lens with its lens hood reversed. 
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It’s a backpack big enough to hold a 17-inch MacBook Pro. It’s a camera bag big enough to hold a photojournalist’s basic kit, including digital SLR, three pro zooms (16-35mm f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, and 70-200 f/2.8), strobe, CF cards, spare batteries, and a few filters. It’s even a daypack big enough for a fleece jacket and some lunch. A three-in-one bag that won’t set you back a fortune — what more could a college photographer want? An iPod headphone pass-through? Sorry, but Tamrac had to skip that convenience in order to keep the Adventure 9 weatherproof. 
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Sometimes choosing a digital SLR is easier than choosing the camera bag to carry it in. The camera case I selected for my primary use bag is the Lowepro Toploader 75 AW. It is a high quality case that fits my needs very well. ? ?I like the ease of use a toploader case provides. I can throw the case over my shoulder and go. I have full and easy access to everything without putting the case down. The “AW” designation of the Lowepro Toploader 75 AW indicates “All Weather”. Lowepro includes a rain coat that pulls out of a pouch underneath to provide water protection. The case by itself could be called weather-resistant (not water proof), but the AW rain coat adds to this protection. ? ?Basically, the Lowepro Toploader 75 AW is a great all-around top-loading camera case. 