100-200 zoom

[werner1]

<p>Has anyone had experience withe the RZ 100-200 zoom. I thought it might be useful for portraits. I do not expect it to be as good as the primes, but for portraits I do not need the ultimate in sharpness. Thanks!</p>

[gregory_king1]

<p>I have one new in the box, but haven't used it yet. :-)</p>

<p>You need to make sure you get the bracket, so you don't overload the focusing rack.</p>

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[john_a5]

<p>I had the RB 100-200 zoom and it was fine for catalog work, but it really wasn't very sharp. I borrowed a friends to make a comparison, both were less than optimal. I loved the 180mm for portraits and had the 90 and 127 as well. I would skip the 100-200 myself, it just isn't that good.</p>

[werner1]

<p>Thanks guys, I have just been so tempted with the current prices these days. Like Gregory I was thinking of buying a new one as the they are selling for ridiculously low prices. I have more than enough primes to do the job, I just thought with portraits it would save some shuffling back and forth.</p>

[gregory_king1]

<p>Yeah, that's my intention. I heard it gets pretty good reviews...perhaps John got a bad copy? I wouldn't be using it for big blowups anyways. </p>

<p>But with my digital back, it's a bit long for portraits, so I haven't had a chance to use it yet.</p>