On 2012-07-11 22:53:14 -0700, tony cooper said:

On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:45:59 -0700, nospam
wrote:
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You said: "the proper word is compatible. in fact, if you google
"nikon comparable lenses", google will show results for "nikon
compatible lenses". maybe you should go tell google they're wrong."

Actually they are wrong if they confuse "compatible" & "comparable". It
seems their search engine didn't do too well at English 101.
"compatible " and "comparable" have two very specific meanings and the
results returned should actually have a mix of both, as some lenses
would be "comparable, some compatible and some both.

For example the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VRII and the Canon
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM are not compatible but they are certainly
"comparable".

Then there is the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM (available with
both Canon and Nikon mount versions) can be described as comparable and
compatible with both the Nikon or Canon, depending on version.
Though I will concede that a proper comparison for any of these lenses
can only be made on the same brand of body.

Also a properly worded Google search reveals that Google will indeed
lead you to comparisons.

http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8



Q.E.D.

Yup! Q.E.D.


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Savageduck