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jbear wrote:
Which 300 do you have? I don't know about the older AF 300 but either AFS version will drive the Sigma into dust. They are just about perfect for dragonflies and butterflies. It's a capable lens but the others are just so much better. AF is important to me for moving critters...I used slow and MF lenses prior to the AFS era, but I wouldn't go back to them unless there was some compelling reason.
Not sure about your 80-400 (newer?), but I use the 200-500 for those subjects and it's also fantastic.
That being said, for $200...give it a try. As Leif mentioned, you can easily sell it for that much if you don't find it useful. ...Show more →
I have the 300 af-d now , I had an af-s at one point and was gonna get another but I got such a good deal onnthe af-d I couldn’t pass it up, and on the d3 it’s plenty fast with the big drive motor.
I started photography before af was even an option, I can’t imaging going back to all mf lenses now lol.
But on a good body for what I do af-d is fine.
One of my favorite dragon fly photos I have printed was with my 135 2.8 ai-s. It took a lot of shots to get a keeper that day.
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