dale keith
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Registered: Jan 10, 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 50
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Review Date: Apr 19, 2013
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,700.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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The shots are very sharp, the VR is fast, the zoom is solid and does not creep. It is a HUGE improvement over the original 80-400. I am using the lens with a D800 and at low light it is tack sharp edge to edge. I did not have to do any fine adjustments to the lens. It should be a real winner with the DXers.
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Cons:
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Price and weight. The collar and foot are weak with the foot being very short. I could not add a RRS replacement foot. I had to order a complete net collar and foot
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On initial handling the lens is BIG and HEAVY. Under shooting conditions either bright sun or low indoor light, it performed very well. Too heavy as a walk around lens. Great for a day in the field
In comparison to my 200-400, and I am not a "speco techno geek", they seem very similar. However, I did try a 1.4 and 1.7 extender and prefer the 200-400 with either extender.
I enlarged several shots and did not see any real falloff at the corners. Again, the part of the photo that is my concentration, in both composition and printing, is the center.
I am not a marketing guru thus the price of everything is high to me. This lens is expensive and probably suited to those who have some experience with DSLRs and large zoom lenses. I would not suggest a beginner to start with this lens.
I did find the lens enjoyable to shoot and lent it along with my D800 to my Canon-shooting best friend. He was very satisfied with the experience and is waiting for Canon to have a very similar product.
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