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andreasb
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Registered: Jun 29, 2005
Location: Canada
Posts: 35
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Review Date: May 22, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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The fastest AF of any Nikon lens I have tried, even faster then the 300mm F2.8 VR. As sharp as the 300mm VR, incredibly smooth details and Bokeh. Handes the TC17EII superbly, with the TC20 it is a bit soft. Pound for pound the best long lens that Nikon has.
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Heavy, REALLY Heavy. Stupid 2 stage construction of the hood with a dumb screw on connection to the lens, I absolutely hate it. The stock lens foot is very prone to vibrations. I have a Wimberlley foot on mine, much, much better.
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 May 22, 2007
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jordanwd
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Registered: Dec 15, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 355
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Review Date: Jan 1, 2007
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Price paid: Not Indicated
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ps.. switching out the stock lens foot for the lowwer profile Wimberly foot makes the lens feel more dialed in and balanced on a monopod or tripod(sidekick) than the higher profile nikon does...
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Jan 1, 2007
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jordanwd
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Registered: Dec 15, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 355
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Review Date: Dec 27, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Af is very fast and accurate, extremely sharp at f2.8 and improves as stopped down to f5.6, takes 1.4 tc extremely well - sharp at f4 but i prefer f5-f5.6..tc 1.7 works ok w/ sharp images at f5.6 but preferably stopped down alittle more more very sharp images...easily hand holdable w/ a monopod attached (for me at least)...very well built...i absolutely love this lens !!!
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Wish it had focus recall button and vr like the 200f2 does..maybe nikon will one day include this.. rather pricey compared to its canon counterpart..but then nikons have a 5 year warrenty and nikon service has always done a superb job for me in the past..
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Dec 27, 2006
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Stripper
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Registered: Dec 11, 2002
Location: United States
Posts: 6179
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Review Date: Jun 24, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp. Wonderful de-focused character. Silent and very fast focus. Built like a brick you know what.
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Costs a fortune. Weighs a ton.
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Let me start this review by saying that I do not own this lens, because my local camera store will rent it to me at a rate which would make me look like an idiot to buy it. I seem to be the only one who rents it so…
Anyway, for what it does, this lens is the fastest and most accurate focusing lens I have ever used. It is also sharp beyond sharp and delivers a bokah like a portrait lens. I have used it for field sports and racing. On my D2h body, it will follow a player running at me or diagonally across the field at full speed and it will follow an Indy car coming straight at me at 200 mph. The short DOF when it is wide open, or close to it is wonderful for isolating a subject from its background, and it remains plenty sharp wide open, although it seems a bit sharper at f4.
My only trouble with this lens is that it is really heavy. I like to shoot head-on shots of race cars hand held, because it is easier to follow the car than with the lens on a monopod. You really can’t do it with this lens because of the weight. Lugging this lens around the track gets to be a pain and I am a big guy in pretty good shape.
At night and indoor events this lens is worth its weight in sharp pictures. I am not sure how much I will lug it around the race track in broad daylight anymore. I may opt for its lighter but slower 500 f4 brother.
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Jun 24, 2004
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