Re: UPDATE: Tested - 80-400 Vs 300 + TC Vs 70-200 + TC
Got mine two days ago. First day I did not like it. In my head I kept comparing to my 300mm f/4. Then yesterday all along the river it really came into it\'s own. I had the old \"D\" version and it was really rare it could capture much action successfully. The new version behaves very similar to the 70-300mm VR, except it\'s much higher quality. I\'d say the keeper ratio with the new 80-400mm \"G\" is about 80/20 where the \"D\" was more like 20/80,,,
The weakness on fast moving action shots is not the lens, it is however the buffer, both on the D7100 & D800e. It might grind to a halt right when things get good. If I was a nature photographer I\'d have a D4.
(The tiny dots are gnats...)
Here\'s one with a 1.7tc on it. I shot at lens focal length of 300mm to get an approximation of a tc + 300mm f/4. Effective 550mm
Re: UPDATE: Tested - 80-400 Vs 300 + TC Vs 70-200 + TC
Got mine two days ago. First day I did not like it. In my head I kept comparing to my 300mm f/4. Then yesterday all along the river it really came into it\'s own. I had the old \"D\" version and it was really rare it could capture much action successfully. The new version behaves very similar to the 70-300mm VR, except it\'s much higher quality. I\'d say the keeper ratio with the new 80-400mm \"G\" is about 80/20 where the \"D\" was more like 20/80,,,
The weakness on fast moving action shots is not the lens, it is however the buffer, both on the D7100 & D800e. It might grind to a halt right when things get good. If I was a nature photographer I\'d have a D4.
(The tiny dots are gnats...)
Apr 12, 2013 at 08:56 AM
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