Great lens. Would like to get one - one that actually works...
Just received a new 300PF with #212xxx (it\'s October 2015, i.e., the problem is very well known for many months now. Thanks Nikon). Horrible at around 1/125 on (my) D810. Not talking about some blurriness because of exposure times that are ambitious for a 300mm lens. Talking about massive doubled edges and entirely pointless performance. There seems to be quite a “vertical shift” in the image. I get much better results handheld around 1/125 when VR is switched off.
Returned it.
Very sad as the lens is stellar otherwise (at shorter exp times or on tripod), but I frequently need that very range of exp times that doesn\'t work here. Would love to have such a light and stellar 300mm lens.
To prevent misunderstandings: I use non-VR lenses since 30 years and until today as well as VR-lenses since they have been available. On the D800/D810, I had or have, e.g., the 24-85 VR, 105 VR, 70-200 f2.8 VRI+II, 70-200 f4 VR, 80-400G VR. None of which has any issues with VR. They all have their limits of course but, nothing comparable to that 300 PF copy. Sigh.
Oct 12, 2015 at 06:53 AM
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