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Gary Dellabiti
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Review Date: Jul 29, 2022
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| Rating: 10
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 Jul 29, 2022
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Gary Dellabiti
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Jul 7, 2022
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WhiteOakAnimal
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Review Date: Feb 21, 2022
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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The look is good
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It's a bit heavy
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Feb 21, 2022
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sandySPrings
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Review Date: Oct 6, 2021
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 8
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This is perfect when you need to get close with the action.
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It has a delayed focus sharpening to edges and center.
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Oct 6, 2021
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vdrwarren
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Review Date: Aug 4, 2021
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Recommend? yes |
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I love this camera a lot!
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Just little bit heavy
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Nikon cameras have been trusted by photographers and picture takers of every caliber for their enduring performance.
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Aug 4, 2021
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hatch1921
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Feb 13, 2021
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,600.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp
Small
Lightweight
Fast focus
F/4
Color/contrast are great!
Takes teleconverters really well.
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None
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This is one you want to have in your camera bag, it's an amazing lens, well worth the money.
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Feb 13, 2021
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Steve201
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Review Date: Jan 16, 2020
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $1,900.00
| Rating: 5
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Loved the weight a stabilizer.
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The boke to me was very nervous, and the background looks pail
Or washed out on the samples I have seen. I ordered it and after comparing this to my 300 afs f4 300 I had to send it back.
Would advise looking and compare first. The images on my afs
Just have a pop this on did not, maby bad copy.
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Mainly just my negative comments. It was hard to send back ,I just get a better image from my afs fr 300 .better color ,detail,
And boke.
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Jan 16, 2020
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Jay968
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Review Date: Oct 21, 2018
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 8
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Light, compact, easy to use, and well built. Bad image stabilizer.
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Lacks contrast and needs a good deal of post processing to take advantage of what it can offer.
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I've tried 3 copies of this lens since it was first introduced. At first, due to its weight and size, I felt that this lens was one of the reasons to own Nikon. Eventually though, I became aware that images lacked contrast and needed a good amount of post processing to make this lens produce good images. Otherwise, my old 180mm F2.8D lens trumps it by a big margin. I'd recommend that anyone considering it, be aware that it may take some effort to get it to really shine. Once that effort is made, it produces some very nice images.
Nikon had a firmware update to correct some stabilization issues but that proved to be marginal at best as it does not do a good job at some shutter speeds
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Oct 21, 2018
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Shantaram
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Aug 25, 2016
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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Thanks guys for useful information! I was looking for it
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Aug 25, 2016
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JackJames
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Review Date: Dec 9, 2015
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,999.00
| Rating: 9
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lightweight, sharpness
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nothing so far
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My copy of this lens was one of the very first S/N's to be delivered from B&H after the so-called firmware fix. The VR appears to work successfully at all shutter speeds. I have looked for a concern with the VR however can not. I am utilizing it with a D800 and 800E so obviously much faster speeds are constantly much better, but the VR seems as good as any of my other lens. I also have the 300mm 2.8 VR along with the 500mm f4 VR both which I think about to be exceptional to utilize as a contrast. The 300 f4 E PF is a very great lens, exactly what I was searching for. It's so lightweight I was surprised when I first used it. It is a really sharp lens and in my viewpoint equivalent with the 300mm f2.8 and 500mm f4. I do wild animals photography and have discovered this to be my "go to" lens as it is so simple to make use of without my tripods or even a monopod. However my shots with the big glass on the tripods are still normally better total and I think the contrast and color are much better with the 300 2.8 and 500. I have actually discovered problems with the Phase Fresnel under particular lighting conditions not just seeing the circular color ghost however have actually even observed the circular look of the Fresnel itself covering a big part of the image. Nevertheless these issues are not typical at all and Nikon alerts of this possibility. The construct quality is not as good as other professional lens of the exact same physical size like the 24-70 2.8. I can live with that for the weight cost savings. I can hike with it on my side and get a quick shot that I would miss totally with the huge glass due to set up time. Just to note its much better than the 28 -300 VR and the 70 -300 VR at 300mm. It also works well with the TC-14E III however it does take a slight hit in AF speed. I have actually not attempted the 1.7 or 2.0 on it. All in all my copy is a terrific lens. I have not sold my 2.8 and it is better in total image and construct quality. I find I am not utilizing it much at all now and will go for the 500mm when needed and I have time.
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Dec 9, 2015
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AiryM
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Location: France
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Review Date: Jul 11, 2015
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Size, weight, even sharpness, no obvious aberrations, snappy AF
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Dubious stabilization. Sharpness on D800 less convincing. Price.
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This lens leaves me with mixed feelings. It is a good match for the Df in terms of size and weight. IQ is very good, despite a lower contrast than most other teles. This can easily be corrected in PP. Also, focus tracking in AF mode works excellently.
The stabilizer is more problematic. I'd use it at speeds > 1/250s for visual comfort, or squarely use manual mode and force 1/30s, in which case I get a very high % of sharp pics on fixed subjects. In between, results are unpredictable, despite the camera being a Df and the lens a later copy with updated firmware. Better use "quiet" mode and shoot several shots in a row. I have never seen that with the 70-200 for instance.
On D800, I used it only once or twice, and was not overwhelmed by the sharpness. I guess the sensor outresolves it.
Nevertheless it is a very useful lens. I nailed a few concert shots with it, although its main use is the capture of details of static subjects when tripods are not an option.
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Jul 11, 2015
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