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Robert
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Worth a serious look.
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-300mm-f4e-pf-ed-vr
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amazing50
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Don't think I'll be standing in line to get one. Hardly ever used my older 300.
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Robert
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amazing50 wrote:
Don't think I'll be standing in line to get one. Hardly ever used my older 300.
That might change if you had this one...
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jk
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With the advent of new modern DSLRs with good high ISO capability I keep looking at my Nikon 300mm f2.8 AFS and think do I need it and its weight as I have the 70-300 AFS VR.
However the results from it are astoundingly sharp just like my 400mm f2.8 AFS. I really dont think VR is worth the extra money on telephoto lenses. If in doubt use a tripod!
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Robert
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jk wrote:
With the advent of new modern DSLRs with good high ISO capability I keep looking at my Nikon 300mm f2.8 AFS and think do I need it and its weight as I have the 70-300 AFS VR.
However the results from it are astoundingly sharp just like my 400mm f2.8 AFS. I really dont think VR is worth the extra money on telephoto lenses. If in doubt use a tripod!
Walking, hiking, trekking with a 2.8 long lens and tripod worthy of the name, is a challenge for most. Even I am beginning to resort to sherpas, that's OK until they rebel, then I end up carrying it all, not fun.
A 300mm f4 VR with a 1.4 TC on a DX body = 450, f4 - 630, f5.6? equivalent fields of view.
Both useful focal lengths and pretty fast even for an older not so high ISO capable body.
With my D3300 a new 300, PF VR would be a breeze, almost pocketable.
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Iain
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I haven't got one but used a friends and a great little lens that is so light.
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