Nikon 80-400mm vr
Mar 18, 2019 17:22:10 #
What does everyone think about a Nikon 80-400mm for bird and wildlife photography. I have a chance to buy one for 300.00 from a relative. Has anyone had one?
Mar 18, 2019 17:27:36 #
i believe there have been two versions of the lens. I have one of the older ones, and the focus isn't as quick as it could be, and supposedly the newer one has better focusing.
Mar 18, 2019 17:28:57 #
Califdan wrote:
What does everyone think about a Nikon 80-400mm for bird and wildlife photography. I have a chance to buy one for 300.00 from a relative. Has anyone had one?
Excellent lens, but slow focusing due to its mechanical screw drive AF system, which also precludes it from auto focusing on entry level Nikon cameras.
Mar 18, 2019 17:30:36 #
Califdan wrote:
What does everyone think about a Nikon 80-400mm for bird and wildlife photography. I have a chance to buy one for 300.00 from a relative. Has anyone had one?
I have the new one.
$300.00 is a very good price—unless there is something wrong with it.
Mar 18, 2019 17:39:46 #
SAVH
Loc: La Jolla, CA
I have one and am very happy with it and I paid a LOT more than $300! It is convenient to use and while, of course, the IQ is not exactly like the really expensive prime focus lenses, it has certainly been good enough for me.
Scotty
Scotty
Mar 18, 2019 17:55:54 #
Mar 18, 2019 18:05:38 #
Mar 18, 2019 18:07:21 #
Califdan wrote:
John, what model is yours?
I know it is the older one, because a few years after I got it the new one came out with better focusing. But I don't know how to tell the older one from the newer one. The newer one is more expensive.
Mar 18, 2019 18:10:10 #
Mar 18, 2019 18:11:59 #
Califdan wrote:
And yours has VR?
Yes. It looks just like the photos posted, but I don't know how different the new one looks.
Mar 18, 2019 18:36:48 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
I have the new one.
$300.00 is a very good price—unless there is something wrong with it.
$300.00 is a very good price—unless there is something wrong with it.
Best Buy had the new one on sale, once---almost half price.
For $300, buy it.
Mar 18, 2019 18:58:30 #
Mar 18, 2019 19:00:53 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
Best Buy had the new one on sale, once---almost half price.
For $300, buy it.
For $300, buy it.
NOT the same lens!
AF and AFS are totally different
Mar 18, 2019 19:05:38 #
Mar 18, 2019 19:14:21 #
Note too the "D" vs "G" with the AF-S G being the newer model. You can also see in this image the "G" version has been "gelded" with the removal of the aperture control ring.
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