Tokina 80-400/4.5-5.6 AT-X 840 D Telephoto Zoom Lens for NIkon D USA: I am looking at a Tokina 80-400 for my Nikon 5100 for bird and wildlife. It does not have vibration reduction but...

snowbird Loc: Indialantic FL /Lakewood NY

I am looking at a Tokina 80-400 for my Nikon 5100 for bird and wildlife. It does not have vibration reduction but weighs only 2.4 pounds. It can be hand held. Does any on have experience with this lens?

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

I can't help you with the Tokina, but I have the Nikon version of it. It is a handle full out at 400mm. Mine does not have VR either . It is not real sharp at the long end, but can make a good shot. I use mine on a monopod most of the time.
Erv

yooperfalls

AT PRESENT I AM POSTING NIKON D3s and a Nikon 400 mm
photos 0n yooperfalls/flickr. This is a wonderful camera and lens,but I am disabled and have to use a cane. So in the coming weeks, I will be posting photos with a Sony A77 and a 500 mm Tameron and also with this lens and a Sony Nex-5n

Norm

rborud Loc: Minnesota

snowbird wrote:

I am looking at a Tokina 80-400 for my Nikon 5100 for bird and wildlife. It does not have vibration reduction but weighs only 2.4 pounds. It can be hand held. Does any on have experience with this lens?

I saw your query about the Tokina 80-400 lens. As I told some very recently in these threads, I have one of those. I don't use it often, because I have 2 others in the same range, it seems to be a competent lens. I am setting up 6 shots I did in my workroom to the bookcase across the room. At 80mm 200mm 400mm at wide open and one set at f8. It should say on the EXIF data, assuming that will be with the pix. I used the letter P in the word power as the center, and I used flash to lessen movement to observe the quality of the glass. Often there are complaints about lack of sharpness especially at the longer end of lens, and I have often found that it is the photographers technique that influences the result more so. Some times lenses are sharper that one thinks, they are just harder to hold still. For bird work I have found a tripod, and/or learning to pan is very useful for even the most plain lens.
I hope this would answer your question.
RBorud

rborud Loc: Minnesota

snowbird wrote:

I am looking at a Tokina 80-400 for my Nikon 5100 for bird and wildlife. It does not have vibration reduction but weighs only 2.4 pounds. It can be hand held. Does any on have experience with this lens?

Here is the location of the previous thread.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/tpr?p=420864&t=27744

rborud Loc: Minnesota

snowbird wrote:

I am looking at a Tokina 80-400 for my Nikon 5100 for bird and wildlife. It does not have vibration reduction but weighs only 2.4 pounds. It can be hand held. Does any on have experience with this lens?

Snowbird
I could not find a way to include the picture I spoke of, so I hope you see it here.

snowbird Loc: Indialantic FL /Lakewood NY

Really nice. Extremely sharp.

gilril Loc: Wilton, Maine

Here's how I answered a similar UHH post a few weeks ago.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-27744-1.html#419618

Just remember you have to keep the shutter speed up high.