MtnMan wrote:
Actually I use the VR more on my wide angle because low ISO and high f-stop needed for scenery images.
For wildlife I use minimum Fstop, shutter speed of /1000, and float ISO with the light. Many animal pics are in dim light. That's why you see sharper images with like the constant f4 Nikon 200-400. Or with a 2.8 when you can get close enough.
And why the new 200-500 won't match it because of constant 5.6. But it might match the 80-400 at the long end.