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Photography => Equipment and Technique => Topic started by: JTF on May 23, 2008, 07:59:49 AM

Title: Lense Review
Post by: JTF on May 23, 2008, 07:59:49 AM

I currently have a Nikon D50, has anyone used the 80-400mm AF-S VR on a nikon DLSR body for birding.

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Post by: Michael Tam on May 23, 2008, 09:26:35 AM

I knew a lady at the SPNC using the Nikon 80-400 for a few years.  Although it is VR, but it does not appeared to be AFS in the autofocus drive.  Please see this link:

http://www.nikon.ca/en/Product.aspx?m=1 ... p=Features (http://www.nikon.ca/en/Product.aspx?m=14470&disp=Features)

However, I understood that the Sigma 50-500 is an excellent choice if one is to choose a zoom vs. the prime lens.  At Pelee, I met a photographer using the Nikon 300 2.8 with a teleconvertor. He was shooting at ISO1600 with a excellent noise ratio. Bear in mind the D300 focus much faster than even the D200.  Please see this link for the Sigma review by users:

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00MaZH (http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00MaZH)

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses ... avigator=3 (http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3307&navigator=3)

Wait and see what opinion may come from other experienced bird photographers.

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Post by: moratorian on May 23, 2008, 11:10:25 AM

I have been using a 80-400 VR lens with my D70. It's not a bad lens but very slow with the autofocus.

Mike