I'm late to the party, but you definitely made the right decision. That was my favorite F mount lens, if I remember correctly, internal focus and zoom. Mine was sharp, great on any format, I had a lot of fun with it on the Nikon 1 system too.
Rick, the reason I purchased my copy of the 70-200mm f/4 VR was based on comments and images by both you and Jake. At the time, I was using my 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR which just wasn't giving me the results I wanted. So thank you for your input all those years ago. My copy is stellar.
Wow, that is an AMAZING shot! The clarity is so impressive. Look at the feet! The eyes! Not to mention the bokeh. Fantastic Cindy, just fantastic :encouragement: