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<blockquote data-quote="mauckcg" data-source="post: 506657" data-attributes="member: 13944">No.&nbsp; In my experience with the D7100 has shown me the sensor needs a very good quality optic to get the best out of it.&nbsp; The only prime I have owned to date is the 35 1.8 dx lens.&nbsp; Stellar lens on the D5200, but not quite as sharp on the D7100.&nbsp; I've been able to get 30x40 prints from the 70-200 on the D7100.&nbsp; I have yet to get that same level of quality from the 200-400 VR1.&nbsp; Right now i'm pretty sure the issue is me.&nbsp; Thanks to work I haven't been able to get spend enough time with the lens at a track to figure this beast out.&nbsp; My preference is towards zooms, less to buy to get the same range and less to lug around a race track or airshow.&nbsp; If the 200-400 works out, great, if not, then there are plenty of other options, including the primes you mentioned.&nbsp; And knowing myself, if I were to rent a 300 2.8 and it lives up to it's reputation, I'd have a reeeeaaaaalllllly hard time not buying a version of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mauckcg, post: 506657, member: 13944"] No. In my experience with the D7100 has shown me the sensor needs a very good quality optic to get the best out of it. The only prime I have owned to date is the 35 1.8 dx lens. Stellar lens on the D5200, but not quite as sharp on the D7100. I've been able to get 30x40 prints from the 70-200 on the D7100. I have yet to get that same level of quality from the 200-400 VR1. Right now i'm pretty sure the issue is me. Thanks to work I haven't been able to get spend enough time with the lens at a track to figure this beast out. My preference is towards zooms, less to buy to get the same range and less to lug around a race track or airshow. If the 200-400 works out, great, if not, then there are plenty of other options, including the primes you mentioned. And knowing myself, if I were to rent a 300 2.8 and it lives up to it's reputation, I'd have a reeeeaaaaalllllly hard time not buying a version of it. [/QUOTE]

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