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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vincent" data-source="post: 487440" data-attributes="member: 15675">Decided to buy a Nikkor 600/4 IF-ED (bought first AS-F now)I decided to buy a Nikkor 600/4 IF-ED, this was after looking what would make sense for me.First created in 1977, ... skipping to 1996.Even if the glass before is very good optically and I would probably do 80% of my pictures OK with them, for BIF it seems I would like AF-S.My preference seems to go to the AF-S 600/4 D IF-ED II which was made from 2001-2007, weight of 4750gr and a D version (I like weird experiments with mirrorless and dumb adaptors). From my remark before a G does not seem bad, but I prefer D over G. The E clearly is the sharpest, lightest and out of budget + trap into Nikon cameras (which are great btw). The AF-S 600/4 D IF-ED or AF-I while capable seem to be pretty old and heavy compared to the D II.VR seems not clear to me, I would use tripod use only for the 600 and can miss shots (I`m not selling them at the moment). Tripod VR from the G would be nice obviously.I do not believe that a 400/2.8 D IF-ED II will do for me, my experience with 500mm is that I need to work on my approach to the subject, but even then 500mm is not enough.Also AF-S 500/4 G IF-ED VR, AF-S 500/4 D IF-ED II are lenses I consider, but since I have a 500mm it is better of the same. I do not consider 800mm.Now budget wise there was an acceleration, which puts me in summer 2016 for a budget for a good second hand recent lens, that is based on this recent price decrease of the G.[ATTACH]176214[/ATTACH]Any input for the AF-S 600/4 D IF-ED II and how it compares to the G (apart from the obvious VR difference)?</blockquote>

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