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<blockquote data-quote="salukfan111" data-source="post: 477711" data-attributes="member: 39212">If you want long and cheap get a Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 ED-IF and stick on a TC200 or tc300 (if you've got bigger lens) on it.&nbsp; Some jerkoff (me) recently bought up every one of these (ED and non ED) on ebay for a low price to give out as christmas gifts and the next round made available started out very high.&nbsp; Wait a few weeks and you'll be able to pick one for about 100-150 and&nbsp; the teleconverter too.&nbsp; Type in nikon 300mm f/4.5 into google and you'll find nothing but high praise.&nbsp; Many have suggested it is one of the sharpest 300mm ever made and recommend using teleconverter as well.&nbsp; Ken Rockwell and The Angry Photographer (not suitable for work) give it their highest thumbs-up.&nbsp; 200 bucks gets you into the combo with the only drawback being MF.&nbsp; Just make sure the tripod mount has not been removed.&nbsp; The Angry Photographer claims the lens (no teleconverter) can take a pic of a license plate at 800 yards and you can crop down (and read) the registration sticker - this is likely an exaggeration.&nbsp; I'm still playing with it but have some other summer things going on keeping me busy at the moment.&nbsp; I took some photos of an osprey on a nest at 600 yards and they looked ok but not as good as the 400mm with a pair of 2x TCs so I deleted them.&nbsp; I have problems effectively focusing at that range (I think my aperture should be reduced and raise the iso) so anyone with advice on that should share with everyone.&nbsp; I'm not going to scoop up another batch of these for another month or two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="salukfan111, post: 477711, member: 39212"] If you want long and cheap get a Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 ED-IF and stick on a TC200 or tc300 (if you've got bigger lens) on it. Some jerkoff (me) recently bought up every one of these (ED and non ED) on ebay for a low price to give out as christmas gifts and the next round made available started out very high. Wait a few weeks and you'll be able to pick one for about 100-150 and the teleconverter too. Type in nikon 300mm f/4.5 into google and you'll find nothing but high praise. Many have suggested it is one of the sharpest 300mm ever made and recommend using teleconverter as well. Ken Rockwell and The Angry Photographer (not suitable for work) give it their highest thumbs-up. 200 bucks gets you into the combo with the only drawback being MF. Just make sure the tripod mount has not been removed. The Angry Photographer claims the lens (no teleconverter) can take a pic of a license plate at 800 yards and you can crop down (and read) the registration sticker - this is likely an exaggeration. I'm still playing with it but have some other summer things going on keeping me busy at the moment. I took some photos of an osprey on a nest at 600 yards and they looked ok but not as good as the 400mm with a pair of 2x TCs so I deleted them. I have problems effectively focusing at that range (I think my aperture should be reduced and raise the iso) so anyone with advice on that should share with everyone. I'm not going to scoop up another batch of these for another month or two. [/QUOTE]

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