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<blockquote data-quote="salukfan111" data-source="post: 512627" data-attributes="member: 39212"><p>You should be able to pick up a sweet 300mm f/4.5 edif for 150 if you're patient on ebay (I've never got screwed). "normal" for the edif would be turning the focus ring with your pinky nail. It should feel like friction free.</p><p></p><p>If the 300 is too heavy the 200mm f/4 is pretty sharp (if you get D7xxx you'll need an ai'd lens. Don't buy any more q's and get ai'd lens. The 200mm you have won't work on the D7xxx because it is not ai'd. This makes for a pretty decent macro might need to fix some CA in post though.</p><p></p><p>If you ever get a D7xxx pick up a 180mm f/2.8 for around 400 bucks ebay. Set up the camera for 1.3x and you're shooting around 350mm effective focal length. You could get by with this as a telephoto for a long while. This baby in manual with extension tube would be great macro and is probably near the top of sharpness for nikon lens ever made. This is screw drive and won't work on your current camera so wait unit D7xxx. This is a light lens (matter of perspective I hand hold a 400mm f/3.5 shooting an entire morning) and once installed you won't want to remove. There is no significant break on cost from AF to MF so get the AF.</p><p></p><p>I and everyone on this site has a 70-300 VRG and it is a really nice lens with fast focusing. If you're not shooting sports just get the 180mm f/2.8 and you'll be a happy man.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="salukfan111, post: 512627, member: 39212"] You should be able to pick up a sweet 300mm f/4.5 edif for 150 if you're patient on ebay (I've never got screwed). "normal" for the edif would be turning the focus ring with your pinky nail. It should feel like friction free. If the 300 is too heavy the 200mm f/4 is pretty sharp (if you get D7xxx you'll need an ai'd lens. Don't buy any more q's and get ai'd lens. The 200mm you have won't work on the D7xxx because it is not ai'd. This makes for a pretty decent macro might need to fix some CA in post though. If you ever get a D7xxx pick up a 180mm f/2.8 for around 400 bucks ebay. Set up the camera for 1.3x and you're shooting around 350mm effective focal length. You could get by with this as a telephoto for a long while. This baby in manual with extension tube would be great macro and is probably near the top of sharpness for nikon lens ever made. This is screw drive and won't work on your current camera so wait unit D7xxx. This is a light lens (matter of perspective I hand hold a 400mm f/3.5 shooting an entire morning) and once installed you won't want to remove. There is no significant break on cost from AF to MF so get the AF. I and everyone on this site has a 70-300 VRG and it is a really nice lens with fast focusing. If you're not shooting sports just get the 180mm f/2.8 and you'll be a happy man. [/QUOTE]
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