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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhat" data-source="post: 661542" data-attributes="member: 44664"><p>I have followed the discussion/debate concerning the 70-300mm AF-P zoom lens across several forums. I also have access to the 70-300mm AF-S FX zoom lens from the aforementioned Graphic Arts lab, and have given that lens a try with my D5000 last year. Two things stood out in the comments of owners of the AF-P lens: It has very fast auto-focus, and it produces very sharp images. As much as I liked my D5000, its images were never as sharp as I thought they could be. The kit lenses I used with it bore some of the blame, no doubt, but I had decided it was time to move on, and move up to better gear.</p><p></p><p>The progression that ended up at a D7200 refurb actually started with a D5300 refurb due to the limitations of my chosen post-processing software, DxO Optics Pro 9. The D5300 was the most recent of the D5x00 line the program supported. Reviews about the D5300, though, criticized how many of the camera's functions were buried in menus that took too many button presses to get to. So I started looking at the D7100, which retained a button layout somewhat similar to my D5000. Reviews about the D7100, unfortunately, also had negatives that dissuaded me from it, one of which was the banding issue. I ended up with the D7200 as the best choice, but it forced me to abandon DxO Optics Pro 9 because it wasn't supported. I decided that after using free versions of Optics Pro over the years, maybe it was time to pay for a copy - now know as DxO Photo Lab.</p><p></p><p>As for the choice between the DX AF-P and the FX AF-S 70-300mm zoom lens, the thing that finally pushed me over the edge to the AF-P copy was Thom Hogan's review. While I will acknowledge that the current lack of a way to disable VR will be a deal-breaker to some, that's a trade-off I am willing to make if it's as sharp as everyone says. At any rate, I will find out in a couple months. In the meantime, I'll borrow Graphic Arts' 70-300mm FX zoom and see how it performs on my D7200. There's an eagle nest not too far from where I live, and I've been dying to use my D7200 on it with a long lens. (No, I can't afford the 200-500mm that everybody raves about!)</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the welcome, everybody!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhat, post: 661542, member: 44664"] I have followed the discussion/debate concerning the 70-300mm AF-P zoom lens across several forums. I also have access to the 70-300mm AF-S FX zoom lens from the aforementioned Graphic Arts lab, and have given that lens a try with my D5000 last year. Two things stood out in the comments of owners of the AF-P lens: It has very fast auto-focus, and it produces very sharp images. As much as I liked my D5000, its images were never as sharp as I thought they could be. The kit lenses I used with it bore some of the blame, no doubt, but I had decided it was time to move on, and move up to better gear. The progression that ended up at a D7200 refurb actually started with a D5300 refurb due to the limitations of my chosen post-processing software, DxO Optics Pro 9. The D5300 was the most recent of the D5x00 line the program supported. Reviews about the D5300, though, criticized how many of the camera's functions were buried in menus that took too many button presses to get to. So I started looking at the D7100, which retained a button layout somewhat similar to my D5000. Reviews about the D7100, unfortunately, also had negatives that dissuaded me from it, one of which was the banding issue. I ended up with the D7200 as the best choice, but it forced me to abandon DxO Optics Pro 9 because it wasn't supported. I decided that after using free versions of Optics Pro over the years, maybe it was time to pay for a copy - now know as DxO Photo Lab. As for the choice between the DX AF-P and the FX AF-S 70-300mm zoom lens, the thing that finally pushed me over the edge to the AF-P copy was Thom Hogan's review. While I will acknowledge that the current lack of a way to disable VR will be a deal-breaker to some, that's a trade-off I am willing to make if it's as sharp as everyone says. At any rate, I will find out in a couple months. In the meantime, I'll borrow Graphic Arts' 70-300mm FX zoom and see how it performs on my D7200. There's an eagle nest not too far from where I live, and I've been dying to use my D7200 on it with a long lens. (No, I can't afford the 200-500mm that everybody raves about!) Thanks for the welcome, everybody! [/QUOTE]
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