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Nikon 300mm f/4 AF vs AF-S
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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 624656" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Years ago I had an arm injury that resulted in surgery but also left me with chronic tendonitis (in both arms from the other arm having to work harder). Usually I would go with a VR lens because I have more difficulty getting sharp images without VR, but the price of a used copy of the newest 300mm f/4 VR is just too much right now--I also have 4 PocketWizard triggers on order so this was my limit budget-wise. I know I will be using this lens mounted on a tripod or monopod, but out of curiosity yesterday, I went out with it on my D7100 as well as my Nikon 1.4 teleconverter <em><strong>hand held</strong></em>. If my math is correct, that should give it a field-of-view of 620mm.</p><p></p><p>A local woman said she raised this female mallard which now resides at a local park. I was able to get within 10-12 feet of these sleeping ducks without any problem...again these were handheld. The male is the hybrid mallard I asked about previously. His head is a <em><strong>very</strong></em> dark green with lots of black on his body.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257285[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257286[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257287[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257288[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257289[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After taking the above photos, I went back to my car and grabbed the tripod. When the female saw me approaching with it, she began to quack which woke up the male. She got up and stretched which is what she's doing below. She held out her leg for several seconds before they headed back to the water. All of the above images were hand held. I am absolutely amazed with its sharpness and overall IQ. Even though I also have the Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR, this blows it away the zoom at the 300mm end! With my zoom, I've been noticing a little artifacting and chromatic aberration at times depending on my settings and scenes. </p><p></p><p>I can't remember whether or not I even mounted the camera on the tripod for the shot below or if I simply hand held it. The female clearly didn't want me to get too close with the tripod so I might have set it down and taken this without the camera being on it. I honestly can't remember. There's definitely no buyer's remorse here! Down the road, if I want to upgrade to a 300mm f/4 VR, that can always be an option. But for now, wow...just wow! It's an amazing lens!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]257290[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 624656, member: 13196"] Years ago I had an arm injury that resulted in surgery but also left me with chronic tendonitis (in both arms from the other arm having to work harder). Usually I would go with a VR lens because I have more difficulty getting sharp images without VR, but the price of a used copy of the newest 300mm f/4 VR is just too much right now--I also have 4 PocketWizard triggers on order so this was my limit budget-wise. I know I will be using this lens mounted on a tripod or monopod, but out of curiosity yesterday, I went out with it on my D7100 as well as my Nikon 1.4 teleconverter [I][B]hand held[/B][/I]. If my math is correct, that should give it a field-of-view of 620mm. A local woman said she raised this female mallard which now resides at a local park. I was able to get within 10-12 feet of these sleeping ducks without any problem...again these were handheld. The male is the hybrid mallard I asked about previously. His head is a [I][B]very[/B][/I] dark green with lots of black on his body. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]257285._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]257286._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]257287._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]257288._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]257289._xfImport[/ATTACH] After taking the above photos, I went back to my car and grabbed the tripod. When the female saw me approaching with it, she began to quack which woke up the male. She got up and stretched which is what she's doing below. She held out her leg for several seconds before they headed back to the water. All of the above images were hand held. I am absolutely amazed with its sharpness and overall IQ. Even though I also have the Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR, this blows it away the zoom at the 300mm end! With my zoom, I've been noticing a little artifacting and chromatic aberration at times depending on my settings and scenes. I can't remember whether or not I even mounted the camera on the tripod for the shot below or if I simply hand held it. The female clearly didn't want me to get too close with the tripod so I might have set it down and taken this without the camera being on it. I honestly can't remember. There's definitely no buyer's remorse here! Down the road, if I want to upgrade to a 300mm f/4 VR, that can always be an option. But for now, wow...just wow! It's an amazing lens! [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]257290._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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