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<blockquote data-quote="stmv" data-source="post: 106297" data-attributes="member: 10038">I own the Nikon lens,, yup,, a Tank !!! I have taken sharp pictures form 80-200,,,, np&nbsp; ultra sharp,&nbsp; Never had any issues with lack of VR,, let me find a shot...[ATTACH]24878[/ATTACH]Of course this is reduced to 340K,, but a fun shot... I am sure the Sigma is a nice lens, will it be built like the Tank that the 80-200 is, I doupt it,, The 80-200 is of the dying breed of lens carved from blocks of steel, and pure glass,,, instead of plastic, plastic gears, flimsy motors, glued together glass, etc,Also, the Sigma looks like a tank,, and at 6lbs,, ask yourself how much hand holding are you going to do, I suspect that a Monopod is a must! and even a tripod which you will turn off the VR then.&nbsp; Looks like a solid package, feeback says watch out for Quality control, some have to send back,, but that is typical for Sigma,, and lately more and more for Nikon,, guess its the modern trend.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stmv, post: 106297, member: 10038"] I own the Nikon lens,, yup,, a Tank !!! I have taken sharp pictures form 80-200,,,, np ultra sharp, Never had any issues with lack of VR,, let me find a shot... [ATTACH=CONFIG]24878._xfImport[/ATTACH] Of course this is reduced to 340K,, but a fun shot... I am sure the Sigma is a nice lens, will it be built like the Tank that the 80-200 is, I doupt it,, The 80-200 is of the dying breed of lens carved from blocks of steel, and pure glass,,, instead of plastic, plastic gears, flimsy motors, glued together glass, etc, Also, the Sigma looks like a tank,, and at 6lbs,, ask yourself how much hand holding are you going to do, I suspect that a Monopod is a must! and even a tripod which you will turn off the VR then. Looks like a solid package, feeback says watch out for Quality control, some have to send back,, but that is typical for Sigma,, and lately more and more for Nikon,, guess its the modern trend. [/QUOTE]

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