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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 716199" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>Enter the "Mini-Beast <em>II</em>". The "Beast" of course, is the 600 mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor and the "Mini-Beast I" the 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF AIS. The "Mini-Beast II", and a <em>beast</em> it is, is my new (to me at least, I am the second owner) a mint condition 200mm f/2 ED-IF AIS Nikkor. It will be used primarily for outdoor portraiture but perhaps for some short range wildlife as well. On the D7100 it becomes a 300mm f/2. On the D850 it is astounding how sharp it is, even wide open. But it is no lightweight. As you see it in the image below, mounted on the D850 with battery grip, it tips the scales at s hefty 9.1 lbs. It is, however, beautifully balanced and I can hand hold down to 1/125 with no problem. There is both a sliding (and locking) lens shade as well as a detachable one. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]324162[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 716199, member: 12827"] Enter the "Mini-Beast [I]II[/I]". The "Beast" of course, is the 600 mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor and the "Mini-Beast I" the 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF AIS. The "Mini-Beast II", and a [I]beast[/I] it is, is my new (to me at least, I am the second owner) a mint condition 200mm f/2 ED-IF AIS Nikkor. It will be used primarily for outdoor portraiture but perhaps for some short range wildlife as well. On the D7100 it becomes a 300mm f/2. On the D850 it is astounding how sharp it is, even wide open. But it is no lightweight. As you see it in the image below, mounted on the D850 with battery grip, it tips the scales at s hefty 9.1 lbs. It is, however, beautifully balanced and I can hand hold down to 1/125 with no problem. There is both a sliding (and locking) lens shade as well as a detachable one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]324162._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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