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Re-considering the 70-300 f/4.5 IF-ED-VR
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 294805" data-attributes="member: 17556"><p>I may can contribute a little bit but the 70-300mm VR IF ED is my longest lens, it is my only VR lens, and I have never owned anything else in its class or above its class.</p><p></p><p>I use it primarily for birds, small and large, in flight and static.</p><p></p><p>I do agree with you that it has some issues above 200mm with IQ but, if properly exposed, I find it minimal.</p><p></p><p>I find it to be slow AF and I wish many times it was a lot faster. That is my biggest gripe with this lens.</p><p></p><p>It definitely shows some CA particularly when I shoot a bird shot against branches that contain a lot of dark areas. I usually do not see the CA when the background is brighter and I love its bokeh.</p><p></p><p>I don't care for the lens when used at its max aperture usually but I rarely use the lens at anything under 150mm so that might be different at shorter focal lengths.</p><p></p><p>I never use the VR so that is a non issue for me at this time and the weight is no issue for me either.</p><p></p><p>While I cannot recommend another lens from experience I would say I wish for a longer lens most of the time. Length is just out of my budget. But I do love this lens and my copy has been dust free, or at least, dust free as I need. The lens certainly is more capable than I am for sure.</p><p></p><p></p><p> <img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/5/6/great_egret_6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p> <img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/5/6/sea_gull.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 294805, member: 17556"] I may can contribute a little bit but the 70-300mm VR IF ED is my longest lens, it is my only VR lens, and I have never owned anything else in its class or above its class. I use it primarily for birds, small and large, in flight and static. I do agree with you that it has some issues above 200mm with IQ but, if properly exposed, I find it minimal. I find it to be slow AF and I wish many times it was a lot faster. That is my biggest gripe with this lens. It definitely shows some CA particularly when I shoot a bird shot against branches that contain a lot of dark areas. I usually do not see the CA when the background is brighter and I love its bokeh. I don't care for the lens when used at its max aperture usually but I rarely use the lens at anything under 150mm so that might be different at shorter focal lengths. I never use the VR so that is a non issue for me at this time and the weight is no issue for me either. While I cannot recommend another lens from experience I would say I wish for a longer lens most of the time. Length is just out of my budget. But I do love this lens and my copy has been dust free, or at least, dust free as I need. The lens certainly is more capable than I am for sure. [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/5/6/great_egret_6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/5/6/sea_gull.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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