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Telephoto Lens Suggestions for Birding
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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 681983" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I was using my 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR for birds and eventually bought a Nikon 300mm f/4 with the 1.4x teleconverter that Woody mentioned. Wow! It was amazing (I have since upgraded to the 300mm f/4 PF VR). Anyway, the non-PF model should be lighter in weight for hand holding than any of the 150-600mm lenses listed as well as Nikon's 200-500mm lens. The advantage to those zooms is they have VR.</p><p></p><p>The only downside of the Nikon 300mm f/4 is the non-PF version doesn't have VR. This non-PF 300mm f/4 lens is approximately the same weight and size as the Nikon 70-200mm VRii. The Nikon 300mm f/4 is also amazingly sharp. It might be slightly sharper than anything you'd get from a zoom, too. The focal length equivalent on your DX body with a 1.4 teleconverter is 420mm compared with the 500mm or 600mm long end of the zooms. Not quite as long as them but longer than what you are currently using. And the combo is lighter than the zooms. Good luck with whatever you choose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 681983, member: 13196"] I was using my 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR for birds and eventually bought a Nikon 300mm f/4 with the 1.4x teleconverter that Woody mentioned. Wow! It was amazing (I have since upgraded to the 300mm f/4 PF VR). Anyway, the non-PF model should be lighter in weight for hand holding than any of the 150-600mm lenses listed as well as Nikon's 200-500mm lens. The advantage to those zooms is they have VR. The only downside of the Nikon 300mm f/4 is the non-PF version doesn't have VR. This non-PF 300mm f/4 lens is approximately the same weight and size as the Nikon 70-200mm VRii. The Nikon 300mm f/4 is also amazingly sharp. It might be slightly sharper than anything you'd get from a zoom, too. The focal length equivalent on your DX body with a 1.4 teleconverter is 420mm compared with the 500mm or 600mm long end of the zooms. Not quite as long as them but longer than what you are currently using. And the combo is lighter than the zooms. Good luck with whatever you choose. [/QUOTE]
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