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<blockquote data-quote="dh photography" data-source="post: 423271" data-attributes="member: 25354">I recently decided to pick up another lens sort of on a whim.&nbsp; It was meant to be somewhat of a replacement/substitution for my aging Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 AF-D.&nbsp; Not that the 80-200 was dying, but it certainly is starting to show it's age and has a few more lens defects than I ultimately want.&nbsp; After being surprised at how well my Tokina 400mm f/5.6 was performing; I figured this lens would be worth a go.&nbsp; I read several pretty glowing reviews and had a hard time finding much said about it in a negative way.&nbsp; And for a price that's even half of what another 80-200 would run me; I had to pull the trigger on it.I received the lens today and will be posting up a full review and several pics over the next few days.&nbsp; Just upon first inspection … this thing is a BEAST!&nbsp; Heavy and built like a tank.&nbsp; Grabbed just a few shots over lunch at the park.&nbsp; Ummm … yeah, I think it was worth it!!More to come later …..Crop[ATTACH]143306[/ATTACH]Original[ATTACH]143308[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dh photography, post: 423271, member: 25354"] I recently decided to pick up another lens sort of on a whim. It was meant to be somewhat of a replacement/substitution for my aging Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 AF-D. Not that the 80-200 was dying, but it certainly is starting to show it's age and has a few more lens defects than I ultimately want. After being surprised at how well my Tokina 400mm f/5.6 was performing; I figured this lens would be worth a go. I read several pretty glowing reviews and had a hard time finding much said about it in a negative way. And for a price that's even half of what another 80-200 would run me; I had to pull the trigger on it. I received the lens today and will be posting up a full review and several pics over the next few days. Just upon first inspection … this thing is a BEAST! Heavy and built like a tank. Grabbed just a few shots over lunch at the park. Ummm … yeah, I think it was worth it!! More to come later ….. [B][I]Crop[/I][/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]143306._xfImport[/ATTACH] [B][I]Original[/I][/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]143308._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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