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<blockquote data-quote="aced19" data-source="post: 248263" data-attributes="member: 9734"><p>Yes it's still sold new here it is at B&H for $1099.</p><p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/124669-USA/Nikon_1986_AF_Zoom_Nikkor_80_200mm_f_2_8D.html" target="_blank">Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED Lens 1986 B&H Photo</a></p><p></p><p>But you can pick one up for $600-$650 if you look around.</p><p></p><p>The back focus button will help a lot. Trust me it takes time and practice to get good sports shots. I can remember getting 10% on keepers when I started. Now after a 100,000 plus shots on sports. I get 85% keepers. Just keep shooting and it will get better. The biggest thing I see in the forums about sports is people think they can just go buy a camera and take great photos. It just doesn't work that way. I can remember a few years back I was steadily b$$ching about my camera and how bad it was. Then I ran into a professional sports photographer at a event while still b$$ching. He took my camera and took some pictures. Well when I got home the pictures were outstanding. He taught me that night its all about practice and not always the camera.</p><p>So keep shooting and keep asking questions. It will get better.</p><p></p><p>The proper equipment helps. But it's not always the problem.</p><p></p><p>skater that statement wasn't about you or anyone else. Just my experience starting out.</p><p></p><p>One last thing I said I get 85% keepers( in focus/sharp). But maybe 5% on what I would call magazine quality.</p><p></p><p>So you see your not to far off on the numbers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aced19, post: 248263, member: 9734"] Yes it's still sold new here it is at B&H for $1099. [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/124669-USA/Nikon_1986_AF_Zoom_Nikkor_80_200mm_f_2_8D.html"]Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED Lens 1986 B&H Photo[/URL] But you can pick one up for $600-$650 if you look around. The back focus button will help a lot. Trust me it takes time and practice to get good sports shots. I can remember getting 10% on keepers when I started. Now after a 100,000 plus shots on sports. I get 85% keepers. Just keep shooting and it will get better. The biggest thing I see in the forums about sports is people think they can just go buy a camera and take great photos. It just doesn't work that way. I can remember a few years back I was steadily b$$ching about my camera and how bad it was. Then I ran into a professional sports photographer at a event while still b$$ching. He took my camera and took some pictures. Well when I got home the pictures were outstanding. He taught me that night its all about practice and not always the camera. So keep shooting and keep asking questions. It will get better. The proper equipment helps. But it's not always the problem. skater that statement wasn't about you or anyone else. Just my experience starting out. One last thing I said I get 85% keepers( in focus/sharp). But maybe 5% on what I would call magazine quality. So you see your not to far off on the numbers. [/QUOTE]
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