Woody's Wildlife, Nature and Other Stuff 2018
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Terrific capture, Woody! So how's your lens working since you had it fixed? I remember reading about them tightening something. Is it working okay now? And how does it compare with your other 2 telephoto zooms? Do you have a preference for one over the others?
Thanks, Cindy.
The 300 f/4 is working great, there was some play in the mount which they were able to fix easily and inexpensively. They play in the mount was apparently enough to affect the electrical contacts, and made focus iffy. Now I'm getting very sharp results again. I have a 1.4x teleconverter attached to this lens all the time.
The Tamron 150-600 is a lens that I have a bit of mixed feelings about. I like the focal range, and it has permitted me to get some close shots I would have missed with a prime lens. It does get a little soft at 600mm, but overall it's a sharp lens. This lens does have a problem where it simply stops autofocusing, and you have to turn the camera off for a few seconds and turn it back on to get it working again. Fortunately, this doesn't happen very often.
I haven't had the Tamron 100-400 for long enough to really know what I think about it. I can get good close up shots, and it's pretty sharp, although not as sharp as the Nikon 300mm, or my venerable Nikon 70-300.
I willingly admit that I have more lenses than I need.
Anyway, the Nikon 300mm f/4 is the star in my lineup. I wish it had VR, then it would be perfect.
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