davidnholtjr
Senior Member
The lens came today. It was getting dark out when I got it so hope to get out tomorrow to get some shot's if it's nice out.
The lens is made in Japan. It feels great in the hand and has a nice build. The outer body is metal, zoom and focus rings are plastic, inter tube is plastic. Not to sure about the tripod collar, it's metal but feels cheap, hopefully RRS or Kirk will make a better one. The lens has a zoom look which is nice. The hood is like the 70-200's which has a locking button/switch that needs to be push in to unlock it. The AF seems to be very fast and snappy. The VR seems to work very good, below is a quick shot at 400mm, wide open at 1/25sec,
DSC_2348 by David N Holt Jr, on Flickr
DNH_7735 by David N Holt Jr, on Flickr
DNH_7734 by David N Holt Jr, on Flickr
The lens is made in Japan. It feels great in the hand and has a nice build. The outer body is metal, zoom and focus rings are plastic, inter tube is plastic. Not to sure about the tripod collar, it's metal but feels cheap, hopefully RRS or Kirk will make a better one. The lens has a zoom look which is nice. The hood is like the 70-200's which has a locking button/switch that needs to be push in to unlock it. The AF seems to be very fast and snappy. The VR seems to work very good, below is a quick shot at 400mm, wide open at 1/25sec,
DSC_2348 by David N Holt Jr, on Flickr
DNH_7735 by David N Holt Jr, on Flickr
DNH_7734 by David N Holt Jr, on Flickr
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