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Reviewed by
drmainak
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$0.00
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, Outdoor
Summary
I have been using this lens, the 70-300 VR, for some two years now. the beginning was weird as it was my first VR and the effectiveness of VR was unbelievable. The point is, i have shot handheld shots at 1/10 sec and made 10" by 12" prints and there is no softness, no blur, time and again. color, sharpness, edge definition, everything is phenomenal, BUT only upto midway between 200 and 300 mm marks. Focus is almost silent, very fast, sure even with the CAM 900 focus module. The active VR is quite good, but the effectiveness of panning has not been tested. The hood is essential to avoid flare. Do not bother about filters. Only UV and polarizer are required, and polarizer is rarely needed in nature shots. 67mm may be odd but not astronomically expensive, but think of the weight reduction and soon this lens will be in your trekking kit.
Strengths
Great lens for outdoor work with good light, especially if you are shooting from a vehicle with running engine.
Upto 200 mm, the results are great, comparable to 70-200 VR (not the VR II), and this is half the weight of 70-200 VR.
fast and silent AF.
close focus of 1.5m is from film-plane, so the actual physical distance comes to some 1m. that is really close.
Weaknesses
There is a front heaviness in this lens that robs the overall balance a bit.
No tripod mount means tripod-mounted setup is cumbersome and slow to manouevre.
In bad light, this lens delivers only if you have a good AF module (CAM 2000 or 3500).
At 300mm, it is soft, and needs stopping down to f8. That robs the bokeh and ruins the background.
no chance of adding a TC
Similar Products Used
sigma 100-300 f4.5-6.7 AFD, Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR, Nikon 24-85 AFD,
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