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| Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2016 06:22 |
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Robert
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After an eventful journey I am at Cadwell Park race circuit. The lens seems ideal for this circuit on the D3 the 80-200 is a bit short on FX for the more distant shots. I am using it wide as well as long. I can get so close to the track that 70mm is good for some shots. Have tried to upload a picture but was too big. Will have to wait until I get home. I am posting from my iPhone. The rain is getting a bit heavy so switch to my own lens in the rain. It's Eric's lens so I think he will like it back without water inside!!!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2016 10:03 |
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jk
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Most modern (last 10 years) can be used wide open with only a small, probably not noticeable except in a lab, loss of quality. The 70-300 is a good lens for use in brighter conditions but the 80-200 f2.8 give opportunities for exploiting the shallow depth of field when used wide open.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2016 11:06 |
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Iain
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See there is rumour that a new 70-300 vrii is on the cards.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2016 11:23 |
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jk
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Not convinced that VR is that useful as it tends to hike the price significantly. I have the current model (70-300 f4.5-5.6 AFS G VR) has it and it is OK. Not sure that VRii will be a great improvement but will come at a greater cost.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 02:28 |
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Robert
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Iain wrote:See there is rumour that a new 70-300 vrii is on the cards. Did you check the date of the rumour Iain? The only VR version of the 70-300 *IS* VR II, even according to Nikon themselves. They claim 2.5 stops benefit but while I am not used to it the effect is dramatic in the viewfinder in middle distance. It converts my serious doddering to slow smooth motion. Eric will be relieved to know that when the heavens opened I reverted to my 80-200 lens. The loss of pulling power was noticeable immediately and was regretted when there was an eight car collision just after the start line. The 80-200 was way too short to capture the action. Although the rain was particularly heavy and caused the images I did capture to appear hazy, I don't know if the 70-300 would have coped better. One thing I have noticed is that if I happened to get the active focus point on a featureless part of the scene then it tended to instantly go to closest focus and take 'forever' to return to the original distance. I dealt with that by trying to make sure that the focus point was located on a contrasty object and dabbing the focus activation button immediately before making exposures. The focus limit control of the 80-200 overcomes that issue. Posted from my iPhone.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 03:42 |
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jk
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I doubt you would see much difference in IQ between the 80-200 and the 70-300. Maybe some lower flare from the newer lens but under rainy conditions it will be small to zero. The AF item you mention happens with many/most/all AF camera and lens combos that I have used. The first few times I really noticed it was with the D3 and my 70-200 AFS VR and I thought the lens AF motor was going bad on me. Then I worked out the how and why and nowit it happens I manually turn the focus to infinity or focus on a distinct high contrast edge. All technologies have limitations and weaknesses.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 04:39 |
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Robert
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I'm not yet used to controlling focus manually on AF lenses. Yes, my 80-200 (trombone) hunts but with the focus limiter set the effect isn't as bad. The 70-300 simply refuses to come back to the middle distance focal point, despite pointing it at a high contrast feature, although I am sure manual intervention would get it back on track.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 14:09 |
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Iain
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Robert wrote:Iain wrote: I saw something about it in this weeks amateur photographer, I was only flicking through as I was waiting for the wife.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 14:11 |
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Iain
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Just found this on Nikons site. http://www.nikon.com/news/2016/0817_lens_02.htm DX though.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 14:24 |
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jk
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Iain wrote:Just found this on Nikons site. That version without the VR will be very good if it is like the 300mm f4 AFS P version. Good find Iain.
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