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Originally Posted by AndyM  Hi again, If interested there is a photo in my Gallery of a flamingo taken at Martin Mere with the Nikkor 80-400 + Kenko 1.4 convertor. The VR function was not active
Andy M. |
Thanks Andy. I've already broken my "Nikon glass only" rule by buying the Sigma 150mm macro and I'm very impressed with it. It's looking like the Kenko converter is the way to go too. Any particular reason why you switched off the VR?
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Originally Posted by peterjclarke I also looked at the 80-400 VR but was not convinced by it and opted for the 70-200. Its one of the sharpest of the telephoto Nikon lenses along with the 300 F2.8 and the 500 F4. I use the 70-200 with at TC17 IIe and the results are very good. You do get a very slight softness due to the extra elements in the TC but with it on a D200 I have a 510mm F4.8 lens with VR. I've heard that the 80-400 is not a very fast focusing lens and why Nikon did not put a silent wave motor in it is beyond me. |
I've been extremely pleased with my 80-400. It's the only autofocus tele-zoom I've ever owned though so can't comment on its performance in comparison with others re speed of focusing. No complaints regarding sharpness from me, far from it! I estimate about 80% of the images in
my gallery were taken with this lens, including all the bird photos (except the Mute Swans) and many of the butterflies and wildflowers too. I agree with you about the lack of a silent wave motor - crazy decision.
Dave P.