my-2-cents

Most likely it is a simple fix. The part is quite accessible and I don't think the camera is worth $150+shipping at present (just my opinion). I suggest give it a try... you can get more...

This worked like a charm!!! D#%$ Canon for having this defect...it was fixed once by them under warranty. It reoccured a second time yesterday at random! Absolutely at random! A few seconds after a...

It is huge indeed. Check these out: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51469119 http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51462459 The links to samples in those posts are fantastic.

Placed 41^st in the challenge. Over Arizona (I think) at sunset enroute to DFW.

Oklahoma has mountains ?!!!

I'd love to see if someone who owns both a super-telephoto and the new 80-400mm can post a few pictures taken with each lens wide-open at 400mm but with the same framing (physically move to keep...

Aaagh... this forum editor made a mess of my original post! I requested if others could post similar images with a super-tele (especially newer VR super-teles) compared to a regular prime or zoom....

I had the opportunity to get a Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4D ED-IF (1st version) some time back and have been trying to understand the nature of this beast. One question that occurred was how would...

Very nice.Which version of the 500mm were these taken on? The AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR or the older non-VR 500mm f/4 IF-ED I/II?

Bill, great pictures!I have a question about the long zooms, especially the Nikon 500mm VR... how do these super-telephoto lens perform wide open compared to stopped down 1 stop? Reason I ask is...