POST A REALLY GOOD ZOOM EXAMPLE - Please!

[Brent Burzycki]

Ok I need to buy a really good zoom lens :

Here are the options:

80-400VR or the 80-200 AFS 2.8 ED IFS

Can somedoy post a link or picture to a shot that they have taken with either of these or a Zoom that you think is the best thing you own..

I need something to use for hi quality shots vs. my less that perfect 24-120mm Nikkor

Thanks in advance

 

[Dave Brannan]

Go to this link. All of the photographs on the first page were shot with the 80 - 400 VR:

http://home.earthlink.net/~bran8736

All hand held.

Dave

 

[Jerry Shattner]

Here are some 80-400 shots, all jpegs hand held w/D100.

http://www.imageevent.com/shattners/ourfloridapond

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Jerry

 

[Jim Sykes]

80-200 is sharper and faster than the 80-400. If you want the better of the two lenses I would go with that one.

Almost every shot in this gallery by me is taken with the 80-200.
http://www.motorsportvortex.com/gallery/gt_gallery/alms/02/plm/fri/index.html

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Jim Sykes
http://www.motorsportvortex.com

 

[Brent Burzycki]

Man - that is impressive

What camera and do you remember at all where in the focal range they were shot?

Or shoudl i say does it have a better sweet spot..

Go to this link. All of the photographs on the first page were
shot with the 80 - 400 VR:

http://home.earthlink.net/~bran8736

All hand held.

Dave

 

[Brent Burzycki]

Jim - 80-200 AFS ED etc etc? Internal zoom?

Also were they handheld or tripof/monopod?

80-200 is sharper and faster than the 80-400. If you want the
better of the two lenses I would go with that one.

Almost every shot in this gallery by me is taken with the 80-200.
http://www.motorsportvortex.com/gallery/gt_gallery/alms/02/plm/fri/index.html

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Jim Sykes
http://www.motorsportvortex.com

 

[Pete Biro]

What is most important to you... 2.8 or the 400mm??

Like many, I have both lenses. Each for different type of assignments.

 

[Brent Burzycki]

I was really looking for a super high quality zoom....

I like the 1.5 factor as it will take me a bit further with the 80-200

But I think the 2.8 will give me the quality I want....

How about a 80/400 2.8 VR...

Hmmmm....

Its a tough one I can get both at a great price were they are only about 100 buvks differance..

I will probably end up with both - but for now I will be shooting more Glamour than sports - so maybe the 2.8 is the best way to go..

What is most important to you... 2.8 or the 400mm??

Like many, I have both lenses. Each for different type of assignments.

 

[Dave Brannan]

Thanks Brent,

My camera is a D1x and the Heron and Snow Geese were at 400 mm and the deer were at 180 mm. I have not found a sweet spot but I have gotten shots with this lens that would have been missed If I had to use a tripod.

Dave

 

[katanaphoto]

Ok I need to buy a really good zoom lens :

Here are the options:

80-400VR or the 80-200 AFS 2.8 ED IFS

Can somedoy post a link or picture to a shot that they have taken
with either of these or a Zoom that you think is the best thing you
own..

I need something to use for hi quality shots vs. my less that
perfect 24-120mm Nikkor

Thanks in advance

Here is some shots taken with 80-200mm f/2.8 AF ED

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1144135&size=lg

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1144208&size=lg

http://www.katanaphoto.com/auto/gallery/auto.htm

http://www.katanaphoto.com/fire/gallery/fire.htm

http://www.katanaphoto.com/stpatrick/gallery/st%20patrick.htm

This might not be intrested to you shot done with Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1144211&size=lg

 

[Danny Brenner]

Here is a portrait that was shot with the AF-S 80-200 @2.8!! No flash. I have used the 80-400 for a test shoot. It's sloooooowwww for the kind of jobs I do. The AF-S 80-200 quality is suprior to the 80-400 and I need the 2.8 for those out of focus backgrounds fashion shots.
http://www.pbase.com/image/10126747/large

Ok I need to buy a really good zoom lens :

Here are the options:

80-400VR or the 80-200 AFS 2.8 ED IFS

Can somedoy post a link or picture to a shot that they have taken
with either of these or a Zoom that you think is the best thing you
own..

I need something to use for hi quality shots vs. my less that
perfect 24-120mm Nikkor

Thanks in advance

 

[jean-Claude Monier]

Brent Burzycki wrote:

May be my expectation were too low but I am very happy wih what I got with a low cost zoom used fully open and no tripod relatively low light.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=4087033
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JC
France

 

[Steven S]

Should've used a faster shutter, shot from about 150 ft away.
Nikon D1x 80-200 2.8 @1/250s f/7.1 at 170.0mm



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http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[Steven S]

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http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[JohanP]

Hi

have a look at Sigma 100-300/4, a very good lens! Even sharper than my Nikkor 80-200/2.8!

Have a look if you like...
http://www.motljus.com/mottech_detail.asp?TechIdNr=28&Page=0
(pls, hit the enlish menu bar)

Regards
Johan
http://www.motljus.com

Ok I need to buy a really good zoom lens :

Here are the options:

80-400VR or the 80-200 AFS 2.8 ED IFS

Can somedoy post a link or picture to a shot that they have taken
with either of these or a Zoom that you think is the best thing you
own..

I need something to use for hi quality shots vs. my less that
perfect 24-120mm Nikkor

Thanks in advance

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Regards
Johan
http://www.motljus.com

 

[Snaky]

But you do not get any further with 1.5 factor! The picture will only be cropped!

I like the 1.5 factor as it will take me a bit further with the 80-200

But I think the 2.8 will give me the quality I want....

How about a 80/400 2.8 VR...

Hmmmm....

Its a tough one I can get both at a great price were they are only
about 100 buvks differance..

I will probably end up with both - but for now I will be shooting
more Glamour than sports - so maybe the 2.8 is the best way to go..

What is most important to you... 2.8 or the 400mm??

Like many, I have both lenses. Each for different type of assignments.

 

[Steven S]

Shot from about 100ft away on a boat, zoomed about 3/4 way out, handheld @1/250th/sec F7.6 @340mm's



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Steve S---> > D1X-CP5700
http://www.pbase.com/sshyone
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sshive2/

 

[Rich Gibson]

Taken on a very overcast day with the VR.

Ok I need to buy a really good zoom lens :

Here are the options:

80-400VR or the 80-200 AFS 2.8 ED IFS

Can somedoy post a link or picture to a shot that they have taken
with either of these or a Zoom that you think is the best thing you
own..

I need something to use for hi quality shots vs. my less that
perfect 24-120mm Nikkor

Thanks in advance

 

[Canyonlu]

Brent,

This entire gallery was shot with the 80-400VR, handheld, and the second page is the same lens with the Tamron 2X

Good luck in your choice.

Marilu

http://www.pbase.com/canyonlu/d100_birds



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http://www.pbase.com/canyonlu/galleries

 

[Jason-S]

It's been a while since the weathers been clear whilst I'm not stuck at work so I quickly poped over the local park..

This is with the Sigma 50-500 EX HSM APO (could they get anymore letters in there?)

all hand held @ 500mm

pretty much 70% of my Gallery now consists of the 50-500 shots (Tamron 70-300 for the rest)







,Jason

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Gallery - http://www.digitalphotos.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk