John Orbea
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After finally persuading my wife that we didn't need a holiday in 2016, I purchased one of these babies - and I'm glad I did, because it's quite simply the best thing I've ever bought.
It weighs a ton (I shoot at cycling events so I'm often schlepping two cameras, one with this attached, all day; my neck usually hurts for a day or two afterwards) but it's worth it - it delivers superb results every single time, and in almost all conditions. It focuses almost unbelievably quickly on my D300s (I've just ordered a D500, and I suspect it'll focus even more ridiculously quickly on that) and the only time it isn't razor sharp is when I've made a mistake.
The only time I've ever had any issues with it was at a race last year when the temperature reached the high 30s Celsius - after being in the hot sun for a few hours, it seemed to take a fraction of a second longer to do stuff and I wonder if, had Nikon painted it white or light grey like Canon do with their lenses, it might have kept a bit cooler.
Otherwise, not a bad word to say about it. If you're shooting sports and don't need a longer lens, go for it.
It weighs a ton (I shoot at cycling events so I'm often schlepping two cameras, one with this attached, all day; my neck usually hurts for a day or two afterwards) but it's worth it - it delivers superb results every single time, and in almost all conditions. It focuses almost unbelievably quickly on my D300s (I've just ordered a D500, and I suspect it'll focus even more ridiculously quickly on that) and the only time it isn't razor sharp is when I've made a mistake.
The only time I've ever had any issues with it was at a race last year when the temperature reached the high 30s Celsius - after being in the hot sun for a few hours, it seemed to take a fraction of a second longer to do stuff and I wonder if, had Nikon painted it white or light grey like Canon do with their lenses, it might have kept a bit cooler.
Otherwise, not a bad word to say about it. If you're shooting sports and don't need a longer lens, go for it.
