What a POS Locked

HudsonBob wrote:

I think I may have gotten a bad copy, but every picture I took was so soft and slightly out of focus. This lens is no better than my Nikon 55-300, which is also a POS.

It's not great, especially at the long end, but you can take decent images with mine.

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The greatest probability is user error. I've the 75-300 and to get sharp shots I generally sit down and brace against my knee.

Nomoreheroes wrote:

I also wish I never bought it

May I ask you why you feel that way? I would love to have this lens but I can't justify buying one.

I have this lens too. I sometimes think that it was harder to hold it stable than the heavier 100-400. 75-300 has little inertia.

HudsonBob wrote:

I think I may have gotten a bad copy, but every picture I took was so soft and slightly out of focus. This lens is no better than my Nikon 55-300, which is also a POS.

You're posting this as a REVIEW? This is not a review. It's a rant that verges on bashing. Not useful to anybody. Post some samples and send the lens back for a replacement, test thoroughly, and report back if you want to actually be helpful.

I've had great results with this lens.

I don't understand when people say "you have to know how to use this lens." In what way is it different than any other telephoto lens?

HRC2016 wrote:

I don't understand when people say "you have to know how to use this lens." In what way is it different than any other telephoto lens?

For many it will be the longest lens they have ever used by some margin.