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It may stop making the noise if you turn VR off before turning off the camera. I have the lens and it is one of my favorites.

Lateral chromatic aberration, spherical aberration with major effect on bokeh, distortion, out of focus images. Not encouraging for me.

Very nice picture! I use my 12-24 DX on a D800E and between 18 and 24 mm it covers the FX sensor very well. I have FX lenses covering 28 mm and upwards and I don’ t feel I have any need for an FX ...

Longitudinal chromatic aberration by the truckload until F/4 , lateral chromatic aberration is plentiful (no ED element: is Nikon saving money?) and fringing around background highlights. Very ...

Why do you keep using F/11? it increases diffraction and requires a lower shutter speed Even if the camera does not move, the moon does relative to earth. I have the lens and it performs very well ...

Longitudinal chromatic aberration by the truckload until F/4 , lateral chromatic aberration is plentiful (no ED element: is Nikon saving money?) and fringing around background highlights. Very ...

All comments in this thread concerned using a Dx lens on Fx cameras while letting the camera automatically switch to a Dx sensor active size, usually resulting in a decrease of pixel number for ...

For a more balanced review please note 70 and 200mm comparison MTFs from Roger Cicala: At 70mm Olaf Optical Testing, 2016 The 70-200mm VR II was at its best at 70mm, and the new lens is even better ...

Selling the 18-140 you will put yourself in a position to be forced to miss a number of great shots because of the focal length loss in the illusion to keep a "quality" that nobody is ever going ...

MeFOTO RoadTrip Aluminum Travel Tripod Kit (Titanium) MFR # A1350Q1T 525 Reviews Key Features (1) Load Capacity: 17.6 lb (2) Max Height: 61.6" (3) Min Height: ...

"For the last few years, I have pared down all my equipment to one lens and one camera. I have been walking around with this for the last three years. The camera is, of course, a Nikon D3s; the ...

For architectural pictures I often expose for 10-15 minutes using 16 stop ND filters. No way to use auto exposure, and you need to pick the exposure time to match the moving events you need to ...

Good question! I started out with a Manfrotto tilt only head and I found it very limiting because I would need to move the camera-monopod ensemble rather than just the camera to change the camera ...

Your question sounded very familiar as I have been doing architectural city-scape shots for my department. The OS  has not been part of the decision making process as I have been shooting with ...

I see what you mean. Definitely not a retainer structured to hold large umbrellas. Thank you.

Nikon 70-200 F/4 VR with non Nikon brand collar.

I 100% agree with your choice. It is a great lens and the (used) price is right. The distortion characteristics are outstanding: 1.7 % at 12 mm, under 1% at all other focal lengths (Optical ...

Hi Larry, Manfrotto made a short center column about 6" long (I have the same tripod with both  the long and the short column you are looking for) but it is no longer sold as new in any of the ...

Nikon 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 G  VR Very convenient to travel, very good VR.