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You asked about the 300PF but didn't ask about the Z6. You might be interested that Nikon just announced Father's Day sales and, no sale on the 300mm PF but a sale on the Z6. Don't know what you ...

Well maybe you can tell us what you decide after you test them out?  I think that part of why you "can't seem to get a straight answer" is that the answer will depend on the person using them to ...

So John, any decision yet? Just curious.  Think lots of people are taking up macro photography with the lock down in place. Sounds like you can't go wrong with any decision.

If the "biggest differentiator tends to be focal length", then the answer would be a used macro Sigma 150mm f/2.8? The difference between 90mm and 105mm is relatively minor compared to the jump to ...

This link is to an article that is 8 years old and doesn't even include the Tamron (which has already been upgraded twice since the article was posted)? PS. And yes I am a happy Tamron owner. Since ...

You do realize this thread is 7 years old and the OP presumably made a decision many years ago to go with the Nikkor 10-24 though maybe they are in the market to try a new lens?

I have never seen a lens rebate on the 300mm PF lens though I don't always check. In fact, it always seems like the rebates are on lenses I don't want. PS. There is a Nikon rebate program ongoing ...

Yep I paid exactly the same price as it is currently when I purchased mine in Jan. 2015 from B&H.  If it makes you feel better, the price has come down about 10% in Japanese yen (ie. the US dollar ...

Not Bill but have been using Topaz Denoise on my D500 pics for a while now and love it!  The problem with waiting till you retire to get a f/4 is (at least in my case) much harder when you are ...

Interesting.  Would you mind telling us whether you paid the list price?  Or?

Congrats Alan on getting your lens!  Glad to hear that this strategy worked out.  My feeling is if someone posts a place to get it, it is already too late to try.  Amazing how much demand still ...

The person who got it from Mike's camera store posted this quite a while ago.  I think with all of the resultant publicity from this post, Mike's is almost less apt to have it than other smaller ...

Thanks Todd!  Each of us has to decide what works best for us, keeping in mind cost and weight of what we can handle.  I haven't tried the smaller size sensor camera's but it sure works for you! ...

I am also an "old man" (70) and went to Africa 3 times.  The first time I brought a Sigma 120-400mm (this was the old days so many fewer choices) and was very disappointed.  The second time I ...

Thanks for the detailed response!  Yep each system has some advantages but no magic bullets!  By the way, the Sony 2x TC is supposed to be the "best", but I have no experience with it (some pics ...

It is listed on the Nikon website but it says "out of stock": https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-200-400mm-f%252f4g-ed-vr-ii.html

Nice shot! I love white-tailed kites. There in air food transfer are my favorite thing to shoot and since we have a nest near by, I have been fortunate to photograph the parents exchanging food...

Just curious, how much lighter is it than say the 300mm f/2.8 VRII version?  A half pound?  Personally, if it was me, I would worry about the spare part issue.  Nikon seems to have cut back a fair ...

The Pro Capture is one of the features of the Olympus that really tempts me.  However from people who have compared them, they say that the Sony really is better for BIF focus than the Olympus, ...

Thanks for sharing your experience, keep feeling I am missing out by not trying either the Nikon mirrorless or the micro 4/3 like the Olympus (also the Sony has been tempting me).  So guess I will ...