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24-heures · 10-12-2006

I've tried the 80/400 and compared to the 70/200 - well there really is no comparison. I shoot motor sport and quite frankly any action photography with the "consumer" lens is a no no. This is not a silent wave lens and is abysmally slow to focus. I use the 70/200 with the TC14E and the TC17E losing one stop and 1.5 stops respectively still with fast autofocus. I see a recommendation is made to go for the 80/400 lens but personally I think you'd regret it. The 70/200 is one of Nikon's finest and with a TC17E you are not far short of the consumer lens anyway with a faster speed of focus and faster shutter speed as well. Incidentally, don't go for the TC20E which loses two stops and which tends to hunt if light is low. This TC and the 70/200 can be slower than the consumer lens!

10-12-2006	#7 (permalink)
24-heures Vicuna Posts: 69 CamelKarma: 14 Gallery \| Blog	Re: 70-200 VR or 80-400 VR? I've tried the 80/400 and compared to the 70/200 - well there really is no comparison. I shoot motor sport and quite frankly any action photography with the "consumer" lens is a no no. This is not a silent wave lens and is abysmally slow to focus. I use the 70/200 with the TC14E and the TC17E losing one stop and 1.5 stops respectively still with fast autofocus. I see a recommendation is made to go for the 80/400 lens but personally I think you'd regret it. The 70/200 is one of Nikon's finest and with a TC17E you are not far short of the consumer lens anyway with a faster speed of focus and faster shutter speed as well. Incidentally, don't go for the TC20E which loses two stops and which tends to hunt if light is low. This TC and the 70/200 can be slower than the consumer lens!