dennishuang
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Hi Steve,Hi Dennis,
If you can, try both VR and non VR, some say the earlier non VR lenses re a tad sharper but I'm splitting hairs.
Steve
No problem. Thanks for the clarification.
Regards,
Dennis
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Hi Steve,Hi Dennis,
If you can, try both VR and non VR, some say the earlier non VR lenses re a tad sharper but I'm splitting hairs.
Steve
Hello Guy,Well it's probably the best lens Nikon ever made. It's just fabulous and owned it. It's amazing doing fashion and portraits with it. The biggest drawback is size and weight and you have to be really dedicated to the lens to even take it out of the house. Handheld it's tough on a monopod it's a joy as it holds the weight. Here is exactly why most buy it than in the end sell it for the simple reason they are not dedicated to dealing with it after a bit. The hood is a monster too. I never used it myself and I used a Dynalite flash head cover as the lens cap. Yea yellow and ugly but it worked great to protect the front element.
In the end the size and weight got to me and sold it.
Thanks for the suggestion.Why not consider the lighter/cheaper Nikon 180mm F2.8 AFD? Fashion shooter Benjamin Kanarek uses it on a D800 and has made some very good Vogue covers...then again he was able to do this with a Pentax K-5 and some limited lenses, proving yet again that while gear is good vision is better.
Good points.It wouldn't be my first choice. I would only use if I want to achieve the 200mm look. You have to move back a lot if you want to place your subject into the frame from head to tow....
It says everything about the quality of the lens, I'm sure they could afford to add a rental as part of the budget.I wouldn't say that Benjamin Kanarek's use of a lens says much about its qualities. He could probably shoot a Vogue cover with a shoebox. Apart from that, the 180/2.8 is a wonderful lens and an absolute bargain
I was joking. I have a lot of respect for Mr. Kanarek and his work.It says everything about the quality of the lens, I'm sure they could afford to add a rental as part of the budget.