Nikon finally updates the 80-400, will cost you more than the 70-200/2.8

Looks good and it's about freaking time! ; People are bitching about the price so I might see if Nikon discounts this by year's end some. Oh, you forget to mention...AF-S!!!!!!!

They say timing is everything and I should have sold my 80-400VR last fall. Oh, well, I am sure I will get something for it when the time comes.
 
Interesting that they built it to accept TCs too. Wonder if all future zooms will be like that.

Erich
 
"ELinder" said:
Interesting that they built it to accept TCs too. Wonder if all future zooms will be like that.

I noticed that, too. ; Wonder if you need a newer dSLR for it. ; The 70-200 VRII can use a TC20e with great results IF you have a D600/D800/D4 but not older dSLRs. ; :P
 
Well, they say the newer cameras have autofocus at f/8, but I was able to use my D90 too. It was slow, but it worked.

Erich
 
I mentioned this on my blog today. ; IF you bought the new D7100 and this lens (or the old version) you would have a poor man's 800mm VR f/5.6 lens. ; Actually, it works out to be 780mm using the D7100's 1.3x Crop mode (400*1.5*1.3=780). ;

So, for just less than $4K (before taxes and shipping), you can save $14K over buying the Nikon 800mm VR f/5.6 lens. And it's hand holdable, too! :) :D ;D ::) :bstar:
 
I probably would have waited, but the new autofocus pushed me over the top. I'll be at the Sun-n-Fun airshow in Florida in April, and the thought of using an improved D300 autofocus appealed to me.

Erich
 
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