How come nobody buy the 80-400mm VR lens??

[AxeLa]

Ops, dang, perhaps blogger does not allow hotlinking? Those links work for me

Anyways, here's my blogpost about this:
http://wolfbrother.blogspot.com/2008/11/nikon-80-400-day-2-jurong-bird-park.html

Hope that works mate!

Alvin

thks...;p

 

[alvin]

Axela, glad it works now!

Ok so my 3rd day with the 80-400 I went to the mandai zoo. I have at least 400+ white tiger shots lol. Picked a few of the reasonably viewable shots to showcase this lens.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KY8u6Ufs4rs/SRRkJhNymPI/AAAAAAAACRc/9ArYnj13XaM/s1600/dsc_8372_web.jpg White Tigers
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KY8u6Ufs4rs/SRRkUjHt3SI/AAAAAAAACRk/-9xJyVVJBFU/s1600/dsc_8372_crop.jpg 100% crop 1/250

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KY8u6Ufs4rs/SRRkyUiKSRI/AAAAAAAACRs/p05MnQpLkMw/s1600-h/dsc_8648_web.jpg Komodo Dragon
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KY8u6Ufs4rs/SRRlCSbPuiI/AAAAAAAACR0/s8JBSz77qic/s1600/dsc_8648_crop.jpg 100% Crop 1/400

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KY8u6Ufs4rs/SRRlotQ4diI/AAAAAAAACR8/a1m7U7Q17OY/s1600/dsc_8788_web.jpg OTTER! This one is from the 70-300VR
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KY8u6Ufs4rs/SRRl27LO_qI/AAAAAAAACSE/JWda-1_Tw6s/s1600/dsc_8788_crop.jpg 100% Crop 1/250

Just in case, my blog post is here: http://wolfbrother.blogspot.com/2008/11/nikon-80-400-day-3-singapore-zoological.html

I have since returned the lens (it is a rental). I do miss it, but I am reasonably annoyed at the zoom handling. I think I could have lived with the slow AF speed. One thing to note, today I went to the botanical gardens to fool around. After using the 80-400, my 70-300VR feels really, really cheap.

Alvin

 

[mcn]

this really turning into a gallery

but a super cool gallery

up for the monster 80-400mm vr :thumbsup:

 

[AxeLa]

Gallery ha ha! Today if weather good I will go Jap Garden....

 

[AxeLa]

 

[AxeLa]

 

[AxeLa]

My best shot!!:thumbsup:

 

[AxeLa]

 

[Reno]

Gallery ha ha! Today if weather good I will go Jap Garden....

Think i saw you today at japanese garden today..... ;p Couldn't run to you to say hello cos i was at the other end.

 

[AxeLa]

Think i saw you today at japanese garden today..... ;p Couldn't run to you to say hello cos i was at the other end.

Wa lau never call me.....were u sitting down with 2 guys??near the lake??;p

 

[Zeddy]

What is the name of that white bird? I always see it in the west.

 

[Reno]

Wa lau never call me.....were u sitting down with 2 guys??near the lake??;p

Ya.... thats me alright...

 

[chongcl]

What is the name of that white bird? I always see it in the west.

It's an egret. They made the Tengah Airbase people very frighten because they are worried these birds will fly into the multi-million dollars jets...

You can read more about them from here.

http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Egretta_alba.htm

BTW, if you are at home around evening time, sometimes you can see them flying "home" in vee formation. Quite cool!

 

[AxeLa]

Ya.... thats me alright...

Waaa I got snap ur pics...u with the long black lens....

 

[Reno]

Waaa I got snap ur pics...u with the long black lens....

hahaha... dun post ah.... :sweatsm::sweatsm:

 

[AxeLa]

hahaha... dun post ah.... :sweatsm::sweatsm:

U green or white tees??:think:

 

[alvin]

Hey guys, what kind of body are you using with the 80-400? I'm wondering if upgrading to a D300 helps, as right now, my D200 isn't exactly very fast with it....

Alvin

 

[Zeddy]

It's an egret. They made the Tengah Airbase people very frighten because they are worried these birds will fly into the multi-million dollars jets...

You can read more about them from here.

http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Egretta_alba.htm

BTW, if you are at home around evening time, sometimes you can see them flying "home" in vee formation. Quite cool!

Cool! I think I gonna camp to watch and take photos of them flying "home" one day.

 

[Reno]

U green or white tees??:think:

Green tee... :sweat: do come over and say hi next time.... i might be there again next sat.

 

[Reno]

Hey guys, what kind of body are you using with the 80-400? I'm wondering if upgrading to a D300 helps, as right now, my D200 isn't exactly very fast with it....

Alvin

I am using it with D200.... seriously.... The noise is very bad at iso400 for D200 at low lightings... if you were to upgrade, best choose a body that can give you a clean or near clean image at high iso....

Why need iso? the reason is to compensate for higher shutter speed of at least 1/250 for handheld shot at 400mm.