What's that?
I just got a 200-400mm f/4 VR and now I have the new 80-400mm AF-S VR?
As sharp as the 200-400mm is, I think the 80-400mm fulfills my needs better. For a zoom, portability becomes a lot more important. Nikon threw a little bit of a wrench into my plans by announcing the new 80-400mm so soon after I acquired the 200-400mm f/4, but the nice thing about used glass is that it maintains its value well. I'll be selling the 200-400mm.
The nice thing about the new 80-400mm is it's small enough that I can toss it in a backpack, which I did when I went to Florida on business earlier this week.
The new lens is pretty awesome. Fast to focus, very effective VR, and sharp @ 400mm wide open. Those were my three complaints with the old 80-400mm, and the reasons I didn't own one.
![american white ibis.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30547-628fc6902a0ba87bcbbda90e6e41c69b.jpg)
![boat tailed grackle.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30548-1f1a1cec3e99a309e47634d39545e3f9.jpg)
![D71_1486.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30549-25673557a29c952f4c1fc2c29c6e8dad.jpg)
![D71_1820.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30550-fc5585ed27740adb7c14e992ab8845f3.jpg)
![red headed woodpecker.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30551-fb56d1a4c11d6c1b1262e1cf3429bf3d.jpg)
I just got a 200-400mm f/4 VR and now I have the new 80-400mm AF-S VR?
As sharp as the 200-400mm is, I think the 80-400mm fulfills my needs better. For a zoom, portability becomes a lot more important. Nikon threw a little bit of a wrench into my plans by announcing the new 80-400mm so soon after I acquired the 200-400mm f/4, but the nice thing about used glass is that it maintains its value well. I'll be selling the 200-400mm.
The nice thing about the new 80-400mm is it's small enough that I can toss it in a backpack, which I did when I went to Florida on business earlier this week.
The new lens is pretty awesome. Fast to focus, very effective VR, and sharp @ 400mm wide open. Those were my three complaints with the old 80-400mm, and the reasons I didn't own one.
![american white ibis.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30547-628fc6902a0ba87bcbbda90e6e41c69b.jpg)
![boat tailed grackle.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30548-1f1a1cec3e99a309e47634d39545e3f9.jpg)
![D71_1486.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30549-25673557a29c952f4c1fc2c29c6e8dad.jpg)
![D71_1820.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30550-fc5585ed27740adb7c14e992ab8845f3.jpg)
![red headed woodpecker.jpg](/data/attachments/30/30551-fb56d1a4c11d6c1b1262e1cf3429bf3d.jpg)