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User currently offlineyerbol From Kazakhstan, joined Feb 2010, 183 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 2719 times:

Dear All,
Sometimes we do want to travel light. Sometimes we do not have much time to swap lenses.
What are your thoughts about this lens?
Is it going to be faster than 70-300mm VR on Nikon D90?
What about its optical performance/clarity/sharpness/contrast?

Please advise if you had any experience with this lens.
Thanks in advance.
Brgds, Yerbol


With best regards from Almaty
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User currently offlinealevik From Canada, joined Mar 2009, 806 posts, RR: 8
Reply 1, posted (6 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 2719 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
HEAD SCREENER

Yerbol;

I picked up this lens earlier this year and have done some aviation photography with it. The quality of images is quite good, and I use it just as you say to be able to travel light, having a wide to a tele in one lens.

If you look up some of my images I indicate the lens I used (Photographer Alevik) in the remarks.

Peter


Improvise, adapt, overcome.
User currently offlineyerbol From Kazakhstan, joined Feb 2010, 183 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2718 times:

Peter,
I saw your air-to-air photos. They look very good. I think that for air-to-air photos you need a fast focusing lens.
It is fast in focusing?


With best regards from Almaty
User currently offlinealevik From Canada, joined Mar 2009, 806 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2718 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
HEAD SCREENER

Yerbol -

Yes the lens is quite quick to capture focus.

Peter


Improvise, adapt, overcome.
User currently offlineyerbol From Kazakhstan, joined Feb 2010, 183 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2718 times:

Thanks for advise Peter. I'll look into this lens closer.


With best regards from Almaty
User currently onlineandyhunt From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 1294 posts, RR: 53
Reply 5, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2718 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
PHOTO SCREENER

I also use this lens......it works very well. I echo what Peter has said.

Andrew


Full frame always beats post processing
User currently offlineyerbol From Kazakhstan, joined Feb 2010, 183 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (6 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2718 times:

Thanks Andrew!
If two head screeners said "OK", this lens is definitely worth attention  


With best regards from Almaty
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