09-29-2010, 09:02 AM
[quote name='janez' timestamp='1285669158' post='3311']
I had N80-200/2.8 AF-D (third version) and I must say it was really nice lens. It has screwdriver AF. On D70 was enough fast to do some shots of kids. For tracking was to slow, but with better body (d300/d700) could be faster. It has good build quality, better than nowadays zooms from Nikon, which are much more expensive. Usually only M/AF ring could became broken. My vote goes for Nikon.
Nice day Janez
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Tracking on my D300 was quite slow as well - imho it has to do more with the inertia of quite heavy inner tube (it's not an IF lens). Mostly struggled with fast action (e.g. sport), especially when a person starts running towards you, re-focussing is light years behind HSM lenses.
On the other hand - it's impossible to fault the sharpness, and also the "metal tank" build quality is simply incomparable with Sigma/Tamron.
I had N80-200/2.8 AF-D (third version) and I must say it was really nice lens. It has screwdriver AF. On D70 was enough fast to do some shots of kids. For tracking was to slow, but with better body (d300/d700) could be faster. It has good build quality, better than nowadays zooms from Nikon, which are much more expensive. Usually only M/AF ring could became broken. My vote goes for Nikon.
Nice day Janez
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Tracking on my D300 was quite slow as well - imho it has to do more with the inertia of quite heavy inner tube (it's not an IF lens). Mostly struggled with fast action (e.g. sport), especially when a person starts running towards you, re-focussing is light years behind HSM lenses.
On the other hand - it's impossible to fault the sharpness, and also the "metal tank" build quality is simply incomparable with Sigma/Tamron.