Review 4 of 7
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AF400mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Summary: A great lens, but very bulky and almost overkill for my situation. As has been already said, I got lots of comments -- "Hey, that's a big lens," or "Do you work for The Star (the local paper)?" It is kinda fun to set up the lens and see how far away you can read stuff. After spending nine hours shooting with this lens in a hot, humid nadatorium, I'd be hard pressed to do it again. While the combination of this lens and the F5 is simply unreal (it's as if I was one with the camera), the utter inconvienience of lugging the equipment around got old. Unless you're a pro, I don't think this lens is what you're looking for. Strengths: This lens is amazing -- the closeups that I got with it are simply second to none. I can't imagine getting a longer lens -- 400mm was almost too much. Weaknesses: Very, very awkward to move quickly. Because the focal length is set, movement is often required in order to get good framing, and even with a monopod, my shoulder hurt after about an hour. Similar Products Used: None Customer Service: None
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