On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 23:33:22 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

wrote:
Dang! that IS one big lens!


JohnH wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:22:28 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

What lens was it that you were considering selling?

Eisboch

This one. But I'm going to wait for Russ and Reggie to give some feedback
on the 18-200 mm.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70200vr.htm

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It's a hell of a lens, especially if you cannot hold your camera steady.
That's how the VR can help. Nikon makes a similar lens sans VR that
costs a lot less.

VR is a fairly new phenomenon. In the good old days of mechanical
Nikons, the sports photographers hand-held Nikon 180mm F2.5s, really
remarkable pieces of glass. Many of them took absolutely fabulous
photographs with these, especially at basketball games.

I was over at a good camera store today in Springfield, VA, and tried a
Nikon VR lens and whatever Canon calls its equivalent. Pentax also has a
newer technology of "VR" out now.

You apparently switch the VR off when you tripod mount the camera, which
makes perfect sense.

There's no reason to switch the VR off.

The use of an electronic flash, such as when shooting basketball games,
stops the action nicely. VR isn't necessary at all when the electronic
flash can be used. With the SB800, and this lens, stopping that
hummingbird's wings should be no problem.

If I could just get the little bugger to stay long enough for the picture!
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