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I've found the 70-300mm VR lens from Nikon to be an excellent all round telephoto zoom lens. As you can see I've mainly used it for wildlife shots and mainly at the 300mm end where the VR really comes into its own. The whale shots were taken in a 2m swell and really came out well. The only problem was I made myself seasick taken the photos The only thing I'd change in the lens is to make it faster at the 300mm end. Of course that would add significantly to the cost of the lens. All photo were taken with my D80 using NEF and post processed using Lightroom.

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Nikon D80, Nikkor lenses: 35mm f1.8 G AF-S DX, 50mm f/1.8 AF D, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR, SB800 flash
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any chance of some 100% crops?

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

Looks like I might have to add some shots of my own when I get my one.
Really digging the 3rd one down. I'm just waiting for the speech bubble with 'mine' to pop out of its head (there's a funny sea gull in the film finding Nemo in case you havent seen the film).

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

It was a tad bigger than a sea gull.

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Nikon D80, Nikkor lenses: 35mm f1.8 G AF-S DX, 50mm f/1.8 AF D, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR, SB800 flash
My photos on SmugMug

you lost me on that one, wheres that quote from?

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

Take a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_u7VGiMO0U

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Nikon D80, Nikkor lenses: 35mm f1.8 G AF-S DX, 50mm f/1.8 AF D, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR, SB800 flash
My photos on SmugMug

ah...monty python..thought it might have been. Before my time i guess

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

I only had this lense for a little bit but really liking it

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http://www.shadowsandhighlights.co.uk
55-200mm
60mm macro
50mm prime
18mm-135mm

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http://www.shadowsandhighlights.co.uk
55-200mm
60mm macro
50mm prime
18mm-135mm

bigger image here

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2314/240 ... b11533.jpg

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http://www.shadowsandhighlights.co.uk
55-200mm
60mm macro
50mm prime
18mm-135mm

Iso 500
1/30 sec exposure handheld - VR on
taken at 180mm
F5.3



Iso 640
1/20 sec exposure handheld - VR on
taken at 70mm
F. 4.5


Well the first shot was taken from about ten metres away so not that far away, and the second shot was taken from about 3 metres away. I suppose I could have shot the second one using my 18-70, but since I already had the 70-300 on, I thought why not.

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

bigger here

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2156/240 ... 77f2_b.jpg

nice sunny day in the garden,. saw this the had to bolt upstairs and swapps lenses around but worth it.

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http://www.shadowsandhighlights.co.uk
55-200mm
60mm macro
50mm prime
18mm-135mm

has anyone tried this lens on a full frame camera? or are aware of the results on a full frame?

Here's another shot or 2;

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I've upped my Iso, now up yours.
Nikon D700, Nikon D80, Micro Nikkor 105 f2.8 AI-S,Nikon 85mm 1.8D, Nikon 50mm 1.8D, Nikon 35mm F2D, Nikon 16-35 f4 VR, Nikon 24-70mm F2.8 AF-S, Nikon 70-200VRII, Nikon 70-300mm VR, 300mm f2.8 AI IF ED, SB-800, SB-900. Noiseware pro,NIK Dfine, Nik Colour Effex, Nik Sharpener Pro

i hope that puppy has a home.

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