Hi,
I'm looking into buying the older Nikkor 300mm f/4 AF lens.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/3004af.htm
I will mainly use it for birding, at the moment I have a Canon SX50 HS with excellent reach of 1200mm but I find that the images never get super sharp, they are often soft to some extent.
I'm planning to use this 300mm lens on my old Nikon D80 (1.6 crop) body.
This is my first lens for birding and I'm trying to keep the budget to a minimum, I have found this lens for about 300$ used and it feels like a good price. I'm also considering a TC, ive seen many recommending a 1.4TC to get a bit extra reach.
If I calculate it correctly my reach in 35mm equivalent will be 300x1.4x1.6=672mm so about half the reach of my SX50.
It will mainly be used handheld.
Does anyone have experience with this lens? What can be my expectations for BIF, is the AF quick enough on the D80 body? Is the reach enough to get good shots of wild birds? I will not be standing at a bird feeder but rather take it on walks/hikes in nature.
Any thoughts are appreciated
I'm looking into buying the older Nikkor 300mm f/4 AF lens.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/3004af.htm
I will mainly use it for birding, at the moment I have a Canon SX50 HS with excellent reach of 1200mm but I find that the images never get super sharp, they are often soft to some extent.
I'm planning to use this 300mm lens on my old Nikon D80 (1.6 crop) body.
This is my first lens for birding and I'm trying to keep the budget to a minimum, I have found this lens for about 300$ used and it feels like a good price. I'm also considering a TC, ive seen many recommending a 1.4TC to get a bit extra reach.
If I calculate it correctly my reach in 35mm equivalent will be 300x1.4x1.6=672mm so about half the reach of my SX50.
It will mainly be used handheld.
Does anyone have experience with this lens? What can be my expectations for BIF, is the AF quick enough on the D80 body? Is the reach enough to get good shots of wild birds? I will not be standing at a bird feeder but rather take it on walks/hikes in nature.
Any thoughts are appreciated