Based on a clever suggestion of a forum member I tried something that seems to shed some light to the VR issue that some people experience.
I tried 3 copies of the 300mm pf lens on many cameras and never had an issue with VR in low speeds as suggested from some reviews and forum members.
After a suggestion that mirror slap could be the issue on ungripped cameras (and especially the D810) I tried the test below which I was able to replicate.
The D7200 works ok at every speed with or without a grip.
ON THE OTHER HAND the D810 works ok with the grip (how I was always using it thus I never experienced the issue before) BUT as soon as I removed the grip the VR issue surfaced!
D7200 GRIPPED:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D7200 gripped.jpg
D7200 NO GRIP:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D7200 no grip.jpg
D810 GRIPPED:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D810 gripped.jpg
D810 NO GRIP:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D810 no grip.jpg
I tried 3 copies of the 300mm pf lens on many cameras and never had an issue with VR in low speeds as suggested from some reviews and forum members.
After a suggestion that mirror slap could be the issue on ungripped cameras (and especially the D810) I tried the test below which I was able to replicate.
The D7200 works ok at every speed with or without a grip.
ON THE OTHER HAND the D810 works ok with the grip (how I was always using it thus I never experienced the issue before) BUT as soon as I removed the grip the VR issue surfaced!
D7200 GRIPPED:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D7200 gripped.jpg
D7200 NO GRIP:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D7200 no grip.jpg
D810 GRIPPED:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D810 gripped.jpg
D810 NO GRIP:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16187250/Nikon 300mm pf/VR test/D810 no grip.jpg
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