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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vespobuteo" data-source="post: 3259223" data-attributes="member: 120830">quite a competitive price, targets potential tamron and sigma buyers,but a bit to late and short perhaps, the tripod foot looks a bit weak as the one on the old 300/4 AF-S, but with VR I guess that is acceptable  and saves some weight,no indication that it is dust/moisture sealed.MTF diagrams here:<a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_200-500mmf_56e_ed_vr/spec.htm" target="_blank">http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_200-500mmf_56e_ed_vr/spec.htm</a>at 500mm, it looks quite ok, but not as good as the AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm is at 400mm esp. at 30 lines/mm, so it might not not have the best IQ with 1.4 TC,but since only 2.5x zoom range, it should be easier to get good IQ in the whole range,too short for birds?too heavy for a walk-around lens?perhaps,but a very nice intro lens for general wildlife workand at a reasonable price.</blockquote>