New Toy on the way

[OsmosisStudios]

Well, I just orderd a 70-300 VR from Nikon directly. Should be here in a matter of weeks.

Now to slip into a coma temporarily...

Cool cool, i just picked up the 70-200 VR


New toys, all around!

[Jim Bryant]

hummmmmmmmmm, now what do I want

[Sixpak]

WoW! Grats! I'm still lusting after one. With all the money I've spent on a good tripod, books, and other photography related gear, it's going to be awhile before I can snag a 70-300.

[OsmosisStudios]

Arrived today! less than 48 hours from call to delivery.

[AnnaV]

Wowm that's fast. And how is it?

[OsmosisStudios]

Havent had much of a chance to test it out, but it's.... BIG.

I had tried it out on my D80 a few months ago, as a sort of precursor to this whole thing. It seemed fine. I had been using my 18-200 alot at the time, and so the weight/size difference was fairly negligible. However, I sold the 18-200 to get the 70-300, so I had gotten used to using my 18-70 (much smaller, light) or my 50mm, and had spent considerable time with my FE (which is like, 1/4 the size of my D80+grip). So, the 70-300, mounted or not, is a BIG lens.

I dont know how the pros hand-hold 300 and 400mm f/2.8 lenses for periods of time. I'd be dead by the end of it.

EDIT: Got out tonight with it. There was a small fair thing in a parking lot nearby. Setup the camera up on a tripod.

Nikon D80
Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR
300mm
f/40 (Yes, 40)
30s shutter speed
100ISO

Looks like your tripod worked well