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Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E vs. Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF – a review and comparison

Marching Fawn

“Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E vs. Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF – a review and comparison” is a new article by Steve Perry (website | YouTube | Facebook | you can check also his previous NR posts here): It’s kind of funny how things work out. In the not-so-distant past, would-be wildlife photographers were faced with one of two rather unpleasant scenarios when it came […]

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The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens review for birding

  This Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens review for birding is by Willy Alfaro Cervantes: In mid October I lead a bird watching trip, 10 days around Costa Rica, photographing birds. I used a Nikon D7200 with the Nikkor 300mm E PF ED VR and a Nikkor TC-14E III.  All pictures […]

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Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lenses now in stock

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is currently in stock at B&H, Amazon and BestBuy. The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens is also currently in stock at Amazon and Adorama.

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens finally in stock

The Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens is finally in stock at: Amazon B&H (sold out already) Best Buy WEX (UK)

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Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens now in stock at BestBuy

The Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens has been hard to get (at least in the US) since it was announced. BestBuy currently has the lens in stock for both shipping and store pickup.

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Nikon apologizes for the delay of the new Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens, forgets to mention their “silent recall”

Nikon Japan issued an apology for the delay of the Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens – because of the high demand, sale exceeded factory production output and the lens will be out of stock for a while. Of course Nikon forgot to mentioned their “silent recall” caused by VR issues that was the main reason for the delay.

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Nikon offers firmware update fix for the VR issues found in the Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens

Nikon is now offering a firmware update for the VR issues found in early shipments of the Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens (serial number under 205101). The problem: when shooting at around 1/125 or lower shutter speeds with a D8xx cameras, handheld shots with the VR OFF were much sharper than the shots taken with the […]

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Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens review

Christian Handl (www.christianhandl.com) tests the new Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens: Short Verdict: A great lens, buy it if you need it! At the beginning some considerations about fixed focal lenses versus Zoom lenses: Simple said a Zoom is more versatile, so for example at a street parade I would use my Nikon […]

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