Review on Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR Zoom Lens (OLD MODEL): Autofocus Nikkor Lens Review and Specs by Stephen Thomas

Well I've only had this lens a day but I'll give my opinion on it. I first bought it from a CameraLens seller and the lens was exactly as they described. I decided to pay the extra $40 because everything was included (box, hood, tripod mount, etc.) and they didn't disappoint. The lens is very cool. Excellent build. Metal. And difficult. The hard part is both good and bad. It's great because you can feel the quality when you hold it in your hands, but it makes it a little more difficult to shoot freehand and get perfect sharpness. I also have to say that I don't have super steady hands, which is pretty annoying when it comes to photography! In general, the lens takes excellent photos. Carefully taken photos can be sharp. This lens doesn't perform very well indoors with poor lighting, but that's to be expected. I'll attach my photos of the lens and a few photos he took with the lens here. Remember they are freehand so they are much clearer with a tripod! Moon at 3:30pm Lens mounted (tripod broke shortly after so no photos so show with it). Photo of a bird at 400mm magnification Photo of the same bird in a frame. Camera lens (Nikon D7200) bird at 400mm auto