In 2012 my wife and I traveled to Alaska primarily to photograph coastal brown bears, occasionally using a Nikon 200-400 handheld. These are great lenses and they have given great results, but when I got home I (really) had to go to physical therapy for my right shoulder. When we booked our August trip to South Africa earlier this year, I was determined to find a lighter, easier to carry and use alternative. I had an earlier version of the Nikon 80-400mm but it never impressed me. He hunted a lot to keep himself focused and the results were far from conclusive. So the day this generation of lens came out I ordered it straight away from Revain and was completely satisfied with it. It focuses quickly and clearly and achieved excellent results in the all-handheld safari mentioned. For animal and sports photography, in situations where you are constantly on the move, I can hardly imagine a better alternative. And we actually went to Africa in August 2013 accompanied by him and this pearl lens and the trip was amazing. In a Land Rover you can get so close to wildlife (they only see it as an object, not a container of people) that I never missed with my 600mm lens. It was the perfect lens for the perfect trip. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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