Hi John,


Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist


It's a great lens. Period.


AF performance, sharpness, color and contrast, all excellent.


Yep, looks like... love in particular the white-tailed eagle. I know this typical jitter texture of fence's grids from zoo shootings... sometimes I love this strange effect, indeed. Reminds me to the ductus of a certain painting technique when you produce a background layer with strong crossed brush strokes.


Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist


My only gripe, if you can call it that, is the focal length - for me, it's too long for use in the house, and too short for wildlife/birds. Since you already have two 70-200mm lenses, you clearly know what you want to do with that focal length.


Yes I know this focal length very well, and you are quite right. But it depends, I was already in situations when my 400 mm was too long for shooting wild and big (sea) birds... I also love to use a 70-200 for portrait and social shots. Rich showed this lens' potential in this field with a real pro perfection.


Thanks again, Roland
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