Quote Originally Posted by livin4lax09
well i had a longer response written out last night but then this damned safari beta crashed on me so I lost it. it's just too bad the lens isn't white!

why the 2x? I heard the nikon 1.7x is pretty good. the 2x seems to be only be good with sharp primes.

pretty impressive for 1/20 with that lens, the vr must work pretty well.

and nikon boxes look so much cooler than canon boxes...damn....
Brent - Not sure if I would want to of seen what you had written ..... if its as biased as "it's just too bad the lens isn't white!" then probably not - I do have more I want to say but will keep quiet on that subject .....

Since reading your comment about the 2x vs the 1.7x I been doing alot of reading and searching online - I am looking at the 2x for the distance - most of my shooting is outdoors and wildlife so far - I don't do much for sports - I will keep reading and see what more I can find - I have seen some shots taken with the 2x / 70-200 and for the most part they seemed very nice - I will have to see if I can test them both out and see which I prefer. Thanks for the insight on it though !!!

I tell ya hearing the VR working for the first time was like music to my ears - took me a while to stop smiling

Doesn't everything Nikon look cooler than anything canon

Rick - Thanks !!! I don't think anyone can go wrong with this lens - as you said its legendary ! I will have to update my equipment list, been meaning too with the addition of the tripod and now this, soon the tamron 17-50mm 2.8 also, now to start letting go of the other lenses. :thumbsup: