I have an offer of getting the Nikon Lens 80mm-200mm f/2.8 ( product link on Amazon) for $500 from a photo local blogger. She says she has barely used it 10 times, and now just wants to get some money for it.
I have been wanting the 70-200 for long, maybe with the VR if possible, but I've to admit that shelling out over $1000 (for a used one), is probably not happening soon enough. In the meanwhile I shoot birds, kids' sports, etc with the 70-300 and rue that anything less than bright sunlight is not good for it. So this seems to be a good option.
I know this does not have VR, but I don't use VR currently - when the situation demands I use a tripod.
At the same time, this will be the heaviest lens for me, almost twice my 17-35mm (45oz vs 26oz) and I'm not sure how much I will need the VR - can I hand-hold it at all, maybe some of the time? Or will the lack of VR translate to always lugging around a tripod/monopod?
I have been wanting the 70-200 for long, maybe with the VR if possible, but I've to admit that shelling out over $1000 (for a used one), is probably not happening soon enough. In the meanwhile I shoot birds, kids' sports, etc with the 70-300 and rue that anything less than bright sunlight is not good for it. So this seems to be a good option.
I know this does not have VR, but I don't use VR currently - when the situation demands I use a tripod.
At the same time, this will be the heaviest lens for me, almost twice my 17-35mm (45oz vs 26oz) and I'm not sure how much I will need the VR - can I hand-hold it at all, maybe some of the time? Or will the lack of VR translate to always lugging around a tripod/monopod?