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If you have the patience, this lens will serve you very well. Aesthetically, this lens is about as beautiful as the pictures it takes. This huge, heavy, manual beast will reward you with razor sharp pictures if you take the time to discipline yourself with it. With Live View on modern cameras you can dial in this lens' razor thin DOF with little difficulty. A good copy of this lens should allow you to move the super smooth focus ring with just your pinkie finger. I highly recommend this lens because of it's value. A NIKKOR 3.5 prime 400mm with ED glass for generally less than $1000 is an incredible bargain. This is a no-brainer especially for still subjects and single-frame astrophotography.
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This is the good old feel and build quality from the Nikon AI-S lenses. The 400mm f3.5 is manual focus which I like best. I also have an AI copy of this lens and I really like the output. Mostly I photograph urban city- and townscapes, and with this lens I reach far and the images look good to me! I like to take time before making the exposure, so manual is perfect for me.
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First this lens is built of a quality like very few ever . The precision of build and function is like a fine watch . The focus ring moves with the lightest of pressure with just the right amount resistance to stay put . I tested the sharpness and f/3.5 may be the weakest from f/3.5 to f/11. But it is great and super tack sharp a f/5.6 , better at f/8 and f/11 may be the sharpest but it’s so close I cannot be for sure . The innertonal detail or the microcontrast is phenomenal. Black n white photos just pop with great detail and dimension showing the quality of the microcontrast. I have not shot portraits with it yet . The transition from focus to out of focus is soft and gradual. The bokeh is soft and even busy background like tree branches with light shining through are not harsh . Bokeh balls are soft . I’m not real sure on the foreground out of focus regions yet .Read full review
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great glass, reasonable weight and size for the reach. excellent mechanics.
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This lens is really sharp. I was surprise it's sharper than my 200-400mm. I'm so glad I bought it.
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