Title: Better than competitors
Product review: First I believed some reviews that the Sigma 80-400 would perform as good as the Nikon and cost 30% less. I bought one. After 2 years I bought this Nikon and it's much better than the Sigma. It's faster on focusing and it eats-up much less batteries. On Sigma using OS I could shoot about 100 pictures on a 10 Mp Nikon, now on the same Nikon D80 I shoot not less than 300 pictures always using VR.Better finishing than the Sigma.A bit heavy and maybe not up to the state-of-art. Focus could be faster and more precise comparing to other lenses.I use it mostly with an f8 and that gives very sharp pictures.I owe also a 400mm fixed f 3.5 but that's a completly differnt price class. Don't compare it to a fixed focus lens.It's an excellent all-rounder zoom lens.Would buy it again.
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