I've had my eye on the Nikkor 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED VRII lens for awhile now. While I'd really like the Nikkor 80-400, $1,700 or so vs $599 is a huge difference. The 70-300 would give me a 35mm equivalent of 105-450mm on my Nikon D300, a substantial stretch from my present 18-200 (35mm equivalent > 27-300mm) glass, and great for wildlife photos. Today on my road trip I checked out the Future Shop in Medicine Hat and got a great deal.
I was also interested in getting a dedicated flash, the SB-600. I ended up walking out of the store with the 70-300 lens, the SB-600 flash, and a SB-400 demo flash thrown in for free! Plus no 5% PST in Alberta, so all told I saved over $200 compared to what the lens and two flash units would have cost me back in BC.
Can't wait to start "shooting" birds and other wildlife with the longer lens, and learning how to use Nikon's Creative Lighting System.
Posted by Paul at July 11, 2009 09:13 PM