Hi John and all, A quick question to everyone about the message Subject line format: This one's gettin' kinda long. Should we paste the entire subject line from the current message when replying and let it keep growing longer and longer, or should we trim it to only the latest reference number? Thanks for the feedback, John. I'm looking at the options for a longer tele lens for hiking as well. I'm discouraged by your Tokina report that, even with a tripod, enlargements above 8x10 are unsharp. Is your lens the APO version? Am I correct in assuming it's very difficult to focus manually in dim light? And the AF performance in dim light is marginal as well? Despite the Tokina being less than 1/3 the cost of the Nikkor 300/4 + TC, I was hoping... Ah, well. Regards, Bruce > >I have the Tokina AT-X 400mm f5.6 lens. It is very good in bright light, >fair on cloudy days, absolutely must be shot with tripod, useless in dim light, >sunrises, sunsets. Enlargements over 8x10 are never sharp. It is well made >and light, and I backpack it everywhere. TTFN, John ;~) > > >> There's also the Tokina 400/5.6 which is reported to be good, and is >> astonishingly inexpensive. Tokina seems to enjoy a good reputation. I've >> been personally very pleased with their value in the past. >> >> I have a question here. If we ignore weight and bulk, and if we assume that >> we'd shoot far more at about 400 mm, as Bill wishes to, which would yield >> superior results: Nikkor 300/4 + TC-14B, or Tokina 400/5.6 ATX-APO? -Bruce >>
