{"id":47946,"date":"2018-06-03T05:30:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T12:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=47946"},"modified":"2018-06-23T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T19:02:22","slug":"the-beautiful-180-400vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/the-beautiful-180-400vr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beautiful 180-400VR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the 180-400VR<\/a> was first announced, because of my gear addiction, I instantly wanted it. I’ve had the 200-400VR<\/a> since it was first introduced, then upgraded to the 200-400VR2 when it came out. So “upgrading” just seemed the thing to do then I looked at the price. Gulp! I looked through my files for the last 18 months to see how much I shot with the 200-400, not enough to justify the upgrade and so I wasn’t going to buy one. It’s how gear acquisition works in the office. Then two big game projects hit the calendar, a couple of ground to air projects and with that, the math worked out and volla, B&H<\/a> got the lens to me and now this gorgeous lens is now in the locker. And simply put, it’s spectacular!<\/p>\n

What’s the upgrade in the 180-400VR<\/a>? First is the lower focal length limit is 180mm, the other is the built-in 1.4x teleconverter. So the lens is a 180-400VR f\/4 at 1x and with the 1.4x in use, it’s a 252-560mm VR f\/5.6. It does this while maintaining an MFD of 6.6′! The thing I really like is the ease of activating and deactivating the 1.4x. You don’t have to take your eye away from the viewfinder, it’s a simple flip of a switch. And, and … you can add an external teleconveter to the 180-400VR with its built-in 1.4x in operation. My choice is the TC-14eIII<\/a> which when attached to the 180-400VR<\/a> and its 1.4x is applied, you have a 352-784mm f\/8 lens in what I consider a pretty small, light package (remember this comes from someone who’s main lens is the 800mm<\/a>). But the question you gotta ask is, is it worth it?<\/p>\n

The image quality is simply, quite honestly, gorgeous (blog post Monday will have those)! Many will ask how it is compared to the 200-400VR and to me, it’s a tad better. Then they ask how is it with the built-in 1.4x and there, it’s beautifully better than adding the TC-14eIII<\/a> to the 200-400VR. And with the TC-14eIII<\/a> attached to the 180-400 with or without its 1.4x in operation, the results totally blew me away! Other things that I really like, the focusing ring it now at the rear and the balance is better. It does weigh a tad more and is a tad longer but it’s not noticeable. What has my mind spinning are the possibilities this lens brings in “compact” lens with big focal length range, 180mm to 784mm, with just a lens and a teleconverter. While I was hesitant in the beginning, I’m so glad I’m all in now!<\/p>\n

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