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Thanks David and Andrew. I have just been offered a trade for an 80-200 for my 80-400 but have decided not to take it and am now selling the 80-400. I have also just invested in a Tamron 70-200 f2.8, very excited to pick it up. Lets hope this lens works well for me :) I hink for now its best to hang on to the 70-300 purely because of its smaller size and lighter weight. Just find it such a nice lens. David I will try and get some shots at a hugher iso like you say and now at a lower apeture and will see how the pics turn out. I am looking at making a facebook page where I can post some of my pics. Once I have done that I will post it on here and if anyones interested in checking the page out and giving some constructive critisism that would be amazing :) Thanks again, Stuart

The new 50mm 1.8 primes are amazing and are reasonably cheap especially if you buy second hand. In NZ they are around $250 second hand. So maybe $150 American. I have owned both the 35 and the 50 and found the 50 much better. Better bokeh (background blur) and less intrusive. The 3m is a great lens but by having the 50mm you will get the same frame 2-3 steps further back from your subject which I realy liked. Another amazing lens is the Tamron 70-300mm VC usd. I have owned the Tamron and the Nikon version. I found that they are both very sharp lenses and will give you great zoom length. They are not too heavy also. The great thing about the Tamron is the fact that is almost half the price of the Nikon version and takes photos that are just as good. There are plenty of debates online saying the Tamrons better or the Nikons better. So realy theyre both good. For a mid range zoom, the 16-85mm would be a good lens to own. This will give you a decent range and also a very wide shot at 16mm. And again quite affordable. hope this helps :)

Hi David, I have been shooting at a much higher shutter speed to capture the smaller faster movements such as the ball movements and peoples feet etc. They seem to be muh harder to capture. So around 1250/1500. Then iso will need to be around 800/1000. As soon as the clouds come over im shooting at 1250/1600. I feel like thats getting a bit too high but maybe its not. Thanks for that, I will look up the optics pro program after work tonight and have a play. Maybe its best I stick with the 70-300 because of how light it is. It still takes very nice pictures. I am quite impressed with it when you consider its price tag.

Thankyou for all of the responses. Yes even over here in NZ we often call it soccer but still feels like a grose word ;). I think for now, wothout changing my camera to a full frame camera, the best bet is to try out a Tamron 70- 200 f2.8 focus speed and feel etc. If it can do can focus quickly then it could be the way to go. It is within my price range also. I have noticed on some other blogs that alot of people are recommending Nikons 80-200 f2.8 as a more affordable option. Apparently is still a very good lense although its older now. Another factor I have thought of is The d7200s 1.3x crop factor that you can shoot in. It will drop the camera to 16mp but you gain extra distance. Does anyone know a little bit more able this feature? The pros and cons? Thanks!

Hi everyone, and I currently own a Nikon d7200 and my zoom collection consists of a Tamron 70-300 VC Usd and a Nikon AF 80-400mm. I am shooting field sports such as football and I have found that the 70-300 is very very good as it has great vibration reduction, is light weigt and is very smooth to zoom. The only problem is as soon as the clouds come over it is very hard to get light photos without reducing the quality of the photos. (High shutter speed to avoid blur) I though maybe the 80-400 would be agin better for reach and also might let some more light in but the lense is very heavy and the zoom ring is close to the body which I find is very anoying. The Tamron has the focus ring closest to the body. I thought maybe a Tamron 70-200 f2.8 would be the way to go? Lighter than the Nikon, good in low light, reasonable zoom range and the zoom ring is located after the focus ring. If anyone can give me their thoughts that would be very helpful :) Thanks!