james_provis

<p>I just picked mine up today from my dealer in Newmarket, ON. I recently sold my old D version online for $250. The new AFS was $550 CDN. I'm not sure if it's worth the extra scratch but it's very nice and my first impression is that it will be wonderful and fast with the few shots I've just taken with it. Hey it looks great on the D300 and has a bayonet hood which makes it almost worth it for the looks. I was a little disappointed that it's made in China and not Japan, and it is considerably lighter and not as robust as the 1.4D, albeit apparently well made. I have no regrets for the extra money and if you can offset with the sale of your old version you're away to the races. Just go and buy it because you know you want it like I did, and I don't feel guilty. When the 85 1.4 or 1.8 gets an update I'll buy that too.</p>