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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f\/2.8E FL ED VR Lens (with Extras)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Price Dropped $500.00 on 5 MAR 2022<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

BAA friend Greg Gulbransen is offering a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f\/2.8E FL ED VR lens in near-mint condition (with extras) for a very low $7996.95.00 (was $8496.95) Payment by teller’s check or Long Island, NY — cash pick-up only. The sale includes the rear lens cap, the front lens cover, a RRS low foot (a $110.00 value), the original lens foot, the LensCoat (a roughly $100.00 value) that has protected the lens since Day 1, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until the money is in the bank. <\/p>\n

Please contact Greg via e-mail.<\/a> <\/p>\n

The 400mm f\/2.8 lenses are the fastest big lenses in production. This, the newest Nikon version available, is super-sharp. It is a very versatile lens for wildlife photographers, especially those doing Africa, big game, and birds in low light situation. It creates incredibly sharp images with the TC-E14. It is currently backordered at B&H where it sells new for $11,196.95. You can save a very handsome $2700.00 by grabbing Greg’s pretty much new lens right now.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n

SONY FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS Lens <\/strong><\/h2>\n

BIRDS AS ART Record Low Price<\/strong><\/font>
\nPrice Reduced $150.00 on 26 February 2022<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Anthony Ardito is offering a SONY FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS lens in like-new condition for a BAA record-low $1197.00 (was $1,347.00). Included are the original box and everything that came in it along with a RealTree MAX5 LensCoat (a $94 value) and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n

Please contact Anthony e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The versatile 70-200mm f\/2.8 lenses have long been big favorites of many nature photographers. They are great for landscapes. I have used this lens with Canon and Nikon and SONY. I used my Canon version to photograph granddaughter Maya\u2019s dance recitals and to create bird-scapes and pre-dawn blast-off blurs at Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. They are fast and sharp and have 1,000 uses. The 70-200 f\/2.8 lenses are a specialty lens for bird photographers. Like the bad little child, when they are good, they are really, really good! I\u2019ve used mine mostly for flight photography at point blank range where their performance is unmatched, especially in low light. I\u2019ve killed with these lenses on the gannet boat in the UK, in Homer for eagles, for pre-dawn and blizzard blastoffs at Bosque, and at Merritt Island on single birds from huge feeding sprees right next to the road. <\/p>\n

This super-fast lens weighs only 3.26 pounds and is easily hand holdable by just about everyone. As it sells new right now for $2,298.00, you can save a cool $1001.00 by grabbing Anthony\u2019s lens ASAP.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n

ps: To see what the 70-200 zoom lenses can do, see below, and also see the images in the blog post here<\/a>.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n

What’s Up?<\/h3>\n

I was awarded 20,000 free miles when Alaska Airlines’ “20-minute baggage guarantee” failed miserably on Friday evening. It took about an hour to get my two checked bags. Traffic on the way home was horrific; we got to ILE just before 9:00pm after landing early at 5:30!<\/p>\n

I spent some time down by the lake on Saturday morning. The eagle chick is doing fine, and I did find a pair of 2-week-old Sandhill Crane chicks. I created 359 flight images of Purple Martins and kept just one — today’s featured image. I spent most of the rest of the day listening and crying to the music of John Prine, whom I had never heard of before the eagle boat captain said “John Prine.” Learn more below. <\/p>\n

Had you ever heard of John Prine before reading today’s blog post?<\/p>\n

Today is Sunday 6 March 2022. With a perfect forecast — sunny with an east wind. I woke early and headed to Stick Marsh. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too had a great day. This blog post took about 90 minutes to prepare and makes one day in a row with a new one. <\/p>\n

Please remember to use the B&H and Amazon links on this page and to use the BIRDSASART discount code at checkout when purchasing your new gear from Bedfords. And please consider joining a BAA IPT<\/a>.<\/p>\n