Nighthawk,

Got any 100% crops from images from that lens? Any macro work? I've got the Nikkor 70-300 VR and while I fully admit that its me, not the lens, I've been very hit-or-miss with it. When it's sharp, its beautiful, but there's been no rhyme or reason that I can find that determines how I'm getting a great shot compared to a sort-of-okay shot.