From the Nikon Knowledge Data Base Rob. Seems the Nikon situation is much the came as with Canon....
...Stuff in bold...
LOL.Truthfully,the first time I saw someone using long lens technique on a tripod I wondered what the Hell was going on. I suspect like me you associate a tripod with a cable release and slow shutter speeds and find the concept strange.
no no...we used it all the time in NI - those super-Nikons had to be treated like sniper-rifles at some of the distances we shot at...
You'd be amazed how many women in Belfast get naked with the curtains open...![]()

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For all lenses VR should be "On" when the camera/lens is used on a monopod
-- From: Nikon Knowledge Database