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| Posted: Mon Jan 4th, 2016 05:23 |
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Graham Whistler
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Happy N Year to all! JK asked me to run this last year when I got the new lens for my bird photography. Knee joint packed up in Autumn meaning I could not walk into bird reserve with heavy kit! Into hospital this Friday to have new right knee joint replaced so hope to start serious use of lens in a few weeks time! Results so far with our garden birds are very good. Auto focus with the D810 is very fast but single point focus works best if you have time to line up the camera. VR JK does work and is needed in this poor winter light. I have hand held at 1/250 sec and got good sharp results. My x1.4 extender works well with this lens and sharpness is still good, and with 700mm it is a help with small birds like this wagtail. This shot was underexposed by 2 stops as light fell giving me no chance to alter exposure and so needed to fix in processing the NEF but even at only 800 ISO noise became a problem! There is no doubt with this type of photography you have got to hone all skills to get it right and correct exposure is vital even with these modern DSLRs. Attachment: Wagtail2520 NSR.jpg (Downloaded 89 times)
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| Posted: Mon Jan 4th, 2016 09:07 |
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jk
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Hope that the part replacement is done under NPS rather than NHS!!  Good luck with the operation and your rehabilitation. Take care.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 4th, 2016 10:00 |
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Graham Whistler
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No thank goodness and the first class knee only medic did a very good job on my other knee two yrs ago so am hoping for the best. Back to the new lens there is no doubt that you get what you pay for and it is first class but rather heavy! Even wide open as per above pix it is very sharp. I understand the new lighter version is very good but several reviewers say is it worth the extra £2000 as results will not be any better?
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| Posted: Mon Jan 4th, 2016 14:34 |
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jk
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I have decided that while the new Nikon 200-500 f5.6 AFS VR is very nice and half the weight of my Nikon 400mm f2.8 AFS that I will probably stick with what I have at present. The reason is the maximum aperture of the two lenses.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 5th, 2016 04:02 |
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Graham Whistler
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I must also admit that my 80-400mm f4.5-5.6 as well reported here is a super little lens and produces pin sharp results. At present I am using it far more than my new 500mm. The weight of the 500mm means you must take a tripod with you as well and it is not so easy to use for flying birds. This Chaffinch is with the 80-400mm no complaints on the quality of that! Attachment: Chaffinch2071s.jpg (Downloaded 79 times)
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13th, 2016 13:23 |
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Graham Whistler
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This is with the 500mm and D810 today, getting ready to use it with the D500! Attachment: Pigeon2664.jpg (Downloaded 70 times)
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2016 10:52 |
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Graham Whistler
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As promised am now starting to get some pix with my new lens and D810. This is also with the x1.4 Nikon Mk 3 converter and JK VR is on and does work well with this set up. The Wood Pigeon was in a tree at bottom of our garden at 70 feet, image is 50% of full frame. Pix is hand held 1/640 sec f9 ISO 640. Attachment: WoodPigeon2697S.jpg (Downloaded 60 times)
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2016 17:37 |
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Eric
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Although the 80-400 chaffinch image is very nice, there is no doubting, to my mind, the superior quality of that 500mm lens. There is just that extra quality in both those pigeon images. Excellent!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2016 18:11 |
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jk
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I agree with Eric. The prime telephoto delivers a little more in the way of sharpness and contrast and this is what holds me back from getting the Nikon 200-500 and getting rid of my Nikon 400mm f2.8 AFS. For me as I am happy to use a monopod then I think that VR is an expensive extra that I can do without. Others may find it is useful in their photography. For me the 70-200 AFS VR is all I need as any longer than 200mm then I definitely move to a monopod or rest the lens or tripod it.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24th, 2016 18:25 |
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Graham Whistler
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I wish you could see the A3+ print it's very life like and pin sharp! The x1.4 Tele Extender seems to make little or no change to overall quality but just the loss of I stop not serious when you have an F4 lens and plenty of ISO to play with. There is no doubt that nearly £6000 is a lot of money but these big Nikon lenses hold value if you look after them.
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