70-200mm f4 arrivals?
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jmcfadden
Registered: Oct 30, 2002
Total Posts: 30191
Country: United States

Danner wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
i called b&h today and they had no info on ship date

J

Nikon's release date is tomorrow, Nov. 29. B&H probably has them already.

What is your source for this ? I hope you are right

J

Danner
Registered: Nov 19, 2012
Total Posts: 150
Country: United States

jmcfadden wrote:
Danner wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
i called b&h today and they had no info on ship date

J

Nikon's release date is tomorrow, Nov. 29. B&H probably has them already.

What is your source for this ? I hope you are right

J

Amazon.com lists the release date.

jmcfadden
Registered: Oct 30, 2002
Total Posts: 30191
Country: United States

Danner wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
Danner wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
i called b&h today and they had no info on ship date

J

Nikon's release date is tomorrow, Nov. 29. B&H probably has them already.

What is your source for this ? I hope you are right

J

Amazon.com lists the release date.

Welp we will know something tomorrow then

J

AndreasE
Registered: Dec 31, 2003
Total Posts: 778
Country: Austria

John,
fyi. I got mine today.
The lens mount will arrive tomorrow.

rgds,
Andy

MikeW
Registered: Dec 06, 2009
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Country: Canada

you mean collar?

Look forward to your extended review on it

AndreasE
Registered: Dec 31, 2003
Total Posts: 778
Country: Austria

MikeW wrote:
you mean collar?
Look forward to your extended review on it
Sorry, yes. I referred to the collar (forgot the term).
regards,
Andy

DontShoot
Registered: Jun 15, 2009
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Country: United States

Can't wait to see some samples, Andy.

AndreasE
Registered: Dec 31, 2003
Total Posts: 778
Country: Austria

DontShoot wrote:
Can't wait to see some samples, Andy.

Gimme some time .... :-)

In case you haven't seen it: About a month ago I had a loaner for a few hours
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1160567/0

rgds,
Andy

AndreasE
Registered: Dec 31, 2003
Total Posts: 778
Country: Austria

ok, here are some samples.

The good impression I had 4 weeks ago continued today. The lens is basically free of CA, resolution at f4 can't be challenged by the D4 I had today with me. The VR is working very well. All pictures of this evening's walk were shot between 1/10 and 1/30 sec. My estimate is that about 90% of the 100 or so shots are free from (my) motion blur.

A few shots to share the fun. Nothing fancy.

ISO 800, f4, 1/10 sec, handheld, 1920x1280, full D4 resolution

CA around lights is well controlled, in or out of the focus plane, or at the edges
ISO 800, f4, 1/20 sec, handheld, 1920x1280, full D4 resolution

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rgds,
Andy

AndreasE
Registered: Dec 31, 2003
Total Posts: 778
Country: Austria

Here I had 185mm, f4, 1/30 sec handheld and ISO 800. Usually this would create some optical "challenges".

100% crop:

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The absence of CA and other abberations contribute to pleasant images

ISO 1600, f4, 1/25sec, 145mm, handheld, 1920x1080

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Same settings, 70mm. No CA at the wide end of this zoom lens.
1920x1080

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regards,
Andy

jmcfadden
Registered: Oct 30, 2002
Total Posts: 30191
Country: United States

AWESOME Andy!

J

DontShoot
Registered: Jun 15, 2009
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Country: United States

Thanks Andy! Looks very sharp!

talexander
Registered: Nov 14, 2004
Total Posts: 1442
Country: United States

Would love to see some MFD stuff especially interested in how it performs @ 200 in MFD (flowers, small objects)

Tim

AndreasE
Registered: Dec 31, 2003
Total Posts: 778
Country: Austria

talexander wrote:
Would love to see some MFD stuff especially interested in how it performs @ 200 in MFD (flowers, small objects)

Here we go.
D800E, f5.6, 200mm, 1/60 sec, handheld, 2560x1440

rgds,
Andy

gmathio
Registered: Oct 14, 2012
Total Posts: 5
Country: Greece

AndreasE wrote:
Here I had 185mm, f4, 1/30 sec handheld and ISO 800. Usually this would create some optical "challenges".

100% crop:

This image is copyrighted by the owner

The absence of CA and other abberations contribute to pleasant images

ISO 1600, f4, 1/25sec, 145mm, handheld, 1920x1080

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Same settings, 70mm. No CA at the wide end of this zoom lens.
1920x1080

This image is copyrighted by the owner

regards,
Andy

I'm looking forward for this lens, but I'd certainly prefer being there for a slice of Sacher Torte !
It's been a while since my last visit....
Great photos btw!

talexander
Registered: Nov 14, 2004
Total Posts: 1442
Country: United States

It's not fair that amazon didn't ship mine yet!

Tim

Ben Horne
Registered: Jan 10, 2002
Total Posts: 11257
Country: United States

Sweet! Thanks for the update Andreas. I'm anxiously awaiting my copy of this lens.

Alistair1
Registered: Jun 02, 2006
Total Posts: 340
Country: United Kingdom

AndreasE wrote:
talexander wrote:
Would love to see some MFD stuff especially interested in how it performs @ 200 in MFD (flowers, small objects)

Here we go.
D800E, f5.6, 200mm, 1/60 sec, handheld, 2560x1440

rgds,
Andy

This one looks pretty soft.

runamuck
Registered: Oct 29, 2006
Total Posts: 5676
Country: United States

Alistair1 wrote:
AndreasE wrote:
talexander wrote:
Would love to see some MFD stuff especially interested in how it performs @ 200 in MFD (flowers, small objects)

Here we go.
D800E, f5.6, 200mm, 1/60 sec, handheld, 2560x1440

rgds,
Andy

This one looks pretty soft.
I think that at 200MM, f5.6 and a focus distance like this, DOF is really thin.

DontShoot
Registered: Jun 15, 2009
Total Posts: 1093
Country: United States

Not soft at all. Look at the edges of the petals in the center - That's sharp!

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