ok, the guys in the 300mm F2.8 thread have me lusting over that lens, lets see if we can get them drooling, post them if you got them and get this thread going
D800 with the 500mm VR, all handheld seeings as i don't have a tripod to handle the big lens
after a foot of snow on friday spring has been stubborn to get here but the birds are showing up, these first 5 from today
tntcorp wrote:
great images. w/out looking at the exif, what f-stop do you generally use with the lens? any shots w/ a tc?
thanks for sharing?
Thanx
my sweet spot is 7.1 though i do shoot wide open sometimes
only tc i have is the 1.4, not really happy with it on the D800, does better on my D3s but i don't use it often, the shots below are with it
I got my 500VR after selling my 300 2.8 and 600 f4, for me its the prime spot for speed/focal length/weight. I've been really happy with it. though I do still miss my 300 at times. here's a couple shots with the 500, I typically use it bare, but sometimes with a 1.4x on.
Fantastic lens. Wish I could handhold mine Most of time use a monopod .
I am not happy with how the 1.4 TC works with the 500 either , rarely use a TC.
Stopping down to f/5.6 gets you a little more depth-of-field. I don't have much experience with smaller f-stops; the odd shot taken at f/8 has come out looking okay.
Fantastic photographs, everyone. Been lusting for one for a while now myself.
I've heard that the 500mm performs better with the 1.7tc than it does with the 1.4. Can anyone here confirm or deny this?
Most of time use a monopod .
