Bringing this thread back to life. I just picked up a 500FL from the B&S board thanks to GroovyGeek, and took it out last night to test it out. I was scouting out a spot where short-eared owls had been seen recently, but struck out. Thankfully these deer wandered out of the woods directly in front of me so I still got a small taste of what the lens can do.
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/5000s500 ISO+0.3 EV
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/5000s400 ISO+0.3 EV
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/5000s500 ISO+0.3 EV
Wezre wrote:
Bringing this thread back to life. I just picked up a 500FL from the B&S board thanks to GroovyGeek, and took it out last night to test it out. I was scouting out a spot where short-eared owls had been seen recently, but struck out. Thankfully these deer wandered out of the woods directly in front of me so I still got a small taste of what the lens can do.
"A few" more taken with this very lens, great glass just a bit too heavy for my shooting style. I already miss the silky smooth bokeh
A selection of shots from my recent trip down to central Florida. I got a couple of nice opportunities to see how the 500 f/4E FL handles busy backgrounds, and it seemed to do brilliantly.
Great Blue Heron
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/2500s160 ISO0.0 EV
Glossy Ibis
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/4000s1400 ISO+0.3 EV
Great Egret
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/1600s180 ISO+1.3 EV
Great Egret
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/3200s250 ISO+0.7 EV
Great Blue Heron
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/4000s640 ISO+2.0 EV
Double-Crested Cormorant
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/5000s640 ISO+0.7 EV
Anhinga
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/5000s1000 ISO+0.7 EV
Anhinga
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/1600s1100 ISO+1.3 EV
Sandhill Cranes
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/3200s500 ISO+1.3 EV
Sandhill Cranes
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/3200s320 ISO+1.3 EV
Great Blue Heron
NIKON Z 8VR 500mm f/4E lens500mmf/4.01/3200s500 ISO+1.3 EV