p.105 #2 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Was blessed today with a few visitors out the back of the house. Missed the Northern Cardinal. But got lucky with the Chickadee because it is so quick and hates having its picture taken. It almost always grabs its seed and heads to another tree. This time I gotcha for just an instant or two. Tempted but no sharpening.
p.105 #4 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Uzay wrote:
do you guys have any photos taken with this lens indoors, mind to share?
Wow, sporting a minimum FOV of 300mm...you'd have to be working a BIG room.
Then there's that whole f5.6 thing. I'd be glad to post some pics, if I had a place to try.
p.105 #5 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
trenchmonkey wrote:
Wow, sporting a minimum FOV of 300mm...you'd have to be working a BIG room.
Then there's that whole f5.6 thing. I'd be glad to post some pics, if I had a place to try.
thank you my friend
I wonder if i can use this lens like indoor basketball, meetings etc besides its original use
p.105 #6 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Unless it's lit up like the Las Vegas Strip...f5.6 might be a killer, Uzay.
I have pressed the wide end of the 80-400 into service at an event.
They wanted some indoor shots...fortunately I had the D810 and the
subjects were standing still.
p.105 #9 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Uzay wrote:
I have D750, so if i bump the ISO it won't be too much problem i guess, am i wrong?
Yes i know it's not like 2.8 lenses but i can't afford two tele at the same time
Yeah, it should be usable in most cases. Really depends on the lighting - some courts are well lit and you could probably get 1/800, f5.6, ISO 3200, whereas others are terrible and you might be at 1/400, f5.6, and ISO 25600. Meetings are easier, because you don't need as fast a shutterspeed and you can bounce a speedlight off the ceiling if need be. But for basketball I'm not sure if this lens would be the right focal length, even if the lighting's good enough. Even at 200mm you get a lot of reach. It might be okay for shooting from behind one net to the other net, or if you're high up in the bleachers, but for most courtside shots it's way too long.
p.105 #16 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Gulf of Maine estuary, March 4, 2017. Today's temperatures were deadly cold.
Air temp: 13-15 Fahrenheit
Sustained wind speed 30 and gusting to 40 mph
With Wind Chill the "real feel" was 30 below zero and down.
Though I was unable to tolerate the unmerciful conditions for long (not even 1/2 hour), the waterbirds just SEEMED to take it all in stride. And they have to stay out in it....somewhere. I did notice there was just a couple of Common Loons, where as there are normally 12 to 30 in sight. It is amazing how much these wintering sea birds are adapted to cold. I feel pity for them. And there is that Eared Grebe I photographed here last week. That little guy was pushing his species range even in those Spring temps of last week. I fear it is dead but hope I am wrong.
It is forecast to be milder tomorrow and I am curious to learn more.
Old Squaw (Long-tailed Duck) here are very shy, timid. So I was surprised when this one paddled up to me. Maybe it was bewildered. Few animal species are able to show facial expressions.
