p.19 #1 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Chaz,
That is a great picture. You seem bought. Have you compared it with the Sigma? It is not 500mm but 600mm! I think it is a significant difference for wildlife!
p.19 #2 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
nugeny wrote:
That is a great picture. You seem bought. Have you compared it with the Sigma? It is not 500mm but 600mm! I think it is a significant difference for wildlife!
Thanks, Bob! When my dealer called and said the lens was in I took a few test shots hand held at the store and was immediately sold on the VR - better than any of my other VR lenses. So, my credit card just popped out of my wallet by itself.
In the past I owned 2 copies of the Sigma 150 Macro and was never impressed with the image stabilization. Now, that says nothing about the new 150-600, but the fact that I tried and returned 2 copies of the other lens left me luke warm to Sigma.
Plus, if possible I would prefer OEM lenses - just a personal preference.
I have also tried my 1.7TC on the new 200-500 and am satisfied with IQ for small prints or web.
So, while the Sigma 150-600 Sport may be a fine lens, I have already committed myself to the new Nikon 200-500. Like I said in earlier posts, the VR is remarkable.
p.19 #4 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Has anyone noticed the image shift in the viewfinder with the 200-500 when pushing the shutter button? I'm a Canon user but wanted to give the D7200 + 200-500 a try, so I'm not familiar with Nikon VR systems - but the results of the combo may lead me to a system switch.
Every few clicks, I notice the image in the viewfinder "jump" when pushing the shutter button to capture an image. I have only used the lens handheld with VR on so far. I plan to do extensive testing with the VR off vs on, but if this is something that is common with the Nikon VR system, I'll forego any additional testing on the issue.
I probably shouldn't ask until I do more testing, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway. Other than the image shift, I'm loving the lens so far. My only IQ complaint is the highlight edges tend to 'bleed' a little wide open.
p.19 #6 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
AvianScott wrote:
Has anyone noticed the image shift in the viewfinder with the 200-500 when pushing the shutter button? I'm a Canon user but wanted to give the D7200 + 200-500 a try, so I'm not familiar with Nikon VR systems - but the results of the combo may lead me to a system switch.
Every few clicks, I notice the image in the viewfinder "jump" when pushing the shutter button to capture an image. I have only used the lens handheld with VR on so far. I plan to do extensive testing with the VR off vs on, but if this is something that is common with the Nikon VR system, I'll forego any additional testing on the issue.
I probably shouldn't ask until I do more testing, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway. Other than the image shift, I'm loving the lens so far. My only IQ complaint is the highlight edges tend to 'bleed' a little wide open....Show more →
When you push the shutter, you activate the VR that give you the feeling the image shift, because it--the image-- stops moving. That phenomenon happens with IS also. I first noticed it years ago when I picked up a Canon binocular that had IS, that I now still have.
BTW, that was when I was convinced about the effectiveness of VR/IS. I never buy any more lens without IS/VR since this experience with the Canon binocular.
p.19 #7 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
This is a known behavior in VR Normal mode. It's not you moving the camera when pressing the shutter button, it's the VR module shifting around. Turn to VR Sport if you are annoyed by this as the Sport mode reacts differently.
My AF-S 300mm f/4 PF does the same.
p.19 #8 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
nugeny wrote:
When you push the shutter, you activate the VR that give you the feeling the image shift, because it--the image-- stops moving. That phenomenon happens with IS also. I first noticed it years ago when I picked up a Canon binocular that had IS, that I now still have.
BTW, that was when I was convinced about the effectiveness of VR/IS. I never buy any more lens without IS/VR since this experience with the Canon binocular.
Thanks. I understand that when the shutter button is pushed, the VR activates. I'm referring to when I push the shutter button all the way down to capture the image, the image shifts as the shutter is activated, not when the VR activates when the button is pushed halfway to start focusing.
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gpelpel wrote:
This is a known behavior in VR Normal mode. It's not you moving the camera when pressing the shutter button, it's the VR module shifting around. Turn to VR Sport if you are annoyed by this as the Sport mode reacts differently.
My AF-S 300mm f/4 PF does the same.
Thank you, that sound like exactly what I'm experiencing as I've been using VR normal mode. It doesn't bother me so much, but I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a VR defect with my copy of the lens.
p.19 #9 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
gpelpel wrote:
This is a known behavior in VR Normal mode. It's not you moving the camera when pressing the shutter button, it's the VR module shifting around. Turn to VR Sport if you are annoyed by this as the Sport mode reacts differently.
My AF-S 300mm f/4 PF does the same.
Canon has a similar switching mode where you can have the stabilization visible or not visible while viewing / focusing, yet still stabilizes @ capture. Personally, I like to just keep the shutter release 1/2 pressed to view with the stabilization, but I tend to be a "one shot" shooter rather than multi-shot. I could see where someone firing sequentially FPS wouldn't want the stabilized viewing, yet still want the stabilized capture. Sounds like Nikon has something similar in their "Sport" mode.
p.19 #10 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
RustyBug wrote:
Canon has a similar switching mode where you can have the stabilization visible or not visible while viewing / focusing, yet still stabilizes @ capture. Personally, I like to just keep the shutter release 1/2 pressed to view with the stabilization, but I tend to be a "one shot" shooter rather than multi-shot. I could see where someone firing sequentially FPS wouldn't want the stabilized viewing, yet still want the stabilized capture. Sounds like Nikon has something similar in their "Sport" mode.
On the Nikon it seems a bit different.
When you half-press the shutter it engages the VR module and you can barely detect it giggling a little bit and then the image becomes like locked. This is not the issue we are talking about (at least I don't think so).
What is the issue here is after the shutter has been fully pressed and the image taken. If the lens is in VR Normal it's like the whole frame sometimes shifts yet the camera has not moved at all. At first it's strange and a bit annoying at one wonder if something could be wrong with the lens. This behavior, which is how it's designed to work in VR Normal, doesn't exist in VR Sport mode.
p.19 #11 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
gpelpel wrote:
On the Nikon it seems a bit different.
When you half-press the shutter it engages the VR module and you can barely detect it giggling a little bit and then the image becomes like locked. This is not the issue we are talking about (at least I don't think so).
What is the issue here is after the shutter has been fully pressed and the image taken. If the lens is in VR Normal it's like the whole frame sometimes shifts yet the camera has not moved at all. At first it's strange and a bit annoying at one wonder if something could be wrong with the lens. This behavior, which is how it's designed to work in VR Normal, doesn't exist in VR Sport mode....Show more →
You hit the nail on the head, and probably worded it much better than I originally did.
p.19 #19 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Lens definitely looks promising. Something from further than 18ft away would be more realistic in real world use but it's definitely amazing for $1600 what they've done.
