p.34 #1 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
It’s cold in here and dark too. Received my TC 14E III last week. I got the TC for birds in good light but it is cloudy almost every day.
Shot this today from the backyard. A result I would expect my Tammy [now sold] would probably have yielded at its long end in similar conditions. @700mm, handholding is not easy
Didn’t find any difference in AF speed with 14E III
Expecting some decent light tomorrow afternoon for a more detailed shoot.
p.34 #4 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
trenchmonkey wrote:
I'm finding 3 or 4X FL preferable for nailing fast action at 500mm on da cropper...
Birdbrooks wrote:
Trenchmonkey: The Go-To man for barrel racing and rodeo shots. Love 'em.
thanks a lot, Bill. I was a little LONG with the DX body...but I was out shootin'
Sandhills and just happened on the youth rodeo by chance. I was impressed with
the AF (shooting tight) as the kids raced by. Great lens
p.34 #6 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
manojodungat wrote:
It’s cold in here and dark too. Received my TC 14E III last week. I got the TC for birds in good light but it is cloudy almost every day.
Shot this today from the backyard. A result I would expect my Tammy [now sold] would probably have yielded at its long end in similar conditions. @700mm, handholding is not easy
Didn’t find any difference in AF speed with 14E III
Expecting some decent light tomorrow afternoon for a more detailed shoot.
p.34 #10 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Sorry for the cross post.. but this deserves a place in this thread too
I had this guy last winter on a tree next to our bedroom window and he's back again! So glad to see him and this time shooting with 200-500! Can't wait to get my 1.4 TC...
p.34 #13 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
manojodungat wrote:
It’s cold in here and dark too. Received my TC 14E III last week. I got the TC for birds in good light but it is cloudy almost every day.
Shot this today from the backyard. A result I would expect my Tammy [now sold] would probably have yielded at its long end in similar conditions. @700mm, handholding is not easy
Didn’t find any difference in AF speed with 14E III
Expecting some decent light tomorrow afternoon for a more detailed shoot.
I agree with your assessment. I think with the TC14 is similar IQ as the Tamron at 600mm.
And yes, hard to hand hold at 700mm! lol
p.34 #14 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Tyr-Sog wrote:
wonderful!
glad to hear about the TC...start saving for one now lol........
But I am not sure, whether a heavy crop from a D810 [DX mode] would suffice for the reach ! This lens is crop friendly for sure, especially when coupled with D810.
One such shot and is a heavy crop!
p.34 #15 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
manojodungat wrote:
But I am not sure, whether a heavy crop from a D810 [DX mode] would suffice for the reach ! This lens is crop friendly for sure, especially when coupled with D810.
One such shot and is a heavy crop!
D810 [DX mode] 500mm, 1/800 f/5.6, ISO 250, hand held
First off, great shot!
Yes, I get what your saying and you're right, this lens has the resolving power to crop in. Not always the case with a zoom. I'm sure the D810 is at play here a bit to in the crop-ability.
I guess the question is if the TC in DX mode with a small crop will yield better results than a shot in DX mode with a larger crop. When I was shooting the af-s 300 f4, I'd always take the TC/lens combo in good light because I found that was the better path. Obviously that was on a prime so naturally there will better resolving power there.
p.34 #16 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
I guess the question is if the TC in DX mode with a small crop will yield better results than a shot in DX mode with a larger crop.
Short answer, no. You lose at least a stop, with slower AF as well. I personally never shoot the D810/800's
in DX mode but I'll do 1.2 for the 1 add'l fps. The beauty of this zoom is 500mm @f5.6 will yield prime-like
IQ. 100% crops are insane...
p.34 #18 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Shot with my mom's D7000 and 200-500 mm. The D7000 is one of those Nikon bodies people love to hate, for largely imaginary reasons. But it's a reliable workhorse with astonishingly good high-ISO behavior. Plus it's now dirt cheap. If you're just looking to get into bird photography, this sub-$2,000 combo is definitely worth a look.
thanks a lot, Bill. I was a little LONG with the DX body...but I was out shootin'
