p.46 #2 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Tony, you are correct on the lens using the maximum aperture for focusing. In my hast I didn't explain myself in the best manner. I should have asked if the 500mm with a 2.0 TC focused faster than the 200-500mm with a 1.4 TC or are they about the same. That way the stop losses would be equal. Don't know what I was thinking at the time.
Birdied, Thanks for the info. See above answer to Tony, so sorry for any confusion and I don't even drink. I find that my 500 and 600mm will hunt a bit more with the 2.0 TC attached vs the 1.4. Nothing terrible, but noticeable and expected. I am just trying to figure out why or how Nikon priced this lens at a reasonable cost. If they skimped on something somewhere.
p.46 #4 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Debated posting this, but it is at 500mm f/5.6 and hand held. I also purposely left the sign in the frame to try and tell a story (the west). Whether it works or not... Who knows...
p.46 #7 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
I think it does. The somber mood of the landscape makes the pronghorn look forlorn. Do they mourn the loss of habitat due to ranching? Will they have a future in this landscape? (I suppose open range cattle management is the least bad for seasonally migratory wild herbivores like pronghorn, but their range continues to dwindle overall.)
p.46 #10 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
I've spent several days now going back through some of my shots from last year when I was using the Tamron 150-600 and have to say the 200-500 f5.6 has really impressed me so far with the image quality especially for the price. My wife is wanting a longer zoom now so debating about buying another Tamron or the Sigma Contemporary for her since weight would be an issue.
p.46 #16 · Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
CAMERA Nikon NIKON D7200
LENS AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
ISO 720
FOCAL LENGTH 500.0 mm (750.0 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE f/7.1
EXPOSURE TIME 0.00063s (1/1600)
VR was off. I was supporting the lens with a monopod.
This guy surprised me today while I was practicing taking pictures of small birds in my yard. Apparently he had nearly the same idea!
Unfortunately it happened so quickly none of my frames got his complete feet.
Right after this he took off and landed briefly on the branch above my head before he realized I was sitting there and darted off.
No crop applied, he was roosted about 35 feet away (10 meters).
I find that my 500 and 600mm will hunt a bit more with the 2.0 TC attached vs the 1.4. Nothing terrible, but noticeable and expected. I am just trying to figure out why or how Nikon priced this lens at a reasonable cost. If they skimped on something somewhere. 
