Well, it looks as if my Z experiment with the 500PF was short lived.
I still love using my Z6ii bodies for wildlife, but I live in a focal length limited world. Until Nikon releases their 200-600 Z lens, I will do most of my wildlife shooting with the 500PF on a D500. The crop factor allows me to shoot at 500mm and f/5.6 w/ an effective 750mm focal length. To approach the isolation of 750mm on my FX bodies, I would need to add a 1.4x to the 500mm lens. Since I already struggle with the slower f/5.6 aperture of the PF, an f/8 lens would make things even more challenging.
OwlsEyes wrote:
Well, it looks as if my Z experiment with the 500PF was short lived.
I still love using my Z6ii bodies for wildlife, but I live in a focal length limited world. Until Nikon releases their 200-600 Z lens, I will do most of my wildlife shooting with the 500PF on a D500. The crop factor allows me to shoot at 500mm and f/5.6 w/ an effective 750mm focal length. To approach the isolation of 750mm on my FX bodies, I would need to add a 1.4x to the 500mm lens. Since I already struggle with the slower f/5.6 aperture of the PF, an f/8 lens would make things even more challenging.
A 200-600 from Nikon could be a tipping point for me also. There's no reason to think that they won't do a great job with that lens and I'm looking to replace my aging 150-600 Sport. It's still an excellent performer but handles like a pig. Front heavy, unbalanced, and I hate the extending zoom. My fear is that the Nikon is going to be more expensive than Sony's 200-600.
My 500PF is at Nikon getting the lens collar issue where when you tighten the screw, the camera can still rotate without much effort. So I brought out my 200-500 for the first time since November 2020.
Great photos in this thread, definitely an inspiration and some motivation to hone my skills.
I finally went out specifically for a trip to get some BIF photos, really my first outing of this type with the D500. Went last weekend (9-11 Dec) to Bosque del Apache. Getting there but still need to work on form/mechanics and post processing.
