bs kite wrote:
I am going to try it right now with my Kenko tubes.
*Any* telephoto I have tried over the years (decades!) works with auto extension tubes. But I don’t know if I would say that they work “well”. For decreasing the MFD, I favor the Canon 500D close-up filter over the tubes. But I do not think Canon makes a 95mm close-up filter. Maybe.
I just briefly tried the 12mm Kenko between my D850 and 500PF. It’s really a pain to use.
I came back to ask this very question my self. I just picked up my 500PF and had it out for its first test run yesterday. I'll be sure to share some shots soon.
The information I can find on extension tubes is really bad I find it odd. The question I cannot get an answer to is can you still control the aperture from the camera with the Kenko auto tubes. There are some brands that specifically say you cannot but I cannot get a clear answer about the Kenko tubes.
So, my question is can you change the aperture and shoot at f8 or f11? If there is no aperture control does it default to wide open or closed down?
Never hesitate to shoot the 500PF+TC14EIII wide open....as long as you have the light, the 500PF will deliver.
(Heavy crop -- only 12% of the Z7 pixels used. Image downsized to 1200pix vertical.)
Absolutely correct, Gary. The 500 and the 1.4 are virtually glued to my 850 for capturing birds flying north and south along the edge of the Pacific. Rarely a day when the sun isn’t shining on the central coast of California.
I’ve found that I enjoy experiencing nature in the rain. I think it started in my teen years, when bass-fishing my boyhood ponds in the rain. I just could not stay away from fishing then, and I gradually learned that it was even better in the rain. I know how much you love nature too Bruce, and so I know that you know what I mean.
The rain is quiet and peaceful, and surroundings become a firmament.
Today’s human world is increasingly noisy and stressful. The rain changes that. Most people avoid the rain. So, the rain takes me to greater solitude in nature. That is another huge benefit of going out in nature in the rain.
When I was there yesterday morning, I saw a young man (teen) swimming out to a granite ledge….in the pouring rain. At the time I spotted him standing on the ledge, it was raining as hard as can be seen in the image of the male loon swimming alone. As the young man was leaving, we passed each other, and I found I knew him and his mother, from past outings there.
I then told him that he reminded me of myself (me?) when I was his age. I did the same thing in that same pond, many years ago. In the summer, I *lived* in that water all day. My mother would occasionally look down from the camp porch to make sure I was still alive . Because when I say I was in that water all day........I mean ALL day long! Funny thing, when swimming, the water felt warmer in that summer rain.
So, I recommend to everyone who loves to photograph nature, to shoot in the rain too.
Nice work Robert...hope you kept dry! We decided to skip Algonquin Park (Ontario) -- and the Loon shoot -- this year, but your shots are spurring me on to get back up there next year.
I’ve found that I enjoy experiencing nature in the rain. I think it started in my teen years, when bass-fishing my boyhood ponds in the rain. I just could not stay away from fishing then, and I gradually learned that it was even better in the rain. I know how much you love nature too Bruce, and so I know that you know what I mean.
The rain is quiet and peaceful, and surroundings become a firmament.
Today’s human world is increasingly noisy and stressful. The rain changes that. Most people avoid the rain. So, the rain takes me to greater solitude in nature. That is another huge benefit of going out in nature in the rain.
When I was there yesterday morning, I saw a young man (teen) swimming out to a granite ledge….in the pouring rain. At the time I spotted him standing on the ledge, it was raining as hard as can be seen in the image of the male loon swimming alone. As the young man was leaving, we passed each other, and I found I knew him from past outings. I told him that he reminded me of myself (me?) when I was his age. I did the same thing in that same pond, many years ago. In the summer, I lived in that water all day. Funny thing, when swimming, the water felt warmer in that summer rain.
Sorry to interrupt the thread but do these lenses only come in US flavor or do stores get grey market lenses? Getting ready to pounce on one to get rid of my 200-500.
mach250 wrote:
Sorry to interrupt the thread but do these lenses only come in US flavor or do stores get grey market lenses? Getting ready to pounce on one to get rid of my 200-500.
I recently found two on the Bay that were selling this lens, but they are more costly than the US official lens. Simple reason is they have it and people want it, and buy it at the inflated price.
mach250 wrote:
Sorry to interrupt the thread but do these lenses only come in US flavor or do stores get grey market lenses? Getting ready to pounce on one to get rid of my 200-500.
FWIW....Here is the list of dealers that NikonUsa deem as “authorized.”
mach250 wrote:
Sorry to interrupt the thread but do these lenses only come in US flavor or do stores get grey market lenses? Getting ready to pounce on one to get rid of my 200-500.
Having had to send my lens in for repair, I suggest you bite the bullet and get a US distribution lens. The premium gives you a 5 year warranty. When spending upwards of $3000 on a camera or lens, I wonder if grey market purchases are penny wise but pound foolish...
. Because when I say I was in that water all day........I mean ALL day long! Funny thing, when swimming, the water felt warmer in that summer rain. 
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