Geoff between you and me (Sony also shooters), I hope Sony is paying attention to the zeal we are giving the diffractive lenses.
Color me daft but I'm still hoping for an FE400/4,4.5.
Presenting the rare Blue Crow
Also strange year for leaves here. We have many completely nude trees now, some still fully green, and many in the middle.
Blue-J's in my environ are super skittish. The 500 focal length has blue crow advantage.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Presenting the rare Blue Crow
Also strange year for leaves here. We have many completely nude trees now, some still fully green, and many in the middle.
Blue-J's in my environ are super skittish. The 500 focal length has blue crow advantage.
I'd love to post images,only the lens is missing, though now I ordered it from Nikon directly, as well.
Keeping the D500 active, I took the 200-500 mm lens out. As I ended up standing in a pond interacting with birds and later walking through the marsh, I had to notice the usefulness of the zoom.
Can someone update me; does PF technology prevent making zoom-lenses? The sheer weight difference is worth the expense (?) for me, also the faster and cleaner(?) focus of the prime.
I'd appreciate an explanation or a link to relevant content.
Thanks.
DO101 wrote:
I'd love to post images,only the lens is missing, though now I ordered it from Nikon directly, as well.
Keeping the D500 active, I took the 200-500 mm lens out. As I ended up standing in a pond interacting with birds and later walking through the marsh, I had to notice the usefulness of the zoom.
Can someone update me; does PF technology prevent making zoom-lenses? The sheer weight difference is worth the expense (?) for me, also the faster and cleaner(?) focus of the prime.
I'd appreciate an explanation or a link to relevant content.
Thanks.
Canon made a 70-300 DO lens back in the day....it was never well regarded but those were early days and even the original 400DO had its naysayers. I have no idea if it is a worthwhile endeavour going forward?
Thank you Arbitrage!
Thought provoking idea. To me it seems it would have been a worthy track for lens makers to pursue. The "bigger is better" notion ruled back then,I guess, as opposed to the lighter and "portable " trend of today.
Also,makes me wonder about the "business considerations" of Big Gear at that time.
Thank you again.This whole concept
is exciting for me, because I conceptualize wildlife photography as highly in demand of excellent, quick mobility in the field (low weight) and quick adaptations to circumstances (zoom).
Dora
The weight reduction would be less with a zoom lens, and there would be some optical issues, with bokeh and flare, in a zoom lens based on PF technology. This is why Nikon did not make a PF zoom lens.
I wonder if the current unusual interest in the 500mm PF will inspire some workarounds.
Also,is there any other technology providing low weight/ good optics and worthy of consideration?
Dora
Sorry for the question series, but my hands are still sore due to the 200-500mm weight and I missed so many shots due to exhaustion. 3-4 kg is not ideal for wildlife on the move.
Camper is loaded. I'm out of here in the a.m.
We be following the thread via the phone for the next three
weeks. The better-half wants landscapes and petroglyphs...I might
get lucky and see a bierd along the way.
Leaving you with another RBWP showing attitude. Shot this bierds counterpart
last week looking left, this one to the right.
Hopefully when I get back some of you will have acquired the 500PF.
Nikon D500
500.0 mm f/5.6
ƒ/8.0 500.0 mm 1/2500 1400
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Camper is loaded. I'm out of here in the a.m.
We be following the thread via the phone for the next three
weeks. The better-half wants landscapes and petroglyphs...I might
get lucky and see a bierd along the way.
Leaving you with another RBWP showing attitude. Shot this bierds counterpart
last week looking left, this one to the right.
Hopefully when I get back some of you will have acquired the 500PF.
Nikon D500
500.0 mm f/5.6
ƒ/8.0 500.0 mm 1/2500 1400
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Presenting the rare Blue Crow
Also strange year for leaves here. We have many completely nude trees now, some still fully green, and many in the middle.
Blue-J's in my environ are super skittish. The 500 focal length has blue crow advantage.
Hugely impressed by the quality of this lens, with and without the TC-14E III. The only subject that was clearly below par was a series of test shots of the full moon, which look decidedly soft. I guess that was to be expected, given the caveats about shooting into bright lights with a Fresnel lens.
Did anyone else notice that this lens in made in China - unlike my other Nikon big glass which is all manufactured in Japan? Not that it matters....
?
