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Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Discussion thread: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1725660

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- Post images from your Nikon Z 100-400 lens with any camera body

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A few of my first shots from my late-day testing, all shot with Z7ii.

Bird in flight photo, tight crop and run through Topaz AI for noise reduction.

Low light-ish at 400mm, ISO 1600 with no NR applied

Very low light at 400mm near MFD, ISO 7000 with no NR applied

400mm at MFD

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Dec 20, 2021 at 06:30 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Very cool thanks!

Dec 20, 2021 at 07:01 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Shot with 100-400 with 1.4 TC. Nikon Z7ii, 1/125s, f/11, ISO 64, 540mm and almost 100% crop. Processed in NX Studio and applied a curse adjustment and sharpened with Topaz Sharpen AI in Photoshop. This lens really shines!

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Dec 20, 2021 at 07:25 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Looks awesome!

Dec 20, 2021 at 07:27 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

No edits, handheld, no TC, wide open on Z7ii. Would have been even better without the low clouds coming and going.

Dec 20, 2021 at 10:07 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

What!!! The Sony guy got the lens first

What an unfair world!!! 😁

RoamingScott wrote:

A few of my first shots from my late-day testing, all shot with Z7ii.

Bird in flight photo, tight crop and run through Topaz AI for noise reduction.


	https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51759723216_19372d0f9d_k.jpg

Low light-ish at 400mm, ISO 1600 with no NR applied


	https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51760382064_0d45f20ce5_5k.jpg

Very low light at 400mm near MFD, ISO 7000 with no NR applied


	https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51760594545_1aae2930bf_5k.jpg

400mm at MFD


	https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51760397324_8589882999_5k.jpg

Dec 21, 2021 at 07:22 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

envirobob wrote:
Shot with 100-400 with 1.4 TC. Nikon Z7ii, 1/125s, f/11, ISO 64, 540mm and almost 100% crop. Processed in NX Studio and applied a curse adjustment and sharpened with Topaz Sharpen AI in Photoshop. This lens really shines!

Do you have to have the latest version of nx studio to get the curse adjustment? I looked everywhere in my nxstudio and didn't find it! 😢

Dec 21, 2021 at 11:09 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

I realize that this is an "images" thread, but I do not think that there is another thread devoted to a discussion of this lens. Brad Hill (wildlife photographer) just posted an initial review of this lens: http://www.naturalart.ca/voice/blog.html#anchor_100-400_Early

Dec 21, 2021 at 01:17 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Discussion thread here: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1725660

Dec 21, 2021 at 01:41 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Wide open at 400mm and handled the busy grass foreground and background about as well as you can!

Dec 21, 2021 at 02:53 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Wide open at 310mm

Wide open at 400mm

Dec 21, 2021 at 03:00 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Would be more informative if all you image posters would include the EXIF info to accompany your images. Just check the EXIF box when you choose your images to upload.

Dec 21, 2021 at 03:58 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Used curves in Photoshop...sorry that wasn't clear.

Dec 21, 2021 at 05:04 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

i just got this but not shooting since I have no camera till the z9!! these don't look good to me, to the posters of the shots, do these look sharp to you guys?

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i had the previous two f mounts and did not like them at all, the canon v2 was much much better

Dec 21, 2021 at 05:15 PM

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Dec 21, 2021 at 09:50 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

Maybe some shots from a tripod to compare

Dec 21, 2021 at 09:59 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

mehrdad sadat wrote:
i just got this but not shooting since I have no camera till the z9!! these don't look good to me, to the posters of the shots, do these look sharp to you guys?

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i had the previous two f mounts and did not like them at all, the canon v2 was much much better

Brad Hill seems to think it holds up to the 70-200S, 120-300 f2.8, and 180-400 f4 (at the same apertures), so either he has an exceptional copy or any flaws you're seeing in posts are due to post processing choices, image compression, atmospherics, or settings/technique choices.

Dec 22, 2021 at 01:09 AM

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Dec 22, 2021 at 06:56 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

These look soft on 2 monitors I looked at (5K iMac and another IPS res one), but sharp on my phone

Dec 22, 2021 at 09:48 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S images thread

saaketham wrote:
The look soft on 2 monitors I looked at (5K iMac and another IPS res one), but sharp on my phone

Eagle and moon are crops that would look dumpy at 5K for sure

Looked at shutter speeds and cow/buzzards were probably about 1/100th slower than they should have been for the FL, once I learn the Z a little better I'll get faster at dialing in on the fly. My rule of thumb on Sony is no slower than 1/640 at 400mm, I should be able to get away with 1/500 I'd think on the Z7.

Dec 22, 2021 at 09:53 AM

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