p.15 #1 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
marc2307 wrote:
I'd like to think that does not include pre-orders, which never show as "in stock", I just cannot believe
zero availability for another 19 months!
Agree! Hard to believe and only 1 retailer is saying this, then again no one else is saying anything! I think they have been wrong before when Z9 came out but hard to remember!
p.15 #5 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
For something a bit different with 400/2.8S. Thanks to Nikon Thailand who organized the special event at a local Thai boxing stadium. I spotted at least 4 400/2.8S with Z9 in action last night
I am not really into boxing at all but when there is a chance to do something different, why not
All shot wide open. I cropped all pictures a bit mainly to get rid off umpire (when I can) or
annoying distraction in the background.
p.15 #6 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
suteetat wrote:
For something a bit different with 400/2.8S. Thanks to Nikon Thailand who organized the special event at a local Thai boxing stadium. I spotted at least 4 400/2.8S with Z9 in action last night
I am not really into boxing at all but when there is a chance to do something different, why not
p.15 #11 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Lots of rain over here still. Today, I was running some errand near a aviary not too far from Bangkok so I made a quick stop for Nicobar Pigeons. Usually I can see them in a wild on an island where I went scuba diving once in a while but never had room for a big supertele after packing all my divegear and underwater photography setup. Oh well.... so I have to settle for an aviary instead
1/100s, iso 2000, f2.8
1/100s, iso 2200, f2.8
1/100s, iso 1800, f2.8
It was raining a bit when I was there so lighting was kind of bad. Wish there was enough light to try f8 to get the whole bird in focus.
p.15 #14 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Alistair1 wrote:
These look wonderful! Are they cropped?
Thanks! Some are uncropped, some a little bit. The portrait for example was captured with the integrated TC at ISO 11.400, 1/125 s, f/4 and cropped to 21 MP, all the other captures were taken at 400 mm with an aperture of f/2.8 and ISOs between 4000 and 9000.
100% crop of the male (ISO 5000, 1/400 sec, f/2.8, 400 mm)
p.15 #17 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
bernardl wrote:
The Nikon designers are reaching a level of excellence pretty much unheard of here.
Cheers,
Bernard
Agree, some wonderful portraits here.
I just wish the Nikon sales team could reach that same standard of excellence and start shipping out
to countries such as Australia, which hasn't seen a Z400 f/2.8 land here for over 5 months with a grand total of just 3 sold.
p.15 #18 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Indeed.
I don't think it's a sales issues as much as it is a production capacity issue though. I suspect it's not related to chip shortage, probably to Nikon's own ability to manufacture some very special glass elements. I could be wrong of course.
Surprisingly, the 400mm f4.5 is in stock in Tokyo.
p.15 #19 · Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
I agree. Since Nikon is rolling out 800PF and 400/4.5 much faster than 400/2.8S so the bottleneck
is probably something more esoteric than chip shortage. In the past, I was told that Nikon was only able to
produce about 2 800/5.6e FL per month. They are doing better than that with 400/2.8S for sure.
I don't recall if there was any significant backlog on 400/2.8e FL when first introduced.
For comparison, a friend has been waiting for her 400/2.8GM now since April and still no sign
that she is going to get one anytime soon. She is first in line at her friend's store which is a small
Sony dealer that doesn't get nearly as many allocation as some of the major stores locally here.
I'm not sure how I missed this post, but I'm glad I found it.
I absolutely love these images. This is the type of wildlife photography that I enjoy. Your images are rich with beautiful light, rim-lit mega-fauna, and landscape.
The lens matters much less during these conditions, as the drama of the light tells the story. However, it is clear that, in your hands, the 400 f2.8S was more than up to the task.
