Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
p.18 #1Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
NaturRosi wrote:
The exifs are included in the photos!
So I think it is more or less impossible to tell which one is which. I shot thousands of images with the new Z 400/2.8 and I never had the feeling my old FL had delivered more pleasing captures. I don't think too much about my gear. I think more about how to create my next image. In my option gear matters much less than most people think. Great captures are all about light and composition.
Even it is maybe the wrong place some captures taken with a D5, D3s and different lenses....Show more →
Amazing set of photos
I like the sharpness of the Z9.
For the D5 and D3s because of the lighting and composition, I prefer them over the Z9 photos
The exifs are included in the photos!
So I think it is more or less impossible to tell which one is which. I shot thousands of images with the new Z 400/2.8 and I never had the feeling my old FL had delivered more pleasing captures. I don't think too much about my gear. I think more about how to create my next image. In my option gear matters much less than most people think. Great captures are all about light and composition.Even it is maybe the wrong place some captures taken with a D5, D3s and different lenses....Show more →
Amazing set of photos
I like the sharpness of the Z9.
For the D5 and D3s because of the lighting and composition, I prefer them over the Z9 photos
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:32 AM
p.18 #2Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
eorlando wrote:
A few burrowing owl photos from my lunch break today…… he wasn’t very active but I still liked the shots with the white flowers in the foreground and background.
Nice set.
I am happy to see these, because I was worried about these guys after the hurricane. This is a good sign. I also saw that Harriet & M15 wasted no time rebuilding their nest, which is great to see as well.
I hope you & your family fared well in and after the storm.
A few burrowing owl photos from my lunch break today…… he wasn’t very active but I still liked the shots with the white flowers in the foreground and background.
Nice set.
I am happy to see these, because I was worried about these guys after the hurricane. This is a good sign. I also saw that Harriet & M15 wasted no time rebuilding their nest, which is great to see as well.
I hope you & your family fared well in and after the storm.
Nov 21, 2022 at 12:13 PM
p.18 #3Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Thanks!!!! From what I have seen the owls did fine. I’m sure some didn’t fare well but most did. And yes the eagles are doing great!!!! I stopped by to see them right after I got the 800mmpf to try it out and they were very active rebuilding the nest.
We did fine in the hurricane. Lost 13 or so pine trees and had lots to clean up. My parents house flooded, totaled all 3 cars and my dad’s motorcycle. Everything can be replaced though and everyone is fine. Thanks for asking!!!! If you ever make it down this way give me a shout. Always looking for people to shoot with.
EyeSpyEagle wrote:
Nice set.
I am happy to see these, because I was worried about these guys after the hurricane. This is a good sign. I also saw that Harriet & M15 wasted no time rebuilding their nest, which is great to see as well.
I hope you & your family fared well in and after the storm.
We did fine in the hurricane. Lost 13 or so pine trees and had lots to clean up. My parents house flooded, totaled all 3 cars and my dad’s motorcycle. Everything can be replaced though and everyone is fine. Thanks for asking!!!! If you ever make it down this way give me a shout. Always looking for people to shoot with.
EyeSpyEagle wrote:
eorlando wrote
A few burrowing owl photos from my lunch break today…… he wasn’t very active but I still liked the shots with the white flowers in the foreground and background.I am happy to see these, because I was worried about these guys after the hurricane. This is a good sign. I also saw that Harriet & M15 wasted no time rebuilding their nest, which is great to see as well.
I hope you & your family fared well in and after the storm.
Nov 21, 2022 at 12:34 PM
p.18 #4Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
NaturRosi wrote:
The exifs are included in the photos! So I think it is more or less impossible to tell which one is which. I shot thousands of images with the new Z 400/2.8 and I never had the feeling my old FL had delivered more pleasing captures. I don't think too much about my gear. I think more about how to create my next image. In my option gear matters much less than most people think. Great captures are all about light and composition.
Even it is maybe the wrong place some captures taken with a D5, D3s and different lenses....Show more →
This may be exactly why I feel the way that I do, I have countless hours spent with the FL and the S is new to me. So I haven't been handed as many perfect situations. Looks like I just need to get out more
The exifs are included in the photos!
So I think it is more or less impossible to tell which one is which. I shot thousands of images with the new Z 400/2.8 and I never had the feeling my old FL had delivered more pleasing captures. I don't think too much about my gear. I think more about how to create my next image. In my option gear matters much less than most people think. Great captures are all about light and composition.Even it is maybe the wrong place some captures taken with a D5, D3s and different lenses....Show more →
This may be exactly why I feel the way that I do, I have countless hours spent with the FL and the S is new to me. So I haven't been handed as many perfect situations. Looks like I just need to get out more
Nov 21, 2022 at 12:41 PM
p.18 #5Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Does anyone use this lens solely handheld? Basically as a walkabout lens?
Nov 21, 2022 at 03:06 PM
p.18 #6Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Alistair1 wrote:
Does anyone use this lens solely handheld? Basically as a walkabout lens?
Yes, of course. I did that already with the FL-version. All captures from Norway were captured handheld.
https://rosengarten.smugmug.com/Blog/Norwegen-2022
Only when I am at the fox or badger den I use a tripod or groundpod.
Does anyone use this lens solely handheld? Basically as a walkabout lens?
Yes, of course. I did that already with the FL-version. All captures from Norway were captured handheld.
https://rosengarten.smugmug.com/Blog/Norwegen-2022
Only when I am at the fox or badger den I use a tripod or groundpod.
Nov 21, 2022 at 03:38 PM
p.18 #7Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Couple more commoners, The nuthatch and the tit are f4.5 and f4. The Junco is with TC engaged at f4
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Nov 21, 2022 at 09:24 PM
p.18 #8Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Alistair1 wrote:
Does anyone use this lens solely handheld? Basically as a walkabout lens?
I used it handheld quite often. For me, 3kg not including the body is just about the maximum
I can handhold comfortably. When I was in Botswana, I used it without beanbag, tripod or monopod
The entire trip.
Does anyone use this lens solely handheld? Basically as a walkabout lens?
I used it handheld quite often. For me, 3kg not including the body is just about the maximum
I can handhold comfortably. When I was in Botswana, I used it without beanbag, tripod or monopod
The entire trip.
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:06 PM
p.18 #9Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
NaturRosi wrote:
Yes, of course. I did that already with the FL-version. All captures from Norway were captured handheld.
https://rosengarten.smugmug.com/Blog/Norwegen-2022
Only when I am at the fox or badger den I use a tripod or groundpod.
This is a stunning portfolio of work!...
I would love to photograph Musk Ox w/ fall color some day... fantastic!
Alistair1 wrote
Does anyone use this lens solely handheld? Basically as a walkabout lens?https://rosengarten.smugmug.com/Blog/Norwegen-2022
Only when I am at the fox or badger den I use a tripod or groundpod.
This is a stunning portfolio of work!...
I would love to photograph Musk Ox w/ fall color some day... fantastic!
Nov 22, 2022 at 08:27 AM
p.18 #10Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens 400mm f/2.8 1/2000s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens 400mm f/2.8 1/2000s 1100 ISO 0.0 EV
Nov 27, 2022 at 03:12 PM
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p.18 #11Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
eorlando wrote:
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.
Awesome images, love the detail and bokeh!!
I post all my images on Facebook as 2200 pixels on the long size for horizontal images, 1500 on the long side for vertical images. I use photoshop and save as Quality 11. Not sure this is the best way but it seems to work for me here as well.
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.
Awesome images, love the detail and bokeh!!
I post all my images on Facebook as 2200 pixels on the long size for horizontal images, 1500 on the long side for vertical images. I use photoshop and save as Quality 11. Not sure this is the best way but it seems to work for me here as well.
Nov 27, 2022 at 03:40 PM
p.18 #12Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Thanks for the info!!! I will try that. Looking at the ones I posted though I don’t think they look bad so I may just stick to that.
George DeCamp wrote:
Awesome images, love the detail and bokeh!!
I post all my images on Facebook as 2200 pixels on the long size for horizontal images, 1500 on the long side for vertical images. I use photoshop and save as Quality 11. Not sure this is the best way but it seems to work for me here as well.
George DeCamp wrote:
eorlando wrote
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.I post all my images on Facebook as 2200 pixels on the long size for horizontal images, 1500 on the long side for vertical images. I use photoshop and save as Quality 11. Not sure this is the best way but it seems to work for me here as well.
Nov 27, 2022 at 06:01 PM
p.18 #13Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Messing around with my boy Tater in the yard. Works pretty good as a dog portrait lens as well. Lol
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens 400mm f/2.8 1/400s 1600 ISO 0.0 EV
Nov 27, 2022 at 06:03 PM
p.18 #14Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Mottled duck with a spider web coming off the drip down to the water. Huge crop on this one. This lens really is special. The more I use it the more I love it!!!
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens 400mm f/2.8 1/2000s 800 ISO 0.0 EV
Nov 28, 2022 at 08:29 AM
p.18 #15Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Freude ist groß, mein 400er ist heute auch bei meinen Händler angekommen.
Nov 29, 2022 at 08:17 AM
p.18 #16Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
eorlando wrote:
Mottled duck with a spider web coming off the drip down to the water. Huge crop on this one. This lens really is special. The more I use it the more I love it!!!
Awesome shot and couldn't agree more! I think at the moment anyway it's the best lens on the market from any brand but just my biased opinion!!
Mottled duck with a spider web coming off the drip down to the water. Huge crop on this one. This lens really is special. The more I use it the more I love it!!!
Awesome shot and couldn't agree more! I think at the moment anyway it's the best lens on the market from any brand but just my biased opinion!!
Nov 29, 2022 at 08:49 AM
p.18 #17Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
I agree that it is the best on the market right now. So many different options with the TCs and 2.8 is just insane.
George DeCamp wrote:
Awesome shot and couldn't agree more! I think at the moment anyway it's the best lens on the market from any brand but just my biased opinion!!
George DeCamp wrote:
eorlando wrote
Mottled duck with a spider web coming off the drip down to the water. Huge crop on this one. This lens really is special. The more I use it the more I love it!!! Nov 29, 2022 at 09:14 AM
p.18 #18Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
A pair of sandhill cranes that were very vocal
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens 560mm f/4.0 1/3200s 1400 ISO 0.0 EV
Nov 29, 2022 at 10:04 AM
p.18 #19Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
eorlando wrote:
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.
I'd scale down the image pixel size as necessary, and use 95 % or more JPEG image quality. For pixel peeping, it's probably best to add a 100 % crop as a second image. The images in your post (when looking at the full image, not the image presented as part of the thread) indeed show a number of the effects that are resulting from lower JPEG quality processing (especially oversharpening, noise reduction, and associated artefacts).
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.
I'd scale down the image pixel size as necessary, and use 95 % or more JPEG image quality. For pixel peeping, it's probably best to add a 100 % crop as a second image. The images in your post (when looking at the full image, not the image presented as part of the thread) indeed show a number of the effects that are resulting from lower JPEG quality processing (especially oversharpening, noise reduction, and associated artefacts).
Nov 29, 2022 at 01:31 PM
p.18 #20Official Nikon 400/2.8S image thread + some discussions
Well that is interesting. These are not crops. JPEG run through topaz and then posted. Zero sharpening. I don’t see the artifacts. I’ll have to look at them again. Are they in all the photos I posted or just the whistling duck photos? I normally post with Flickr but my account is full so I did the upload and sell. Maybe that is where I am having issues.
Anyone else see said artifacts? I’m just not seeing them. Maybe I am blind. Lol.
AcuteShadows wrote:
I'd scale down the image pixel size as necessary, and use 95 % or more JPEG image quality. For pixel peeping, it's probably best to add a 100 % crop as a second image. The images in your post (when looking at the full image, not the image presented as part of the thread) indeed show a number of the effects that are resulting from lower JPEG quality processing (especially oversharpening, noise reduction, and associated artefacts).
Anyone else see said artifacts? I’m just not seeing them. Maybe I am blind. Lol.
AcuteShadows wrote:
eorlando wrote
Couple shots from yesterday morning. Black-bellied whistling ducks. Anyone have any suggestions on how to resize images in Lightroom to get maximum quality but still fit the size requirements to post on here. I have no interest in paying for a Flickr account. I saved these by adjusting the image quality when exporting to get the required size. Just not sure that is the best option.Nov 29, 2022 at 01:34 PM