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Archive 2022Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
p.11 #1Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Here are several images taken with the Z9 and 400mm f4.5. The first two images were taken a couple weeks ago with the 2x teleconverter, while the last two images were taken yesterday with the 1.4x teleconverter. All were shot wide open.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Raptors/i-PhtQrZS/0/32dc8e48/X2/20221008-_DZ92622-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Great-Blue-Herons/i-HzzG4zX/0/0aaabed6/X2/20221008-_DZ93075-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Waterfowl/i-SPFH2CR/0/5ebb0004/X2/20221028-_DZ98461-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Great-Blue-Herons/i-z6BNmzL/0/c05af7da/X2/20221028-_DZ98911-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Raptors/i-PhtQrZS/0/32dc8e48/X2/20221008-_DZ92622-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Great-Blue-Herons/i-HzzG4zX/0/0aaabed6/X2/20221008-_DZ93075-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Waterfowl/i-SPFH2CR/0/5ebb0004/X2/20221028-_DZ98461-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Great-Blue-Herons/i-z6BNmzL/0/c05af7da/X2/20221028-_DZ98911-Edit-X2.jpg
Oct 29, 2022 at 12:27 PM
p.11 #2Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Finally received the lens after 3 months!
NIKON Z 6_2 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/400s 720 ISO -0.3 EV
NIKON Z 6_2 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/400s 720 ISO -0.3 EV
NIKON Z 6_2 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S lens 400mm f/4.5 1/400s 800 ISO -0.3 EV
Nov 01, 2022 at 06:52 PM
p.11 #3Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
shekarn64 wrote:
Finally received the lens after 3 months!
Well done!
Finally received the lens after 3 months!
Well done!
Nov 01, 2022 at 09:59 PM
p.11 #4Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Did some testing of firmware 3.0 with the usual suspects. Imo the AF works noticeably better, finds the subject from farther away and is stickier.
Northern Pintail
Mallard
Long-billed Dowitcher
Dowitcher Bath
Great Blue Heron
Nov 01, 2022 at 10:12 PM
p.11 #5Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
A couple more from yesterday.
Mallard In Flight
Splash
Collision Course
Dowitchers In Flight
Nov 02, 2022 at 12:28 PM
p.11 #6Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Fit some more in before another 'atmospheric river' dumps 80mm of rain on the Lower Mainland. 
Sparrow
Leucistic Mallard
Dark-eyed Junco
Nov 03, 2022 at 02:09 PM
p.11 #7Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Some local waterfowl.
Coot
Mallard (female)
Mallard (male)
Nov 05, 2022 at 11:11 PM
p.11 #8Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
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Nov 09, 2022 at 07:42 AM
p.11 #9Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Random short encounter with Snow Buntings today. My 1st.
Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting
Nov 10, 2022 at 10:11 PM
p.11 #10Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Taken a couple days ago, at Fort Casey State Park, with the Z9 and the 400mm f/4.5 lens, shot at f/5.6
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-7MSvwXz/0/6dfc0775/X2/20221109-_DZ90350-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-35MKXh3/0/f8b180e6/X2/20221109-_DZ90651-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Washington-State/i-GrQ3LSk/0/eb256766/X2/20221109-_DZ90717-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-7MSvwXz/0/6dfc0775/X2/20221109-_DZ90350-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Animals/i-35MKXh3/0/f8b180e6/X2/20221109-_DZ90651-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Washington-State/i-GrQ3LSk/0/eb256766/X2/20221109-_DZ90717-Edit-X2.jpg
Nov 11, 2022 at 04:12 AM
p.11 #11Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
A bunch more from the Pacific shore. Meadowlark is also a 1st for me.
Off With A Meal
Black Brant
Seagull With A Crab
Western Meadowlark
Nov 11, 2022 at 10:46 AM
p.11 #12Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
All these great bird photos made me check out getting this lens even though I only own a Z6. After reading some reviews I put my name on notification list at Pictureline yesterday and today I got an email that it was available. So should have it next week!
FYI they had a few in stock . They were showing 4 in stock this afternoon after I ordered it.
frank
FYI they had a few in stock . They were showing 4 in stock this afternoon after I ordered it.
frank
Nov 11, 2022 at 06:39 PM
p.11 #13Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
More... birds.
Long-billed Dowitcher
Green-winged Teal
Copper's Hawk
Bald Eagles
Nov 12, 2022 at 09:04 PM
p.11 #14Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Taken yesterday on Fir Island with the Z9, the 400mm f/4.5, and the 1.4x TC, shot wide open:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Skagit-Bay/i-cbZ2pw8/0/519c958a/X2/20221112-_DZ91551-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Skagit-Bay/i-NP2vX2s/0/68a2ad2f/X2/20221112-_DZ91556-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Skagit-Bay/i-cbZ2pw8/0/519c958a/X2/20221112-_DZ91551-Edit-X2.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/Things/Skagit-Bay/i-NP2vX2s/0/68a2ad2f/X2/20221112-_DZ91556-Edit-X2.jpg
Nov 13, 2022 at 04:38 AM
p.11 #15Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Some images of an NZ Dotterel chick. All with 1.4x and processed from LR with minimal adjustments. If interested, you can read the story here: https://www.instagram.com/clarisofwaiwera/
_DSC3834.jpg by Alistair Owens, on Flickr
_DSC3835.jpg by Alistair Owens, on Flickr
_DSC3648.jpg by Alistair Owens, on Flickr
_DSC3834.jpg by Alistair Owens, on Flickr_DSC3835.jpg by Alistair Owens, on Flickr_DSC3648.jpg by Alistair Owens, on FlickrNov 13, 2022 at 05:51 PM
p.11 #16Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
My apologies for sharing a lens field test article in an image thread, but the images in this review are also gorgeous and the review aligns well with the feedback we're seeing in this thread.
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikor-z-400mm-f-4-5-vr-s
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikor-z-400mm-f-4-5-vr-s
Nov 15, 2022 at 01:46 AM
p.11 #17Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
urbanwild wrote:
My apologies for sharing a lens field test article in an image thread, but the images in this review are also gorgeous and the review aligns well with the feedback we're seeing in this thread.
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikor-z-400mm-f-4-5-vr-s
I'm glad the experts agree with what was obvious from the start.
My apologies for sharing a lens field test article in an image thread, but the images in this review are also gorgeous and the review aligns well with the feedback we're seeing in this thread.
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikor-z-400mm-f-4-5-vr-s
I'm glad the experts agree with what was obvious from the start.
Nov 15, 2022 at 12:30 PM
p.11 #18Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Short-eared owl in the dusk light (showed up 5 mins before sunset and was gone the next minute. I was waiting for it for 2-3 hours). Better luck next time.
Hunt At Dusk
Better luck next time.Nov 15, 2022 at 12:32 PM
p.11 #19Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Beautiful shot. Question about your iso. Do you use auto iso or set it manually? I use auto iso and it always seems to end up higher than I think it should be. 5 min before sunset and f 6.3 I would have thought it would have been higher than your Exif shows.
lukemeup wrote:
Short-eared owl in the dusk light (showed up 5 mins before sunset and was gone the next minute. I was waiting for it for 2-3 hours). Better luck next time.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52497743942_cfe28f3f3e_h.jpg
Hunt At Dusk
lukemeup wrote:
Short-eared owl in the dusk light (showed up 5 mins before sunset and was gone the next minute. I was waiting for it for 2-3 hours).
Better luck next time.Nov 15, 2022 at 01:10 PM
p.11 #20Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
eorlando wrote:
Beautiful shot. Question about your iso. Do you use auto iso or set it manually? I use auto iso and it always seems to end up higher than I think it should be. 5 min before sunset and f 6.3 I would have thought it would have been higher than your Exif shows.
Auto iso capped at 6400 (I don't like shooting at higher than that).
This specific case is a backlit situation - the sun just got covered in clouds and setting behind the owl to the left out of the frame (I had to pull the shadows to make this work because otherwise I'd just blow out the sky).
I was pretty impressed how Z9 picked the owl up in these conditions and how maleable the file was (tbh I thought this is definitely going to be deleted once imported to LRc).
Edited on Nov 15, 2022 at 02:23 PM · View previous versions
Beautiful shot. Question about your iso. Do you use auto iso or set it manually? I use auto iso and it always seems to end up higher than I think it should be. 5 min before sunset and f 6.3 I would have thought it would have been higher than your Exif shows.
Auto iso capped at 6400 (I don't like shooting at higher than that).
This specific case is a backlit situation - the sun just got covered in clouds and setting behind the owl to the left out of the frame (I had to pull the shadows to make this work because otherwise I'd just blow out the sky).
I was pretty impressed how Z9 picked the owl up in these conditions and how maleable the file was (tbh I thought this is definitely going to be deleted once imported to LRc).
Edited on Nov 15, 2022 at 02:23 PM · View previous versions
Nov 15, 2022 at 01:19 PM