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OwlsEyes wrote:
Yours is a good question and one that I have asked myself before and after purchasing the 800PF. Were my pockets deeper, the 400mm f2.8S lens with built in 1.4x would be the "one" telephoto for my shooting preferences. However, the price of the 400mm f2.8S or 600mm f4S are a step beyond my comfort zone. Ideally, I'd prefer a 200-600mm f4.5 (or 5.6) S-series lens, but this is not what Nikon is planning to produce. All of the roadmaps suggest that the 200-600 will be more like the 200-500 F-mount lens than the 200-400mm f4.0 professional optics.
Given the choices in the Z-System, the 400mm f4.5 and 800 f6.3PF seem to be the perfect compromise solution. The 800PF is a marvel in optical engineering. The lens is light, sharp, and relatively easy to shoot. While slower to lock on than the 400 f4.5, the lens plays well with the Z9 and creates photographic opportunities that a shorter focal length can't offer.
While I wouldn't call the 400/800 the "perfect combo," I find that the lenses pair well and are portable enough to carry in one bag.
If you liked the long-eared owl shot posted here, you should check out the pictures I recently posted on the 800PF thread.
regards,
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Yes, I saw your very nice long eared owl images taken with the 800PF. What I like about the lens, is that you have the reach without needing a TC, without having to put up with an extremely large size and without having to carry a hefty weight. It is straight and simple and gets you close, and delivers prime quality.
I believe the consensus is that it is a clear step below the Sony 600GM regarding image quality, rendering flatter images and lacking the ultimate contrast and clarity of the 600/4 lenses, but it is clearly still a high quality prime lens. And the AF is allegedly a step below. For me, choosing between the Nikon 800PF and the Sony 600GM is nearly identical to the choice between the 500PF and a 500/4 lens: do I want the ultimate clarity and IQ, and top level auto focus, but with the price of large size and weight, and a hefty cost, or do I want very good prime IQ a step below the top-level lenses, but have the substantial weight and size advantage and half the price? I have decided to choose the latter option.
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