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p.32 #1Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Random photos while walking the dogs this week
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NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-2.0x lens 800mm f/10.0 1/250s 2200 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 560 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/8.0 1/320s 3600 ISO 0.0 EV
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Jun 30, 2023 at 03:02 PM
p.32 #2Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
I really, really love this lens. The size, weight, relatively fast aperture, relatively low cost, and fantastic IQ. Great combination !
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Jun 30, 2023 at 03:45 PM
p.32 #3Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Pixel Perfect wrote:
Thanks Lance, we have Superb Wrens galore on the NSW South Coast. These were all at Shoalhaven Heads. The boys are already in breeding plumage too.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks Lance, we have Superb Wrens galore on the NSW South Coast. These were all at Shoalhaven Heads. The boys are already in breeding plumage too.
Thanks for the info.
Jun 30, 2023 at 06:31 PM
p.32 #5Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Any idea whether cropping a 400mm image to 560mm is better or worse than using TC 1.4 ?
Jul 01, 2023 at 08:38 AM
p.32 #6Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Garuna wrote:
Any idea whether cropping a 400mm image to 560mm is better or worse than using TC 1.4 ?
The 1.4 TC is great. The bare lens will give you the best quality. Cropping in post , or DX mode in camera will give you better quality , but it's not a drastic difference IMO , both are very useable. The biggest advantage to cropping is the ability to keep the ISO lower with the difference in light gathering F4.5 vs F6.3.
Any idea whether cropping a 400mm image to 560mm is better or worse than using TC 1.4 ?
The 1.4 TC is great. The bare lens will give you the best quality. Cropping in post , or DX mode in camera will give you better quality , but it's not a drastic difference IMO , both are very useable. The biggest advantage to cropping is the ability to keep the ISO lower with the difference in light gathering F4.5 vs F6.3.
Jul 01, 2023 at 08:41 AM
p.32 #7Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
dx mode.
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Jul 01, 2023 at 11:07 AM
p.32 #8Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Garuna wrote:
Any idea whether cropping a 400mm image to 560mm is better or worse than using TC 1.4 ?
FWIW, if you check pg 27 of this thread I compared all 4 scenarios. Personally, I'm at a point where the only reason I prefer using the 1.4 is because it helps me to frame a distant image. In other words, I find that if I don't use the tc and just frame in FX, I have a hard time judging if the subject is simply too far away and not worth shooting. Not sure if that makes sense to anyone else but it helps me. And if I'm "light challenged", I use shootme's advice above and crop instead of the tc. The photos below mirror my point. Fairly high ISO and fairly low SS. I had the 1.4 with me but didn't want to give up the light so I used DX mode and cropped for the Wren. The Cardinal was a cropped FX.
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Any idea whether cropping a 400mm image to 560mm is better or worse than using TC 1.4 ?
FWIW, if you check pg 27 of this thread I compared all 4 scenarios. Personally, I'm at a point where the only reason I prefer using the 1.4 is because it helps me to frame a distant image. In other words, I find that if I don't use the tc and just frame in FX, I have a hard time judging if the subject is simply too far away and not worth shooting. Not sure if that makes sense to anyone else but it helps me. And if I'm "light challenged", I use shootme's advice above and crop instead of the tc. The photos below mirror my point. Fairly high ISO and fairly low SS. I had the 1.4 with me but didn't want to give up the light so I used DX mode and cropped for the Wren. The Cardinal was a cropped FX.
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Jul 01, 2023 at 11:17 AM
p.32 #9Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
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Jul 01, 2023 at 11:55 AM
p.32 #10Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
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Jul 01, 2023 at 07:47 PM
p.32 #12Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
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Jul 03, 2023 at 08:05 AM
p.32 #13Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Looks like you’re really enjoying the lens, Gary.
Cheers,
George
Cheers,
George
Jul 04, 2023 at 04:03 AM
p.32 #14Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
Juvi Sky Ninjas - Scissor-tailed flycatcher
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/3200s 1250 ISO -0.7 EV
NIKON Z 8 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/3200s 500 ISO -0.7 EV
Jul 04, 2023 at 09:37 AM
p.32 #15Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
The gannets are back and seeing them fishing is always an amazing experience as they dive bomb from maybe 20-30m above the water like an arrow and apparently have been recorded at depths of 20m or more. The trouble is they are usually too far out to capture with any detail. I got relatively lucky a few weeks ago off the south end of Werri beach as they just off the point. Still even with the Z9 and 400 + 1.4x they were heavy crops and this is where the 800 would have been welcome. Still I did manage a fluke timing shot and some shots as he left the water.
Adult gannet
juvenile gannet
Bombs away
We have impact
The long take-off
Adult gannet
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 450 ISO +0.3 EV
juvenile gannet
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/4000s 640 ISO +0.7 EV
Bombs away
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 400 ISO +1.0 EV
We have impact
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 560 ISO +1.0 EV
The long take-off
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 1000 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 1000 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 1000 ISO +1.0 EV
NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2500s 1000 ISO +1.0 EV
Jul 05, 2023 at 05:19 PM
p.32 #16Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
JustShootMe wrote:
Garuna wrote
Any idea whether cropping a 400mm image to 560mm is better or worse than using TC 1.4 ?I don't think there is any material difference in the amount of light hitting the sensor under each approach. One approach admits light through a larger aperture but the other records photons over a larger area. I think you will find the SNR is equivalent in both image files given the same FOV.
Jul 05, 2023 at 05:52 PM
p.32 #17Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
This Brown booby showed up randomly at the local park I visit daily. He really shouldn't be in central TX , he put on quite a show for a few days with his hunting skills. The local birding community went nuts , and everyone came to see the Booby. Yesterday he was found dead , not sure why. The pond where he was hanging around was quite small , and although there were tiny fish , maybe that wasn't enough for such a large bird.
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Jul 10, 2023 at 04:43 PM
p.32 #18Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
I'm on my second copy of this lens, and the more I use it, the more I like it.
Downy Woodpecker
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Jul 21, 2023 at 04:05 PM
p.32 #19Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
I used the 400mm f4.5 with a Viltrox 12mm extension tube to get a little closer to our bird bath this morning, and it works quite well - this image was shot in DX mode, but no additional cropping was applied.
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
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Jul 23, 2023 at 12:21 PM
p.32 #20Nikon Z 400 f4.5 VR S Image Thread
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Jul 26, 2023 at 09:00 PM