p.14 #1 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
Ah, these are the same lenses I try not to look to hard at what the longer lenses are... GAS will kill me.
I don't know if Fred can merge them or not.
And yes, in order to get at my Image Thread, I have to post at the end of it, do my edits, and then I usually go back and delete my last post since it's just to let me edit the important parts
Wezre wrote:
With no disrespect to Lance, I think his new thread should be locked and this thread continue to be the official 600PF image thread.
EDIT: From the email notification I got when these recent replies were posted, it looks like this thread was somehow sent to the 2023 archive. Not sure how that happened, but glad we got this one back.
p.14 #2 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
Exploring the z9, z600 f/6.3 pf, first shots early this morning (lost focus for 4 frames right at takeoff between first and second images below, but I'm new-after-years to Nikon/z9, so must be a sensitivity/tracking setting on my part) | Knik Arm, Anchorage, Alaska | f/6.3, 1/2500s, iso 3200, bird detect, wide focus area, 20fps raw
p.14 #7 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
"Cross-posting" this from the Nature & Wildlife forum to share with the 600PF crowd. Following up from my last post in this thread, in late March and into early April I had the pleasure of traveling to Costa Rica for about 10 days. We did the typical loop with stops in La Fortuna, Monteverde, and Manuel Antonio, with a focus on wildlife viewing but some ziplining and easy hikes mixed in. The birds were incredible, and I had a ton of fun shooting the many species of hummingbirds that we came across. These were all shot with the Z8.
Broad-billed Motmot
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Green-crowned Brilliant
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Magenta-throated Woodstar (these birds were absolutely tiny and very fast, probably the most difficult hummingbird to photograph that I ran into)
p.14 #8 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
Wezre wrote:
"Cross-posting" this from the Nature & Wildlife forum to share with the 600PF crowd. Following up from my last post in this thread, in late March and into early April I had the pleasure of traveling to Costa Rica for about 10 days. We did the typical loop with stops in La Fortuna, Monteverde, and Manuel Antonio, with a focus on wildlife viewing but some ziplining and easy hikes mixed in. The birds were incredible, and I had a ton of fun shooting the many species of hummingbirds that we came across. These were all shot with the Z8.
Beautiful set from Costa Rica, Zach, such amazing detail with challenging lighting conditions and blazingly fast hummingbird subjects, incredible!
p.14 #9 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
kalani_kane wrote:
Beautiful set from Costa Rica, Zach, such amazing detail with challenging lighting conditions and blazingly fast hummingbird subjects, incredible!
Thanks kalani, I appreciate the kind words. I do have several photos of hummingbirds in flight but couldn't choose which I liked the best. Maybe I'll do a follow-up post here with some of those in a few days.
p.14 #10 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
Fantastic shots! These photos certainly display good reason to go with the 600pf. Excellent lens!
Wezre wrote:
"Cross-posting" this from the Nature & Wildlife forum to share with the 600PF crowd. Following up from my last post in this thread, in late March and into early April I had the pleasure of traveling to Costa Rica for about 10 days. We did the typical loop with stops in La Fortuna, Monteverde, and Manuel Antonio, with a focus on wildlife viewing but some ziplining and easy hikes mixed in. The birds were incredible, and I had a ton of fun shooting the many species of hummingbirds that we came across. These were all shot with the Z8.
p.14 #13 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
Maxxus46 wrote:
Fantastic shots! These photos certainly display good reason to go with the 600pf. Excellent lens!
Thanks Maxxus. In the northeastern US I find myself using the 1.4X TC on it a lot because it can be much harder to get close enough to certain types of birds. The 600mm focal length worked well in most instances, but the 600TC would've been perfect for those times that I needed a bit more reach and/or light. I can see why people like the 400TC for Costa Rica as well, as the f/6.3 aperture was a bit limiting at times. But you can't beat the portability and prices of the PF lenses which are my main reasons for going that route, yet they still provide outstanding image quality.
p.14 #14 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
Wezre wrote:
Thanks Maxxus. In the northeastern US I find myself using the 1.4X TC on it a lot because it can be much harder to get close enough to certain types of birds. The 600mm focal length worked well in most instances, but the 600TC would've been perfect for those times that I needed a bit more reach and/or light. I can see why people like the 400TC for Costa Rica as well, as the f/6.3 aperture was a bit limiting at times. But you can't beat the portability and prices of the PF lenses which are my main reasons for going that route, yet they still provide outstanding image quality....Show more →
I went to Costa Rica last november and loved it. I am a Sony user and left my 600/4 behind, simply because of the size and fixed 600mm. I purchased a 200-600g lens for the trip and it worked well, but was too slow really. A 400TC would be my preferred lens, as you can carry it in a backpack mounted on the camera, it gives you a much needed (at times) 400mm focal length and f2.8 aperture, and of course a great 560mm/f4.
I sold the 200-600g after the trip, and am waiting for Sony to bring a 400TC lens.
p.14 #20 · Official 600PF image and discussion thread
fnzmf25 wrote:
This lens seems just as sharp as the 600mm TC…
The 600TC is the sharpest supertele that Nikon makes. The 600PF is very sharp, but not quite in the same league as the 600TC. Realistically though, the difference in sharpness isn't something that most people can/will notice. The differences really come down to features (built in TC, extra buttons, better AF motors), build quality, light gathering, and out-of-focus rendering. The 600PF is a great lens and is the 600mm prime that most people should be getting, but there are some key things the TC lens brings to the table that professionals need and will pay for. Even with the 600PF, if you don't need the ultra light weight and small size, the 180-600 is probably a better choice for most people since it gives you 95% of the optical performance plus the flexibility of a zoom at a much lower price.
