p.2 #1 · A new super telephoto zoom will arrive in September
Not sure about this one. My RF 100-300 f2.8 is outstanding as a 200-600 f5.6. It also makes a great 100-300 f2.8 and 140-420 f4. Basically 3 lenses in one. Granted I am capped at 600mm f5.6 vs 840 f8. However I really am not a big fan of f8 shooting. Now if this was a f4 lens making an 840mm f5.6, I would get one. I guess price with be the big factor.
p.2 #4 · A new super telephoto zoom will arrive in September
Yea, it always has to happen to someone.
I'm patiently waiting for RoamingScott to take the plunge and buy the Nikon Z 14-28mm S so that the following week Nikon can finally announce the S II.
Jul 31, 2026 at 05:07 PM
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p.2 #5 · A new super telephoto zoom will arrive in September
EB-1 wrote:
I'm too old to be using such a lens in 8-10 years. I really don't like primes unless necessary like the 600/4. Primes end up creating images that require cropping far too often or being too tight sometimes.
EBH
For me, I will retire in 8 to 10 years and I just wouldn't use it enough until then. I will likely rent it a few times between now and retirement and if I like it enough, I will get it when I retire and have time to shoot more. That is the plan at least and maybe it will work out that way.
Jul 31, 2026 at 05:34 PM
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p.2 #6 · A new super telephoto zoom will arrive in September
Mike_5D wrote:
That's an interesting combination of focal length and aperture. Not really long, and not really fast. Besides surf photography, who's it for? Definitely not sports professionals who need f/2.8 for night games. I guess wildlife, but you lose a stop of light vs the 500/4 or 600/4 and it's likely massive and expensive compared to a 100-500.
The EF sports zoom was of course the 200-400 f/4L with a built-in TC. I am guessing the RF replacement for that lens is still to come and isn't this lens.I think that lens will be something like a 250-500 f/4.5 with a built-in TC and it will be a bit bigger than this lens, more expensive, and obviously a bit wider aperture. That's my guess anyway. I don't see this lens as a replacement really in any way for the 200-400 f/4L unless you always used the TC with that lens.
Oh and I think this lens is very much a lens for wildlife shooters and will work well for that.
