Sorry to say but when I tried this 300PF it was absolutely not delivering what you’re stating, I tried two other copies then gave up.
I consider the 300PF to be the worst performing tele prime Nikon ever made even the old poorman’s tele outperforms this lens.
I know quite some guys shooting the old lens with a 1.7TC glued to it regretting they traded it for the sake of VR heavily regretting this.
Of course one can achieve better results nowadays with high resolution sensors and modern software able to extrapolate detail but that’s not a lensproperty...
Btw I took a look at Lensscore and they confirmed my own experience.
For the featureset I was referring at focusmemory, lensbarrellbuttons, slipinfilters, instanteaneous AF, double the lighttransmission, the bokeh and better BG separation.
Nonetheless I’m sure people are going to say the 300PF is better than the old 300 F/4 even on par with the 300 F/2.8
Well let me say it this way you’re entitled to your opinion
Now to quote Morris I’m going to clean my sensors....
arbitrage wrote: Thern wrote: mike clemens wrote:
The 500 PF will focus closer to the 500/4 speed is my guess -- in a whole other league from the 200-500.
I have the 300 PF and the 200-500 and the 300 PF has decidely snappier focus. The 500 PF will probably be 2-2.5x the price of the 300 PF. I would expect a seriously high end tele focus speed.
I wouldn’t have high hopes if I were you.
A 500PF will never be in the same league as a ,if your calculations happen to be correct, double the price 500 F/4 E lens.
I’m sure Nikon is not going to commit suicide regarding the sales of the exotics.
This PF iterations are meant to be expanding sales, opening an existing larger market of photogs lusting for a better long lens but not willing to pay the premium for an exotic.
Shorter and lighter? Yes of course (500/5,6 would result in a 89,3 mm diameter for a conventional lens allready)
Optical? Good enough like the 300PF but no way on par with the exotics
Featureset? Up to date but again not on par with the exotics.
That’s what I guess to be realistic to expect
My copy of the 300PF is already right up there with the 500E and 600II and 400DOII and 300II and 200-400/1.4....the exotics demand their price for aperture IMO, actual IQ that can be realized in an image is already met by lenses like 300PF and less expensive choices like 100-400GM and 100-400II.
PF design doesn't change the lens diameter....500/5.6 stays the same....PF gives a shorter lens which results in a lighter lens. But to me that is a huge benefit in getting difficult shots....an extra stop of light in my 500E and being able to reach further with more TCs because of that is a huge benefit but for fast reactive very small BIF a smaller, lighter lens like the 300PF (or 500PF) gets you more keepers hands down versus swinging the 500E around.
Not sure what feature set the 500E has that the 500PF wouldn't. Compared to the 300PF the only thing that comes to mind is no lens buttons. The 500PF has them looking at the leaked images. What other features are you referring too?
AF between my 300PF and 500E is equal...I can't notice any difference and if they have to go for a big distance change the 300PF works faster with smaller stuff to move inside.
Wouldn't give up my 500E as it is the king of my Nikon glass collection and serves a very big purpose in my kit but it isn't IQ and feature set that set it apart for my use....it is the stop of light and what that gives me....
Aug 11, 2018 at 09:36 AM
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