Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
JohnK007 wrote: ilkka_nissila wrote:
Good showing from the 500 PF in Lenstip tests.
The TC results from the 180-400 align with what I think of TCs in general.
Not sure that's fair.
The 180-400 shows close to "almost Otus-like" sharpness wide-open, and stopped down one click, blowing the doors off the 200-500 (and 500 PF), in a totally different league, sharpness-wise, within its intended range (180-400) ...
And, with the TC engaged, at the very outermost stretch of its capability, outside its native range, it (brown dot) still *bests* the 200-500 at 500 (green dot).
And we're not even getting into quality of rendering and bokeh ...
The 180-400 doesn't "blow the doors off" the 500 pf at all. The 180-400 at 400mm it is only 2.5 lpmm sharper and with the TC it is way less sharp at about 8 lpmm wide open. You'd be hard pressed seeing 2.5 lpmm even in the best of circumstances.
As for "rendering" and bokeh, the bokeh and rendering looks excellent to me from the 500 PF. Smooth bokeh, excellent colors and sharp as a tack. The 500 pf is an *amazing* lens.
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Even on complex highlighted backgrounds where most lenses struggle.
Oct 28, 2018 at 04:30 PM
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