Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
I have been re-reading much of this thread, going back to the very beginning and doing spot readings at various random locations. One thing struck me as being funny:
When this lens was introduced, for various reasons, more than several of you said you would *not* buy the lens. Now, as I go through your names in my mind, all but one of you have bought it and you really like it a lot. Btw, no insult intended at all.
From all information available on this lens (including all here) I now know/see the pros and cons of this lens. It truly is a breakthrough lens, because of the dramatic weight/size reduction, while maintaining Nikkor quality.
*Here is my question*:
I get very excited about shooting waterbirds taking off. I love it when it happens and I am ready. Ideally, the bird is moving tangentially toward and ultimately right past me. For that purpose I love my 200-500. Oh, it is not perfect and I know the shortcomings. But it *is* a zoom. And I love the freedom of being able to pull back the focal length.
Have any of you 500 PF shooters/owners yet had the opportunity/pleasure to shoot a waterbird(s) taking to flight? It does not come often. Psychologically, how do you deal with the fact that you cannot pull a prime back as the bird is flying toward you? And how do you deal with it physically?
The only thing I can think of is to *work farther away*, so that when the bird initiates flight, I simply acquire and hold it well within the middle of the frame as long as I can. In other words, I must just accept a smaller subject in the frame during those initial frames in the sequence. I am confident that the 500 PF and D850 will quickly acquire and hold it for the entire sequence.
I have never owned/shot a 500 prime, so maybe I am overthinking all of this.
Just wanted to get a few thoughts.
Thanks much.
Robert
Mar 17, 2019 at 09:58 AM
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