Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
Bryan Crowe wrote:
I had a similar experience waiting since March for BH to get stock. I cancelled and am wording a 200-600. May swap completely to Sony. Deems like Nikon and Canon are loosing ground......
I disagree...
I do not think Canon or Nikon are losing ground in terms of product quality; I think that people are enamored the tech that Sony has to offer. They are the "new kid in town," and have produced an AF system in their A9/A9II that is quite compelling. The capacity of the system integrated in those bodies rivals (surpasses?) the D5/1DX2, but other factors associated with the camera may be less compelling.
For some, new = better, for others... familiarity breeds success. While the 200-600 is a better lens design than the Nikon 200-500, for its internal zoom and faster AF, I have not been blown away by many of the images I've seen produced with the lens. This does not mean that the 200-600 can't produce outstanding pictures, it's just not the "amazing" optic that some make it out to be.
Much like the 200-500, the contrast diminishes as the focal length increases. With this drop in contrast, their appears to be a reduction in sharpness. Like the shooters of the 200-500, if you enjoy post-processing (as I do), you can make the 200-600 appear to be as sharp as a 600 prime. Now, if you had the money to buy a Sony 400 f/2.8 or 600 f/4 w/ an A9/A9II (at about $15000), then a Nikon shooter might have a good reason to switch. On the other had... you could buy a D5/D850/ or D/500 w/ a 500PF for a lot less money and have amazing sharpness right out of the camera at f/5.6 in a super light package.
For the record... I shoot w/ a 500PF and D500/Z6 and considered buying the A9/200-600 combo. In the end, I found that my 200-400VR1 (at $1700) with the D500 produced nicer images (sharper w/ better bokeh) than my friend's A9 w/ 200-600 combo. While he had a higher AF success ratio (98% to my 85%), when we compared similar images... he preferred my pics to his...
Sometimes old tech can be better tech.
cheers,
bruce
Dec 21, 2019 at 02:23 PM
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