Re: AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR is coming
I have been interested in the 120-300 f/2.8 focal length since attending a wildlife trip with Brad Hill in 2017. At that time he was using mostly Sigma glass (Sigma 24-70, 120-300, & 500 f4 Sport). The f2.8 aperture at 300mm provides a great bokeh for isolation when you can approach subjects. Paired w/ a D500 the lens behaves like 450mm @f4 when shot at f/2.8... overall, a very nice focal length for those who prefer to shoot mammals and wildlife landscapes.
Enter Nikon's announcement... I figured with my 500PF, I'd be up for a splurge purchase. While I wouldn't be an early adopter, I thought if the price came in around $7000 US I would spend 2020 saving and buy it in 2021.
As everyone has already stated... the price is the real barrier. I could live with the extra mass, as the lens would replace my current 200-400 and 70-200FL (lenses I would have to sell to get my $7000 expense to a bit less than $4000), but at $10000 I just don't see how the lens really adds that more value to me that what I already shoot.
Were I a sports shooter, this could be the "one" lens in the kit, but that's not me.
Final point... were Nikon to develop an alternative optic w/ the type of improvements we see in modern zooms... let's say a 100-300 f/4 or f/4.5 (fixed aperture), I would happily spend up to $3600 on that lens in a New York minute.
There are loads of photographers looking for ways to pair down the size of their long lenses to facilitate hiking and air-travel.
Jan 11, 2020 at 07:31 AM
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