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 Re: 1.7 tc with 200-500 | |
egd5 wrote:
Has anyone played with this combo? I've got a 200-500 coming from the B&S boards here and I'm thinking that combo with my D500 might make a good butterfly/dragonfly setup. My 1.7 has been very sharp with everything I've tried it with.
Don’t get discouraged.
Although too front-heavy to hold up for long, the 200-500 is a sharp lens that allows plenty of working room for butterflies.
Several years ago I began reclaiming a section of lawn into native wildflowers. I wanted Monarchs and more. It now supports a great diversity of bees/wasps, aphids, beetles, flies, gray tree frogs, American toads and Boreal Red backed voles. I do not mow it in the fall, nor do I rake it out, leaving the leaf litter as is. Each summer I go through and pull up any undesirable plants.
Here are just a few of the images I’ve gotten with my trusty old 200-500 around that meadow. The routine is to let the rig hang from a Black Rapid sling, while slowly walking the perimeter, looking for butterflies in excellent light on the inside.
I agree with the others here: Alone, the 200-500 AF is sluggish enough. I’ve used a 1.4 on it a few times and that's no fun. Forget the 1.7, as it would be nearly impossible! For nature photojournalism I do like this 200-500 and will keep it. And I use it for short nature video clips too.
Tried a 500 5.6 PF in New Mexico last fall. Light, sharp, fast and agile. I think it will be my new loon lens.
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