this is me wrote:
The biggest problem with this lens is that it’s an 800mm, f6.3, very light weight and balanced, super high IQ, and for only $6500. The wait list is super long and there’s nothing like it from competitors. So there MUST be something wrong with it.
FWIW, I looked over the Sony 600f4 thread and couldn’t make past the 3rd page. Very average pics with not so good bokeh either. I can say that in all the initial images on any new gear thread. People are just excited to share their new gear. And this is what revive a lot of our interest in getting out and shoot again.
When you’re in the right time and the right place, the spectacular image can be taken with a very average camera and lens.
Yes, of course.
The point though is not at all that people are looking for something bad to say about the 800PF.
Like any new lens it is scrutinized, and if many agree on something particular, then it is usually at least partially true.
Like I said, the images where the PF type bokeh will surface are limited, and you can even make sure it doesn't happen at all by simply not taking such images.
I disagree though about the 600GM, even though good images depend on the photographer, subject and the occasion, the 600GM adhers to all requirements for an immaculate super telelens. That does not mean though, that the Nikon 800PF may not have the edge when it comes to color rendering or contrast. The Sony 600GM appears to be very neutral, like all Sony GM lenses. It seems Sony has this neutral look as a priority..
this is me wrote:
The biggest problem with this lens is that it’s an 800mm, f6.3, very light weight and balanced, super high IQ, and for only $6500. The wait list is super long and there’s nothing like it from competitors. So there MUST be something wrong with it.
FWIW, I looked over the Sony 600f4 thread and couldn’t make past the 3rd page. Very average pics with not so good bokeh either. I can say that in all the initial images on any new gear thread. People are just excited to share their new gear. And this is what revive a lot of our interest in getting out and shoot again.
When you’re in the right time and the right place, the spectacular image can be taken with a very average camera and lens.
Yes, of course.
The point though is not at all that people are looking for something bad to say about the 800PF.
Like any new lens it is scrutinized, and if many agree on something particular, then it is usually at least partially true.
Like I said, the images where the PF type bokeh will surface are limited, and you can even make sure it doesn't happen at all by simply not taking such images.
I disagree though about the 600GM, even though good images depend on the photographer, subject and the occasion, the 600GM adhers to all requirements for an immaculate super telelens.
May 18, 2022 at 09:06 AM
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