Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
500 PF for me over 400 4.5.
For birding use, the TC 1.4 will be permanently stuck to 400.
Its hard to rationalise buying a lens and not using it bare…or having to always use it with TC….as well buy a longer lens.
500 is ‘bare minimum’ i need
Tests confirm that 500 bare is sharper than that set up, even enlarged to 560mm.
molson wrote:
I'm trying to decide between the 500 PF and the Z 400 f4.5S for my next lens. I've used both in the recent past, the 400 f4.5 on my Z9, and the 500 PF on my Fuji X-H2S with a Fringer adapter. I didn't do any side-by-side comparisons, but my impression was the 500 PF was (noticeably) the sharper of the two. I also have the Z 100-400, so that makes the 400 f4.5 a bit redundant... but I wonder what I might be giving up if I go with the 500 PF and adapter instead of the native Z lens?
Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
500 PF for me over 400 4.5
For me its hard to rationalise buying a lens and not being able to use it as intended…bare…or having to use it with some compromise (TC)….as well buy a longer lens.
For birding use, the TC 1.4 will be permanently stuck to 400. Tests confirm that 500 bare is sharper than that set up, even enlarged to 560mm. But most of all, 500mm is the “bare minimum” (pun intended) that one needs for birds. Doesn’t hurt that it can become a 750 on DX, and i am not even counting TC 1.4.
I will think about it when a Z 600 PF lands up.
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molson wrote:
I'm trying to decide between the 500 PF and the Z 400 f4.5S for my next lens. I've used both in the recent past, the 400 f4.5 on my Z9, and the 500 PF on my Fuji X-H2S with a Fringer adapter. I didn't do any side-by-side comparisons, but my impression was the 500 PF was (noticeably) the sharper of the two. I also have the Z 100-400, so that makes the 400 f4.5 a bit redundant... but I wonder what I might be giving up if I go with the 500 PF and adapter instead of the native Z lens?
Jul 16, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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