fcotterill
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Thanks for your thoughtful insights Bruce. To give my 0.02c, although much tempted I held back from the 100-400 S waiting to see how this 400 f4.5S turned out, once it'd turned up. Glad I waited, as I've ordered, and will pair it with a 70-200 f2.8E FL (also with TC14 III) and/or 24-120 f4S.
However, the 500 f5.6 PF stays to keep working with DSLRs as needed. Regarding DSLRs, it's pointless selling a well worn 4+ year old D850, and I just traded in a D5 in decent nick for a new D6 (last month Nikon SA dropped the price by 24%).
This mixed F & S system continues to work very well. Eventually i'll add a 2nd Z9 or perhaps a capable Zed camera pending what Nikon turns out over the next year or more.
To add - weight is the other important factor that matters a great deal; for example quick reactions, hiking etc vs the feasibility a much heavier 400 off shooting of 3 or 1 'pods. Thus the f2.8 400's or in my case 180-400 f4E TC14. After several months of indecision, the latter has replaced a 400 f2.8E; largely because I almost always had a TC on this superb prime, and this tended to be a TC2 III.
The 800 PF has proved its values beyond expectations in this niche, and this includes how it opens up extra reach with ZTC14 and even ZTC2.
In short, it's already clear to me how a Light&Sharp 400 4.5S will be a big help for fleeting events besides so being ideal for hiking.
However, the 500 f5.6 PF stays to keep working with DSLRs as needed. Regarding DSLRs, it's pointless selling a well worn 4+ year old D850, and I just traded in a D5 in decent nick for a new D6 (last month Nikon SA dropped the price by 24%).
This mixed F & S system continues to work very well. Eventually i'll add a 2nd Z9 or perhaps a capable Zed camera pending what Nikon turns out over the next year or more.
To add - weight is the other important factor that matters a great deal; for example quick reactions, hiking etc vs the feasibility a much heavier 400 off shooting of 3 or 1 'pods. Thus the f2.8 400's or in my case 180-400 f4E TC14. After several months of indecision, the latter has replaced a 400 f2.8E; largely because I almost always had a TC on this superb prime, and this tended to be a TC2 III.
The 800 PF has proved its values beyond expectations in this niche, and this includes how it opens up extra reach with ZTC14 and even ZTC2.
In short, it's already clear to me how a Light&Sharp 400 4.5S will be a big help for fleeting events besides so being ideal for hiking.
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