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Considering NikonRumors has been suggesting for months now that it would be 180-600, “some” people would not find it odd nor the fact that it was overnight since they would have seen this info and been prepared for its release.
I Think Jared P. had it for at least two days, Jan W. for a week, and Ricci possibly for much longer than either of them. I'd love to have access to one of these prototypes for more time, that's for sure
Still, I'm very glad Nikon was able to give me what time they could between our schedules.
I really appreciate having your opinion on this lens, even though your time with it was limited. I give great weight to your point of view because your sincerity is clear and your advice is spot-on. I’m a better photographer because of it. Thank you!I Think Jared P. had it for at least two days, Jan W. for a week, and Ricci possibly for much longer than either of them. I'd love to have access to one of these prototypes for more time, that's for sure
The person was probably not correct ... they may have meant with them or over the phone ... I know of at least 2 people who had placed pre-orders with B&H right after the B&H announcement e mail came out last night ... I got B&H e mail at 10:12 PM MDT right after I got @Steve e mail at 10:18 with the link to his video. The 2 people I know said they ordered from B&H before steve's video was done.
According to everything I've seen, the aperture at 500mm is 6.3. I'm not sure why that's "too slow"....all things considered. I shot with a D500 + Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 for several years with very pleasing results. I have no reason to believe this lens will produce anything less. If you need faster than f/5.6 at 500mm, your only options are 8-10 TIMES the price of this lens (assuming you want to stick to Z glass).
I hear you, but IMHO 5.6 which is the most I can afford is already too slow for small birds under heavy tree canopy. But you can't beat that price.
Shot at f/6.3. Could have been f/16 for that matter and I doubt anyone would know. Technique and composition helps - a ton with slower glass.
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I'm talking deep forest
I talked to a dealer who had 73 pre-orders placed before 10:30 this morning. It's a hot item.
What are the apertures for the Z 100-400 @ 180-300mm, and 300-400mm?
Understood. I’ve been using my 800PF at 1/50 and 1/60 a lot to get some early morning shots I otherwise wouldn’t. Only works for still animals obviously, but I can usually squeeze a few keepers out at ISOs below 1000.
That would be the first order by phone. It was available last night online, at about 9:20 pm Pacific time. I'd guess there were multiple orders then.
sounds like you need the 400TC
With a flash!
At f/6.3, I'm going to be relying on the VR working very well to compensate for the 1 stop difference from the f5.6 I'm used to on the 200-500mm. I wished of course it was f5.6 at the 600mm end.
5.6 to 6.3 is a third (1/3) of a stop. Not so bad!!
Exactly. It’s really a push at this range. No big deal at all.
Yep. I ordered from B&H just after midnight eastern time.
