Kevin
Member
Hello All,
I recently bought a Nikon 500mm F5.6 PF (after watching Steve's review 5 times ). The first copy I received had some very obvious issues with sharpness and focus and I requested a replacement. However now that I have the replacement copy, it still does not feel sharp, although its much better than the first copy i received. When I shoot wide open, images feel just a bit soft. I generally shoot hand held but to gauge if the lens is OK I shot some images with the camera on a tripod. Here are 2 images I took (Drop Box link below). Could you please take a look and comment on sharpness and focusBoth are unprocessed NEF files. Both images were taken with the camera on a tripod, 10s timer to minimize vibration, VR ON (normal)
Image1: Camera D7500, Manual Mode, F5.6, Auto ISO(450), 1/500s, Single Point Focus at the Center
Image2: Camera D7500, Manual Mode, F8, Auto ISO(720), 1/500s, Single Point Focus at the Center
The second image taken at f8 is sharper (as expected) but my concern is that at f5.6, Image-1 seems soft. I have limited time to return the lens if it does not seem OK.
Thank you.
I recently bought a Nikon 500mm F5.6 PF (after watching Steve's review 5 times ). The first copy I received had some very obvious issues with sharpness and focus and I requested a replacement. However now that I have the replacement copy, it still does not feel sharp, although its much better than the first copy i received. When I shoot wide open, images feel just a bit soft. I generally shoot hand held but to gauge if the lens is OK I shot some images with the camera on a tripod. Here are 2 images I took (Drop Box link below). Could you please take a look and comment on sharpness and focusBoth are unprocessed NEF files. Both images were taken with the camera on a tripod, 10s timer to minimize vibration, VR ON (normal)
Image1: Camera D7500, Manual Mode, F5.6, Auto ISO(450), 1/500s, Single Point Focus at the Center
Image2: Camera D7500, Manual Mode, F8, Auto ISO(720), 1/500s, Single Point Focus at the Center
The second image taken at f8 is sharper (as expected) but my concern is that at f5.6, Image-1 seems soft. I have limited time to return the lens if it does not seem OK.
Thank you.