Outstanding job Steve I'm in for sure on this one also as long as it passes the sniff test before I get it!
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Steve good morning, I just love your breathless delivery every time. This is just excellent so can’t wait to see the full review. First class as always. This lens looks amazing and the price point is sensational.Nikon just announced their new 800mm PF and my extensive first-look review for wildlife photographers is ready to go!
In this first-look video, I'll answer all the burning questions you have about the 800PF. We'll talk about the specifications, the controls, features, technology, ergonomics, sharpness, rendering, autofocus, VR performance, how hand-holdable it is, how it handles in the field, and so much more! If you want the best 800PF review for wildlife photography, this is it!
Plus, I'll pass along all of my insights, thoughts, and recommendations along the way!
Check out the video below:
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If you enjoyed the video, please share it with your Nikon friends - and feel free to pass it on any camera forums or groups who may enjoy it. Thank you so much!
PS - I also want to apologize. I was not able to perform any sniff, lick, or "wind tunnel" tests with this lens. Sadly, I also forgot to curl it like a dumbbell. Oh, the missed opportunities!
PS - I also want to apologize. I was not able to perform any sniff, lick, or "wind tunnel" tests with this lens. Sadly, I also forgot to curl it like a dumbbell. Oh, the missed oppo
I find it hard to understand why you’d even want a long prime. Zooms are just so good. Folk say zoom with your feet. That’s ok but not out in the wilds surely? I certainly get long lens envy but simply can’t afford the $14k for that z400mm
For wildlife a 100-400mm is a great tool but will frequently be too short and it's a 400mm 5.6. So a 400 2.8 is a 2 stop improvement and will have higher quality. You could throw a 2x on the 100-400mm and turn it into a 200-800mm which is super versatile but it's then an f9 - f11 lens vs this new 800mm f6.3. A 200-600mm is a slightly better prospect and very versatile but you're still giving up light. The existing Nikon 200-500mm is slower to focus than a prime and has an extending barrel so it's not quite so weather resistant. The recent 180-400 f4 TC which I've used a lot is as good as it gets for a wildlife zoom but it's a big, heavy and expensive lens and you still lose a stop of light vs the 400mm f2.8 Z.
For me the main thing aside from quality is that you don't really need to cover the distances between the primes once you're beyond 300 or 400mm. So the new 400mm with built in TC gives you 400 and 560mm. If 560 is slightly too tight then I'll drop back to 400mm and do a small crop. There will be cases where 400mm is too much but then I'll go for head shots and detail. Prime lenses keep quality high and weight down. The built-in TC does make give it much more flexibility though.
There are many situations with wildlife where you just won't get close enough and you always want more reach. So you know even with an 800mm that much of the time you'll be cropping, just not as much as if you used a 600mm. So all a zoom would do (if you could buy a 400-800mm zoom) is lose you light. When I looked at my photos from the 180-400mm TC across all the trips I'd used it on I realised that almost all of the great photos I liked were shot at 400mm or 560mm. So it became a fairly easy thing to make the switch.
Lol we will forgive you.Nikon just announced their new 800mm PF and my extensive first-look review for wildlife photographers is ready to go!
In this first-look video, I'll answer all the burning questions you have about the 800PF. We'll talk about the specifications, the controls, features, technology, ergonomics, sharpness, rendering, autofocus, VR performance, how hand-holdable it is, how it handles in the field, and so much more! If you want the best 800PF review for wildlife photography, this is it!
Plus, I'll pass along all of my insights, thoughts, and recommendations along the way!
Check out the video below:
Can you help?
If you enjoyed the video, please share it with your Nikon friends - and feel free to pass it on any camera forums or groups who may enjoy it. Thank you so much!
PS - I also want to apologize. I was not able to perform any sniff, lick, or "wind tunnel" tests with this lens. Sadly, I also forgot to curl it like a dumbbell. Oh, the missed opportunities!
No one is discussing the 5m MFD. 0.16x reproduction.
5m is tough to work some of the time. Although not too much worse than say the 4.5m of the 600GM. But compared to say the Nikon 400/2.8 Z with 2.5m so that with a 2xTC you would be at 0.46x at 800 f/5.6.
No one is discussing the 5m MFD. 0.16x reproduction.
5m is tough to work some of the time. Although not too much worse than say the 4.5m of the 600GM. But compared to say the Nikon 400/2.8 Z with 2.5m so that with a 2xTC you would be at 0.46x at 800 f/5.6.
Presumably that means it's not an issue for them/what they shoot ?No one is discussing the 5m MFD. 0.16x reproduction...
Wow, seems like a great lens, and at a far more accessible price for amateur photographers!Nikon just announced their new 800mm PF and my extensive first-look review for wildlife photographers is ready to go!
In this first-look video, I'll answer all the burning questions you have about the 800PF. We'll talk about the specifications, the controls, features, technology, ergonomics, sharpness, rendering, autofocus, VR performance, how hand-holdable it is, how it handles in the field, and so much more! If you want the best 800PF review for wildlife photography, this is it!
Plus, I'll pass along all of my insights, thoughts, and recommendations along the way!
Check out the video below:
Can you help?
If you enjoyed the video, please share it with your Nikon friends - and feel free to pass it on any camera forums or groups who may enjoy it. Thank you so much!
PS - I also want to apologize. I was not able to perform any sniff, lick, or "wind tunnel" tests with this lens. Sadly, I also forgot to curl it like a dumbbell. Oh, the missed opportunities!
No one is discussing the 5m MFD. 0.16x reproduction.
5m is tough to work some of the time. Although not too much worse than say the 4.5m of the 600GM. But compared to say the Nikon 400/2.8 Z with 2.5m so that with a 2xTC you would be at 0.46x at 800 f/5.6.
*Theoretically, a subject of approx 10cm overall size (small passerine) is going to be magnified to project a ~20mm image along the longer (36mm) axis of a FX camera at 4m with a 800mm telephoto. In practice, this subject will appear to almost "fill the frame" at the MFD of 5m especially if it's moving.It's right in between the MFD of the 600FL and 800/5.6. I'm happier it's 2 feet less than the F mount 800/5.6 so that's good!