Nikon lens simulator gone, alternatives for telephoto?

[bcgFollower]

It seems the Nikon lens simulator is gone: https://imaging.nikon.com/imaging/lineup/lens/simulator/
Are there alternatives that go up to 800 mm FF? I could not find any (most go up to only 300 mm..)

 

[fcotterill]

The online comparisons I've seen on Nikon websites only go to a 300 field of view and no narrower for telephotos

Understanding Focal Length

Focal length controls the angle of view and magnification of a photograph. Learn when to use Nikon zoom and prime lenses to best capture your subject.

www.nikonusa.com

Collection of Online Camera Simulators & Lens Simulators — cameraville

Camera simulators can be helpful for many reasons whether it be to help learn camera settings, deciding which zoom lens has the range you're looking for, or seeing how your new full frame lens will look on…

cameraville.co

 

[bcgFollower]

Thanks for the reply.
Yeah its really sad that Nikon decided to take this tool down. It was the only one where one could quickly compare different focal lengths up to the 800 + TC (I think).
My hope is that they will revamp this with the new Z lenses.

 

[bleirer]

I find myself returning to this calculator. It doesn't show you, but tells the exact width, height, and diagonal at a given distance. Probably be easy to construct a visual for common distances and focal lengths that you use often. Or just make a table for a given lens.

Camera Field of View Details and Calculator (FoV)

Calculator of Field of View of camera and lens, both the dimensional size of the Field Of View seen at a specified distance, and also Angle Of View.

www.scantips.com

 

[bleirer]

The other thing you might be able to do is walk around with a mental image for a given focal length of what distance is needed for something one foot by 1.5 foot to fill the frame.

For example at 600 mm on a full frame camera you might visualize that an imaginary subject 1 by 1.5 feet would fill the frame at 25 feet. Once you memorize this you can easily picture what would happen at 50 feet ( the distance doubles so the field of view would double each dimension to 2 by 3 feet). Of course at 100 feet is doubles again to 4 by 6 feet).

 

[bcgFollower]

Thanks Bill, thanks for the suggestions. The FoV calculator page contains indeed very useful information.