Nikon Sale - some new lowest ever prices

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Drew said:
Must be your copy of the Viltrox lens that is soft, my copy is sharp. Been using it for Milky Way astrophotgraphy.
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Could very well be the case. I just wasn’t interested in dealing with returning the soft copy, testing a new one and potentially returning it when I have an acceptable, although MF, substitute.
 
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Whiskeyman said:
So, are you implying that increased demand would cause prices to go down?

I'm thinking that demand is actually down, or that supply has overcorrected from the recent past and is very high. When I last visited the nearest B&M camera store, their inventory was higher than I've seen it for a very long time. Across all brands, for both cameras and lenses.
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In my experience, things like tariffs, real or threatened, cause major market distortions. They alter the behavior of both consumers and producers in ways that seem paradoxical.

It will be interesting to look back at this in 6 months to see what’s really happening.
 
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Captain Spaulding said:
In my experience, things like tariffs, real or threatened, cause major market distortions. They alter the behavior of both consumers and producers in ways that seem paradoxical.

It will be interesting to look back at this in 6 months to see what’s really happening.
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What these often bring about are, in my views, less of a paradox, and more of a good old-fashioned unexpected reaction.

This, of course, being a view heavily influenced by my own tendencies. :whistle:
 
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I just bought the 600mm PF in Dec when it was marked down $800 and now it's $1000 off. It's a fantastic lens. No scientific test from me but I'm convinced the AF is faster than my 400 f4.5 so it yields more shots in focus during fast action. I've been impressed with my copy and surprised by when it captures things in perfect focus. Not all the time, but seems like significantly more than my 400.
 
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ajrmd said:
The 600 PF is super though I’m intrigued to learn why the 186 isn’t in consideration? I’ve owned the 400 f/4.5 twice and have sold it each time. The MFD and CA ruined an otherwise good lens. Shoot a backlit scene once and you’ll hate this lens.
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That's strange I've never noticed any CA in any of my 400mm f4.5 shots. Granted I have software corrections on but I'm not sure why those would ever not be on....
 
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Andy Baumgardner said:
That's strange I've never noticed any CA in any of my 400mm f4.5 shots. Granted I have software corrections on but I'm not sure why those would ever not be on....
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The fringing was terrible in any backlighting or objects against the sky - think branches. Very strong purple and simply awful with the 1.4x TC making it unusable. I had posted images in another thread and will see if I can find them. It may have been the copy though I've seen reviews where they note awful fringing with TC's.
 
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ajrmd said:
The fringing was terrible in any backlighting or objects against the sky - think branches. Very strong purple and simply awful with the 1.4x TC making it unusable. I had posted images in another thread and will see if I can find them. It may have been the copy though I've seen reviews where they note awful fringing with TC's.
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Couldn't be more opposite to my experience with backlighting and the 400/4.5. This is with the 1.4TC, too.
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