digger
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Hi,as anyone used the z8 with the f mount 300pf, using a nikon 1.4 11 TC, if so how do the pictures compare to using without the TC. cheers in advance
z8 and 300mm PF and TC
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I have a Z8 and miss my 300PF, sold it before the Z8. Search the forums and you’ll see a bunch of posts about the F style teleconverter used on the Z mount bodies. My impression is that it’s tricky and probably stretching things since you also need the FTZ adapter in the mix. If I get another 300 PF I would use it in dx mode (at times) on my Z8. The 300 PFs (pre 220000 sn had some motor issues) are really nice overall.
imho,
Vinny
imho,
Vinny
digger
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cheers for that, yes I have the FTZ, just wanted the extra range as the 500pf which I have is to heavy for the wife's z8
Frogger
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I use the 300pf with TC1.4III on my z8 fairly regularly when I want to have a light/small combo with me and not a larger lens, or when I want to shoot things close up but not close enough for a 105 macro. Other than often being frustrated that 420mm is not enough for birds, it works well for me. The focus acquisition and acuity seem good enough for me.
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ricardo00
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I have used the 300mm PF and 500mm PF with my Z8. Not sure I have used the 1.4TC (I have the miii) with the 300mm but used it with the 500mm PF and it works fine, better than on my DSLR. I am sure the 300mm PF would work well with the 1.4 TC on the Z8. Assuming your 300mm and 1.4TC are good on your DSLR, I would expect as good if not better on the Z8.
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digger
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digger
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thanks but I haven't bought the TC yet just after the feedback
Frogger
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Not usually, I'd rather do the cropping myself afterwards. If the camera can't get focus because the critter is too small in the frame at FX, I'm probably too far away for the shot to be any good anyway.
digger
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cheers
FWIW I used extensively the 500 pf with f 1.4 tc AND FTZ on my Z9; don't think the FTZ has any impact on the IQ equation.
Yes, I use a 300mm PF with the Z8 and often have a TC-14 III mounted. The combo works very well.
ricardo00
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Agree with Frogger, may have used DX once but don't routinely use it. Just crop post.
The picture below was taken at a night game of Texas Tech in Lubbock. This photo was taken with the 300pf mounted on my Z9 with the ftzII at 6400 ISO. Shutter speed of !/1000th of a second with max aperture of 4.0. I shot this photo in DX mode. In lightroom the image was cropped and ran through the AI noise reduction.
With it being a night time game I decided t take the 300pf as it was the largest aperture lens in my back outside of the 70-200 f2.8 S. I also have the 100-400S and the 600pf which would have been pushing the ISO too much. I shot the first half of the game with the 100-400 on the Z9 and then put the 300pf on for the second half.
The second image is the same set up but with a 8000 ISO and 1/1000th of a second shutter speed. Again this is a cropped photo with AI noise reduction in Lightroom. No sharpening has been done to either image.
I know the topic is about the Z8 and I have had similar results with the Z8 with the 300 pf. It is a very good lens and it is the only f mount lens I have left. It fills a place in my bag specifically for sports. I have used the lens in Football, Basketball and Baseball. While it is not as fast with AF as the S line lenses, it is pretty darn fast.
With it being a night time game I decided t take the 300pf as it was the largest aperture lens in my back outside of the 70-200 f2.8 S. I also have the 100-400S and the 600pf which would have been pushing the ISO too much. I shot the first half of the game with the 100-400 on the Z9 and then put the 300pf on for the second half.
The second image is the same set up but with a 8000 ISO and 1/1000th of a second shutter speed. Again this is a cropped photo with AI noise reduction in Lightroom. No sharpening has been done to either image.
I know the topic is about the Z8 and I have had similar results with the Z8 with the 300 pf. It is a very good lens and it is the only f mount lens I have left. It fills a place in my bag specifically for sports. I have used the lens in Football, Basketball and Baseball. While it is not as fast with AF as the S line lenses, it is pretty darn fast.
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digger
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Cheers for that much appreciated, but there a no mention of the 11 TC,which is my question, I already have the z8 and 300pf its the TC I want and can't decide on the 11 or 111, 1.4
Before I bought my 600pf. I had both the TC II and III for a bit. A friend decided to go to Canon and I bought his TC1.4 vs III. It was significantly better than the II on both the 300pf and the 500pf.
In sports I like shooting in DX mode with the 300pf. It is faster with a 4.0 aperture and AF.
digger
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thanks for your replies
I briefly owned a 300PF (bought used but seemed to work fine as a bare lens). I already had a 1.4xiii that I used with my 70-200 f2.8E (this was on a native mount D850). The pictures with the 1.4x attached to 300PF were never sharp, even though the teleconverter was very sharp on my 70-200. Others say they work well, so maybe my combination was off for some reason? All I know is that in my personal experience the combination was so bad that it was unuseable.
TomSavage
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I used the 300PF 1.4TC combination on my Z8 as a poor man's Macro lens in Costa Rica recently. I was reasonably happy with the results.
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macwalter
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I sort of miss the 300pf. It was my go to lens with the 1.4tc for years until the 500of came out. I used on a d500 and then the d850. The main issue for me was the de-centering problem the lens had and at times not as sharp as I’d like. The 500pf was sharper and from then on it was my go to lens. On the z8 I liked the 300pf due to its small size although I didn’t use it with the 1.4tc. I would think it would work ok it worked fine with the 500pf on the z8. I had the 1.4tc iii. Overall I don’t miss f mount gear. The FTZ makes any lens stick out more and attaching a tc on top makes an extra connection which I don’t care for.
digger
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thanks for the reply, I think she's giving it a miss as doesn't want to loose the f4
fcotterill
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The 300 PF takes the TC14 well, and also the TC17 II when I tested this on a D850. It's still unique for the combination of relatively fast - F4 - and ergonomics. It's the ideal compact telephoto on a lighter camera, the the Z6 and Z7 family. The slower speed with a TC will mostly irrelevant on a Z6 sensor.
As shown very well above, the 300 PF is ideal for larger arthropods, herps etc. a great dragonfly and butterfly lens IME
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As shown very well above, the 300 PF is ideal for larger arthropods, herps etc. a great dragonfly and butterfly lens IME
Nikon 300mm AF-S F/4 PF ED VR lens review
I recently upgraded from a nikon D7500 to a D850. I'm still using my tamron 150-600g2. I never shot with a prime lens and was thinking of a getting a nikon 300 to start. I like the idea of the light weight PF model, but I read a lot of mixed reviews. I often carry my camera while kayaking...
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digger
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you won't find many negative reviews on the 300mmPF if any.. brilliant lens ,I also have the 500mm PFThe 300 PF takes the TC14 well, and also the TC17 II when I tested this on a D850. It's still unique for the combination of relatively fast - F4 - and ergonomics. It's the ideal compact telephoto on a lighter camera, the the Z6 and Z7 family. The slower speed with a TC will mostly irrelevant on a Z6 sensor.
As shown very well above, the 300 PF is ideal for larger arthropods, herps etc. a great dragonfly and butterfly lens IME
Nikon 300mm AF-S F/4 PF ED VR lens review
I recently upgraded from a nikon D7500 to a D850. I'm still using my tamron 150-600g2. I never shot with a prime lens and was thinking of a getting a nikon 300 to start. I like the idea of the light weight PF model, but I read a lot of mixed reviews. I often carry my camera while kayaking...
arbitrage
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IMO 300PF took the Nikon TCs better than any other Nikon lens I owned (and that included the 500E FL and 500PF). Z8 has no bearing on this...if anything it will have more precise AF than the combination did back on my D500/D850. I think 300PF/1.4TC would be a great lightweight/compact combo on the Z8. Only annoying to have to deal with the adapter making it not feel as small as it does on a DSLR.
digger
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1.4 11. or 1.4 111?
arbitrage
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I had the III. But I also had the 2.0II and 2.0III and I found it took both of those surprisingly well. Only lens I used the 2xTC on.