Nikon Lens Updates
Jun 18, 2017 18:41:45 #
cthahn wrote:
Why do you want to listen to rumors? You worry more about having a new model lens instead of learning how to use them.
Always great pleasure to hear from you!
Jun 18, 2017 19:54:41 #
Winslowe wrote:
Rumor has it there will be no new version until you buy the old one!
This is called Murphy's Law !!!!
Jun 18, 2017 19:59:59 #
Jun 18, 2017 20:30:02 #
drizztguen77
Loc: Tualatin, OR
JD750 wrote:
What features are you looking for that the current lens does not offer?
Clarity. My current Tamron just won't take a clear picture. Everything is soft. I bought Steve Perry's excellent book on Auto Focus and read the entire book and have followed all the advice in it. I also bought his excellent wildlife book and am following the advice it as well. I've bought the system to check for front/back focus and tuned it in as best possible. Yet the eye is always soft no matter what, even with a static subject and the camera on a tripod. My primary concern was the 500 vs 600 but I took some pictures at 500mm and 600mm and the difference is so small that I really don't think that is a big deal. I've heard the 200-500 is much clearer and the pictures I've seen taken with it that seems to be true.
Curtis
Jun 18, 2017 21:13:18 #
This is a copy from my iPad. If it doesn't show tack sharp, trust me the original is right on. I had to do a lot of editing because I didn't have the auto iso set correctly on my d750. But that lens still gave me the eye! I decided on the Nikon over the sigma 150-600 sport because of Nikons reliable resale values. I rented one first and I got the eagle with my d610 in fog. I got 200 more just as sharp! P.S. Note the shoes in the nest! What a great bird!
Jun 18, 2017 21:29:22 #
I have it and love it. It is not that old. If you wait for the newer version you will never buy another camera or lens because another new one will be coming out!
GO GET IT!
GO GET IT!
Jun 18, 2017 21:35:49 #
Kissel vonKeister
Loc: Georgia
asiafish wrote:
Sometimes the older lenses are best.
I often shoot with a 50mm f/1.5 lens made in 1937 and even my modern Leica Noctilux, while far "better", can't do what it can do.
I often shoot with a 50mm f/1.5 lens made in 1937 and even my modern Leica Noctilux, while far "better", can't do what it can do.
Your 50mm 1.5 sounds like it might be a Zeiss.
Jun 18, 2017 23:11:44 #
Jun 18, 2017 23:38:47 #
soaro77 wrote:
OK order has been placed. I will have it by Wednesday.
Let us know how you like it with some images.
Jun 18, 2017 23:46:12 #
drizztguen77
Loc: Tualatin, OR
Vince68 wrote:
Let us know how you like it with some images.
Absolutely. We have fawns running around our property right now so it will be a perfect time to have it.
Jun 19, 2017 00:25:07 #
soaro77 wrote:
Clarity. My current Tamron just won't take a clear... (show quote)
You have defined the problem. Very good. That is the first and most important step. Sharp images are about quality optics. I suggest that quality of the glass is far more important than 500 vs 600 mm.
So rent, borrow or steal a 200-500 (don't forget to return the stolen one if you go that route), and see how you like it.
Jun 19, 2017 01:48:19 #
mongoose777
Loc: Frisco Texas
billnikon wrote:
I own the 200-500 and the 200-400. I am hard pressed to see a difference in IQ, but you can really tell the difference in weight.
Bill, I think your comment might be a bit stretched.
The 200-500 is indeed sharp, but thats it after that, go a head and throw in the much cheaper price.
The weight factor is lighter bc the build quality is as cheap as they come, the rotating collar will surely
irritate most pros bc of the overall build construction as its clumsy as it feels sticky.
If your shooting in lower lit conditions, then forget of ever using the 200-500 f/5.6, as the 200-400 will still get very
usable images at f/4, however not as good as a 400 prime.
I can say the 200-500 is truly a very nice lens at a fraction of the cost from its pro versions, but I also feel those
lens will not last through the test of time, sooner or later they will get bumped enough to where the cheap telescopic
housing will not retract fully or even get sticky and eventually become hard to zoom.
IMO, the bottom line is you get what you pay for, but its still cheaper to buy a 200-500 and a D500 than a 200-400 vr2.
That selling point is a whole lot of bang for your buck!
Jun 19, 2017 01:57:36 #
mongoose777
Loc: Frisco Texas
wj cody wrote:
good glass never goes obsolete. only poorly ground glass and incorrect element lens assembly becomes obsolete. and among all the name brands, this never happens. while front element coatings may change and improve, "venerable" formulations (planar, biogon, distagon) are still with us in today's latest configurations.
But, are you being fair when comparing the 200-500 to the vintage Nikkor lens of yesteryear and even the 200-400 in overall quality,
remember how strong the build construction of the housings are on those other lens? The 200-500 does not even come close to those lens.
I personally see the 200-500 to be a very nice lens, but will not last years of accidental bumping or banging bc of is cheaply made housing.
Jun 19, 2017 04:32:07 #
mongoose777 wrote:
But, are you being fair when comparing the 200-500 to the vintage Nikkor lens of yesteryear and even the 200-400 in overall quality,
remember how strong the build construction of the housings are on those other lens? The 200-500 does not even come close to those lens.
I personally see the 200-500 to be a very nice lens, but will not last years of accidental bumping or banging bc of is cheaply made housing.
remember how strong the build construction of the housings are on those other lens? The 200-500 does not even come close to those lens.
I personally see the 200-500 to be a very nice lens, but will not last years of accidental bumping or banging bc of is cheaply made housing.
I would probably opt for the 200-500 only because I am not all that far from 80 years old and I would never live long enuf to wear out this lens. And I am very careful with my camera stuff. And I don't shoot every day. A 200-500 would stay idle most of the time. ~FiddleMaker
Jun 19, 2017 09:52:21 #
mstuhr
Loc: Oregon
Winslowe wrote:
Rumor has it there will be no new version until you buy the old one!
And the corollary. As soon as you buy the old one a new one will come out!
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