Nikon 200-500 f5.6 VR question
Aug 20, 2019 15:07:27 #
tiphareth51
Loc: Somewhere near North Pole, Alaska
What is the difference between Normal and Sport VR on the Nikon 200 to 500 mm f 5.6 lens? Thank you.
Aug 20, 2019 15:14:34 #
According to the instruction sheet, Normal is for Stationary objects, Sport is for Moving objects.
Aug 20, 2019 15:29:14 #
According to the sales person I bought the lens from, Normal works equally in all directions (up, down and side-to-side) while Sport is for when you are panning horizontally side-to-side, as when photographing an athletic event. The advantage of Sport (or Active on some lenses) is that there will be less cropping of the image if the vertical direction can be ignored. (I use only normal.)
Aug 20, 2019 18:32:59 #
I've used both for action, sports, birds in flight & couldn't tell any difference, so I now use 'Normal' for everything & find that it works great.
Earl.
Earl.
Aug 21, 2019 05:57:09 #
I was told that normal is for when the subject is moving and that active is for when you are moving . I just use normal because I could not see the difference , but then I am not a good photographer .
Aug 21, 2019 06:09:16 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
It has been a while since I have watched this vid on you tube but, if you have the time its mentioned in there some where.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jequQJ8_7A&list=PLOD1rrjm5sQDne9AacaP0weB4mwrclaE8&index=5&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jequQJ8_7A&list=PLOD1rrjm5sQDne9AacaP0weB4mwrclaE8&index=5&t=0s
Aug 21, 2019 06:48:59 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
tiphareth51 wrote:
What is the difference between Normal and Sport VR on the Nikon 200 to 500 mm f 5.6 lens? Thank you.
Look at it this way. If your hand holding on solid ground, use NORMAL. If your on a boat, train, or car where your body is moving while you shoot, use SPORT.
Aug 21, 2019 08:06:34 #
Scroll to the bottom.
https://nps.nikonimaging.com/technical_solutions/d500_tips/useful/vibration_reduction/
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https://nps.nikonimaging.com/technical_solutions/d500_tips/useful/vibration_reduction/
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Aug 21, 2019 08:11:52 #
billnikon wrote:
Look at it this way. If your hand holding on solid ground, use NORMAL. If your on a boat, train, or car where your body is moving while you shoot, use SPORT.
That is what I do
Aug 21, 2019 09:58:18 #
billnikon wrote:
Look at it this way. If your hand holding on solid ground, use NORMAL. If your on a boat, train, or car where your body is moving while you shoot, use SPORT.
I think Bill_de (above) has the good info.
Aug 21, 2019 15:37:51 #
When shooting sports or wildlife or birds in flight use the sport mode all others use normal, happy shooting
Aug 22, 2019 03:45:13 #
That is my understanding too. For instances, If you are taking a pic from a moving vehicle then use sport. If you are static then use normal. It seems the differences is more about whether you are moving or not than whether the subject is. Please someone correct me if I’m wrong.
Aug 22, 2019 06:42:12 #
TonyBrown wrote:
That is my understanding too. For instances, If you are taking a pic from a moving vehicle then use sport. If you are static then use normal. It seems the differences is more about whether you are moving or not than whether the subject is. Please someone correct me if I’m wrong.
"Sport mode limits vibration reduction to the minimum needed for subjects that are moving quickly and unpredictably.
Use the link I posted above to read Nikon's opinion on the subject.
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