George DeCamp wrote:
Anyway, mostly early morning stuff. First 3 are ISO 2000 hand held, rest are various with x1.4 EIII attached to D500.
So ... even with the 1.4x TC the AF can still track a flying butterfly - or was this just a lucky shot?
If that is AF doing its job it is impressive, at f/8 effective and given the very small DOF etc.
Technic I'm sure the 500PF is quite capable of tracking, but isn't it highly dependent on the body in use?
This afternoon I tracked this hawk with D500+500PF+1.7ii, sadly the hawk was super super far away but track it did
technic wrote:
So ... even with the 1.4x TC the AF can still track a flying butterfly - or was this just a lucky shot?
If that is AF doing its job it is impressive, at f/8 effective and given the very small DOF etc.
Butterfly was a lucky shot! Was following him and took two shots, both were sharp but this one I didn't expect would be that good!
Good lens though! So gar very happy but still want to spend more time with it to just learn which is what I always do. Play with different settings to see which works best.
I have a 600VR and dont have a butterfly flight shot though! lol
George DeCamp wrote:
Butterfly was a lucky shot! Was following him and took two shots, both were sharp but this one I didn't expect would be that good!
Good lens though! So gar very happy but still want to spend more time with it to just learn which is what I always do. Play with different settings to see which works best.
I have a 600VR and dont have a butterfly flight shot though! lol
Not luck! You were there at the right time with the right gear and the right spirit
My daughter will get her copy today, we're driving upnorth in the Netherlands to my regular seller.
BTW overhere several sellers do have it allready on stock. (ordered before 17.00 delivered the next day)
Strange isn't it? same with the D850 and any other new products from Nikon last years, but the 180-400 (which took 2 weeks to arrive.)
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Technic I'm sure the 500PF is quite capable of tracking, but isn't it highly dependent on the body in use?
Yes, I was assuming that a highly capable body like D500 is used.
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George DeCamp wrote:
Butterfly was a lucky shot! Was following him and took two shots, both were sharp but this one I didn't expect would be that good!
Good lens though! So gar very happy but still want to spend more time with it to just learn which is what I always do. Play with different settings to see which works best.
I have a 600VR and dont have a butterfly flight shot though! lol
OK, I wondered about "tracking" because most butterflies fly around erratically.
Anyway, even with a bit of luck involved well done :-)
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Thern wrote:
My daughter will get her copy today, we're driving upnorth in the Netherlands to my regular seller.
BTW overhere several sellers do have it allready on stock. (ordered before 17.00 delivered the next day)
Strange isn't it? same with the D850 and any other new products from Nikon last years, but the 180-400 (which took 2 weeks to arrive.)
It probably helps that Nikon Europe is in the Netherlands. On the other side, we seem to have about the highest Nikon prices worldwide so we pay the price for it ;-(
MedicineMan404 wrote:
^Geoff there's a possiblity=order from Europe.
...the forex would probably double the cost of the lens....really I'm fine without the lens for awhile...I have brand new 500E to shoot with....I'm not hurting for glass
Also the reason I haven't got one from the US is that Nikon won't allow stores in the US to ship Nikon products to Canada (unless grey market). Also in Canada they won't readily service a Nikon US lens (unlikely any other country either). And in Canada we get a full 5 year warranty on Nikon lenses which is more than the US I believe (not sure about Europe).
I believe Nikon USA lenses also come with warranty extended to 5 years which is only valid for US residents (at least it was that way when I lived there). But you should still get the 1-year international warranty no matter where you are (assuming that it is not a gray market purchase).
I don't understand these trade issues ... I can understand why some countries choose to protect their domestic job sector by imposing tariffs etc. But in Nikon's case, Nikon USA and Nikon Canada (most likely) are owned by Nikon Japan so it's all the same big enterprise. You'd think that they'd do their best to make service easy for customers.
In Europe we only get 1-year official warranty though some stores extend it, and in practice Nikon usually repair things for free if it is not too far out of warranty (this has been my experience, but it may not match other people's). The manufacturer's responsibility to manufacturing flaws is not limited to the warranty period here, but of course it can be debated whether the flaw was there to begin with, or was caused by improper use.
I just picked up my copy today and decided to take it to a park not very far from the store for a couple of hours in the early afternoon so not exactly an ideal time. Also I did not fine tune the lens at all.
All the pictures were taken with D850, NEF. I adjusted the picture a bit in PS but did not add any sharpening.
suteetat wrote:
I just picked up my copy today and decided to take it to a park not very far from the store for a couple of hours in the early afternoon so not exactly an ideal time. Also I did not fine tune the lens at all.
All the pictures were taken with D850, NEF. I adjusted the picture a bit in PS but did not add any sharpening.
arbitrage wrote:
Excellent shots for a first outing...that is one cute owl (which species is that?)
Thanks Geoff. It is a spotted owlet. There are quite a few around Bangkok
and at least this one has been staying in the same place for a few years now
so very considerate of him (her?) when I need to try out a new tele lens
Actually I found 3 today as a gardener at the park saw me with a camera and asked
if I like to take pictures of birds and showed me another 2 that she just found this morning
suteetat wrote:
I just picked up my copy today and decided to take it to a park not very far from the store for a couple of hours in the early afternoon so not exactly an ideal time. Also I did not fine tune the lens at all.
All the pictures were taken with D850, NEF. I adjusted the picture a bit in PS but did not add any sharpening.
suteetat wrote:
I just picked up my copy today and decided to take it to a park not very far from the store for a couple of hours in the early afternoon so not exactly an ideal time. Also I did not fine tune the lens at all.
All the pictures were taken with D850, NEF. I adjusted the picture a bit in PS but did not add any sharpening.
Wow.. I envy anyone who can just go into a park near a camera store and find an owl to put their lens on. This type of opportunity often requires a long hike through a bog, or suiting up for a hike in the the snow during the dead of winter. Thanks for posting the shots.. they both look good.
I spent about 3 hours in the woods today with my copy and did all my shooting with a D500 (ISO3200 to ISO800). I'll post my thoughts and samples after I get some time to edit... I definitely made some interesting observations today... just about all were good
arbitrage wrote: ...the forex would probably double the cost of the lens....really I'm fine without the lens for awhile...I have brand new 500E to shoot with....I'm not hurting for glass
Also the reason I haven't got one from the US is that Nikon won't allow stores in the US to ship Nikon products to Canada (unless grey market). Also in Canada they won't readily service a Nikon US lens (unlikely any other country either). And in Canada we get a full 5 year warranty on Nikon lenses which is more than the US I believe (not sure about Europe).
FYI... the Nikon USA warranty is a 1 + 4 deal... You automatically get a one year warranty and if you register your lens within a month (I think), Nikon USA adds another 4 years to it. If you lived close to Washington State, it might not be difficult to buy the lens in Seattle (or have one shipped there) and know that it could be repaired in the US if you shipped it from the US for repair. I have friends who lives north of the border from me in Minnesota that comes down to the Twin Cities to make the occasional photography purchase because the 5 hour drive here is closer than anything near them in Canada. As you probably know, South Central Canada is pretty far from a major Canadian city.
...the forex would probably double the cost of the lens....really I'm fine without the lens for awhile...I have brand new 500E to shoot with....I'm not hurting for glass
