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Official 800PF image and discussion thread

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p.78 #1 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Had a nice 'sit down' on a log in a marsh yesterday.

Northern Harrier

Red-winged Blackbird

Northern Harrier

Mar 05, 2024 at 06:32 PM

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p.78 #2 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

With Z9.

Mar 08, 2024 at 06:16 AM

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p.78 #3 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

These were shot with a 1.4xTC and in DX Mode.
From our last visit to southern Florida.

Mar 09, 2024 at 05:43 PM

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p.78 #4 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Same shot, within a couple minutes of each other.
1st is with 1.4x TC, 2nd is 2xTC.
Both were shot in DX Mode.

Edited on Mar 11, 2024 at 03:25 PM · View previous versions

Mar 10, 2024 at 03:33 PM

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p.78 #5 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

I have the 600PF and I am trying to decide if my next lens will be adding the 800PF or buying the Sony 600 GM since I am in a split system.

I have two questions for 800mm PF owners.

1) have you used lens with an extension tube to reduce MFD for small birds and if so, how well does the image quality hold up?

2) have you used 1.4X TC for 1120mm at f9 and if so how well does it acquire bird targets near MFD and how well does it track moving targets?

Thanks
Bill

Mar 11, 2024 at 09:28 AM

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p.78 #6 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

. So I sold the TC soon.

Are you sure you won't be happy with cropping? Below picture is 4k crop (more than 2X). With current sensors and slow lenses I prefer to keep the ISO low and crop than adding TC.

NIKON Z 8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/320sec, f/6.3, ISO 160, 11MP(4069X2713), Effective FL 1620mm, Distance 23ft

100% crop (no resize)

Mar 11, 2024 at 03:46 PM

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p.78 #7 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

A couple from this morning to work. Nothing special. Just 'practicing' BIF after a break

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Love the bokeh of Ruddy Turnstone shot. Still amazed by the VR and hand holdability of the 800mm. Keep the tripod mount at the top and I hold lens camera like gimbal. I think this help to balance it better.

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/2000sec, f/6.3, ISO 1000, 15.1MP(4660X3239), Effective FL 1420mm, Distance 48ft

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/200sec, f/6.3, ISO 280, 19.6MP(3612X5418), Effective FL 1220mm, Distance 51ft

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/3200sec, f/6.3, ISO 640, 37.4MP(8160X4581), Effective FL 810mm, Distance 97ft

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/3200sec, f/6.3, ISO 900, 23MP(5532X4161), Effective FL 1190mm, Distance 74ft

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/1600sec, f/6.3, ISO 500, 36.3MP(7381X4921), Effective FL 890mm, Distance 97ft

Mar 12, 2024 at 12:25 PM

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p.78 #8 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

A selection from this morning at the park (Huntington Beach State Park, SC)

Igor, head of welcoming committee

Great Blue Heron with eel

Little Blue Heron

Red-wnged Blackbird

Tri-colored Heron

Mar 14, 2024 at 09:52 AM

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p.78 #9 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Some from my neighbourhood walk yesterday. Migration is starting (shovelers and goldfinches are not normally around).

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Shoveler

American Goldfinch

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

ID type shot from last weekend - 1st time seeing Long Tailed Ducks.

It was a very fast fly by far off the shore in 80km/h wind.

Long-tailed Ducks

Mar 14, 2024 at 03:28 PM

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p.78 #10 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Here's a couple more shot with 2xTC and in DX Mode.

I really haven't tried the 2x on this lens too much, but I do use the 1.4x quite a bit. While adding the 2x certainly is far from ideal, it's serviceable in the right conditions.

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S Z TC-2.0x lens 1600mm f/13.0 1/3200s 1400 ISO

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S Z TC-2.0x lens 1600mm f/13.0 1/4000s 2000 ISO

Mar 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM

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p.78 #11 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Early morning outing to get some coastal bird photos. Yellow-billed loon was a 1st for me.

Yellow-billed Loon

Grebe With A Catch

Black Oystercatcher

Pelagic Cormorant

Mar 17, 2024 at 05:40 PM

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p.78 #12 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Visited burrowing owl colony in FL. No babies yet and almost no movement. Owls were just sitting outside the burrows. There were lots of rabbits around.

Anyway still surprised by the VR of the lens/camera. Very sharp images @ 1/25 and 1/30 sec hand held is not difficult at all.

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/25sec, f/6.3, ISO 1400, 37.8MP(7422X5089), Effective FL 890mm, Distance 48ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/40sec, f/6.3, ISO 800, 30.6MP(6640X4613), Effective FL 990mm, Distance 57ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/80sec, f/6.3, ISO 1600, 19.6MP(5424X3616), Effective FL 1220mm, Distance 121ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/30sec, f/6.3, ISO 160, 31.6MP(6889X4592), Effective FL 960mm, Distance 30ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/160sec, f/6.3, ISO 360, 27MP(6363X4242), Effective FL 1040mm, Distance 29ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/320sec, f/6.3, ISO 220, 39.4MP(7691X5128), Effective FL 860mm, Distance 40ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Z8 and Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/320sec, f/6.3, ISO 110, 37.8MP(7534X5023), Effective FL 880mm, Distance 29ft, AF Area Mode Auto

Mar 18, 2024 at 08:07 AM

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p.78 #13 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Kingfisher in Phuket Thailand

Mar 18, 2024 at 08:13 AM

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p.78 #14 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Swallow in flight

Mar 18, 2024 at 08:15 AM

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p.78 #15 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

Some more from the Pacific shore. Even had a sea lion come and check me out at some point.

Common Loon

Surf Scoters

Sea Lion

Harlequin Duck

Mar 18, 2024 at 07:26 PM

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p.78 #16 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

lukemeup wrote:
Some more from the Pacific shore. Even had a sea lion come and check me out at some point.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53595718951_a5a3b0a40d_h.jpg
Common Loon

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53595718956_d72b21f6d1_h.jpg
Surf Scoters

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53595927668_ea216d2a9c_h.jpg
Sea Lion

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53596810289_27d85fc434_h.jpg
Harlequin Duck

Beautiful mate

Mar 18, 2024 at 07:47 PM

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p.78 #17 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

I'm in one of those moods...

Mar 18, 2024 at 08:46 PM

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p.78 #18 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

billsnature wrote:
I have the 600PF and I am trying to decide if my next lens will be adding the 800PF or buying the Sony 600 GM since I am in a split system.

I have two questions for 800mm PF owners.

1) have you used lens with an extension tube to reduce MFD for small birds and if so, how well does the image quality hold up?

2) have you used 1.4X TC for 1120mm at f9 and if so how well does it acquire bird targets near MFD and how well does it track moving targets?

Thanks
Bill

I've never used mine with extension tubes, but I use it with the 1.4TC quite a bit. Zero issues with AF for moving targets, doesn't really feel much different than the "bare" lens to me, at least on my Z9. I'm often shooting at dusk where lighting is poor and contrast is very low as well, so in my mind it passes that 'torture test' with flying colors. No issues I've noticed near MFD, but when I have the 1.4TC on, I'm not at MFD as often. At MFD you've got so many pixels on your subject that you might find that just cropping achieves similar results to using a 1.4TC.

These were taken with the 1.4TC, no problem tracking BIF headed towards the camera at dusk on old FW:

And this one was just over 92 feet away - IQ holds up quite well:

Mar 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM

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p.78 #19 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

I live in Kansas and I love our Prairie Chickens, both Greater (orange neck sack) and Lesser (threatened, purple-ish neck sack). I was able to go out in far western KS this Saturday with my Z9 and a rented 800 PF. Now I want to own the 800. What a lens. I was worried it would be too much lens, too long, for the birds. No, it was great. What a wonderful morning.

Mar 19, 2024 at 01:37 PM

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p.78 #20 · Official 800PF image and discussion thread

FuhTeng wrote:
I live in Kansas and I love our Prairie Chickens, both Greater (orange neck sack) and Lesser (threatened, purple-ish neck sack). I was able to go out in far western KS this Saturday with my Z9 and a rented 800 PF. Now I want to own the 800. What a lens. I was worried it would be too much lens, too long, for the birds. No, it was great. What a wonderful morning.

Awesome that you could shoot them. I shot them back in WI in 2012 with D4 and 500mm+1.7x. Still had to crop. D4 was the best for low light. But the birds would leave the ground before sun rise. Still managed to get some portraits. Not many action shots.

(I know it's about 800mm PF lens, hope it's ok post an old image to show much things have improved over 10 years)

NIKON D4 and AF-S VR Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED @ 1/250sec, f/8, ISO 4000, 10.3MP(3937X2620), Focal length 850mm, Effective FL 1060mm, Distance 123ft

Mar 19, 2024 at 02:14 PM

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