NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR - Official Thread
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just in case you did not see this thread
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1516190&p=9127671
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1516190&p=9127671
Nice butterfly shots ! Did you find the filter thread bit deep in ? I can imagine how a CPL can get very badly stuck.
You should do a section for crop sensor users who want to use it for nature, balance is great on the D7200.
yup, should have done just that for DX cameras
Did not mount a filter so, i did not notice
You are welcomed to add to the tread with your views and findings
They making this one in China.... ?
Nikons all about saving a dollar, and putting more plastic in their lenses.... sure make them sharper but I really think they going down hill with build quality.
Nikons all about saving a dollar, and putting more plastic in their lenses.... sure make them sharper but I really think they going down hill with build quality.
Maybe its a tradeoff to make the lenses even lighter without increasing prices too much.
Yeah but frankly I'd pay 20% more for a 20% increase in build quality.... 10 more years we'll have paper lenses at this rate. :/
I find the only TRUE Quality built lenses now are their Super-tele's (200-600 range) , the 70-200 f2.8 , their tilt shift lenses and thats about it.
OK Rant over........
LOL @ paper lenses. You'd never know man, looking at how the new Batis lenses have OLED screens on the lens body itself. Interesting concept.
Anyway I havent actually tried it out for myself but some people (whether paid off by the OEMs) have mentioned that the plastic construction may absorb shock better than the metal lens bodies.
I am still quite impressed by the build quality of my 85mm f1.8G even though it seems to be plastic all over, and the EF 100mm f2.8L macro too. It could be that they use better quality plastic for these lenses, and I am sure the same goes for the 300mm f4 PF.
Yeah partly agree, my 24 and 85 1.4's are not junk but can't deny its a cheaper way to produce.
And heh I think those Batis is a damn cool concept.... they look ok and hearing they sharp as hell - may lean me towards the A7Mk2 later this year.
Gonna be hard to give up on your existing Nikon options I reckon. I would find it hard to pay so much for Batis 85mm given how much I like the Nikkor!
In the meantime I will patiently wait for the issues with the 300mm to be completely resolved - pricing, supply and VR.
Gonna be hard to give up on your existing Nikon options I reckon. I would find it hard to pay so much for Batis 85mm given how much I like the Nikkor!
In the meantime I will patiently wait for the issues with the 300mm to be completely resolved - pricing, supply and VR.
Ohhh... I'll be keeping my Nikon... the A7mk2 will be my 2nd Cam... waiting to see what Nikon is doing with the Mirrorless F-Mount camera coming this year.
You want light, you need plastics.
20% more build quality (metal I presume), your weight of lens will double. and suddenly this lens is not that attractive anymore.
Plastics has come a long way la.
Also country of manufacture.... who cares? lens performs well can already.
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Gonna be hard to give up on your existing Nikon options I reckon. I would find it hard to pay so much for Batis 85mm given how much I like the Nikkor!
In the meantime I will patiently wait for the issues with the 300mm to be completely resolved - pricing, supply and VR.
The 85/1.8G price point + quality will be hard to beat.. Yeah its plastic, but it takes a good beating and comes out well.
Pricing is a tricky one, afaik it was supposed to be lower but the supply issue pushed prices up. Ugly stuff I can't say in public.
The VR issue is supposedly resolved (I just sent my lens late afternoon today, will be picking it up tomorrow), so supplies should be resolved soon. Interestingly, i never encountered the issue even when i tried quite hard (1/125,etc..) on my d810. And I mainly shot on my d7200 anyway.. but figured will send it in and see how much worst it can
Nice detail in these shots. The iii TC seems like a pretty good combo with the D7200 and 300mm PF.
Image looks quite good for ISO 1250 too.
Image looks quite good for ISO 1250 too.
Nice detail in these shots. The iii TC seems like a pretty good combo with the D7200 and 300mm PF.
Image looks quite good for ISO 1250 too.
Yeah, its a perfect combo for a 630mm effective focal length. The d7200 performs well even at higher ISO (3200) with some controlled noise reduction. My only issue is the grip size is too small on the d7200 for me. (Big hands, long fingers)
Here's some recent shots with the D810 + 300/4PF + TC14Eiii shooting on 1.2x crop mode (Mainly for burst speed)
Just read another glowing review. This time from Brad Hill.
http://www.naturalart.ca/voice/blog.html
http://www.naturalart.ca/voice/blog.html
some pics I took during the SEABA last week.
SEABA 2015 by liuels, on Flickr
SEABA 2015 by liuels, on Flickr
SEABA 2015 by liuels, on Flickr
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