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Been talking to Eric today I am going for one of these as I find I hardly ever use my big 500mm AF-S f4 lens at 3.6 kg it is fine in a hide but not too good if your needs are mobile! I will trade in the big lens and hope tyo do a deal in next few days.
If the 500 P is as good as the 300 P, you won't regret it.
It's interesting that in an era when Nikon seem to be struggling to get worthwhile weight reductions on their mirrorless bodies, they are making leaps and bounds on their prime lenses. Perhaps the nett effect is what matters?
At 1.4kg the new lens is a significant weight saving over older models. When it comes to lugging it around bird reserves and other wilderness locations that's going to be a great help with handling as well as toting.
I can see a lot of people trading in their heavy lenses to try this 500.
I am also rethinking the D500 versus the D850. Listening to Graham's experience and reasoning, the lesser magnification of the FX body means a smaller subject in the viewfinder. (I think you also eluded to this earlier, Jonathan, in your comment about the 200-500?)
Whilst it goes against the grain NOT to fill the frame, in the case of BIF photography some 'space around the subject' is beneficial, perhaps essential, to ensure reliable tracking and framing.
The extra pixel power of the D850 enables cropping after the event. So it gives the luxury of more reliable focus tracking with the surety that the quality will still be there in the crop.
It may be that a D850 replaces my D500 in 2019.....after the 500mm P lens has been added.
Last edited on Thu Oct 4th, 2018 18:28 by Eric
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