200-500 f/5.6

[Øivind Tøien]

"On several long Nikkors I have tested, leaving VR 'On' at high shutter speeds caused visible artefacts and local degradation of the image.
VR is a blade cutting two ways and might be a blessing and a course. Don't engage the feature unless you feel it is unavoidable is my general advice."

Yes I know, but so far my 300PF has behaved up to 1/1000 second or so (have not gone much further).There is of course no guarantee that artifacts will not show up at some point. Under more controlled conditions and further distance I tend to turn it off if I know I will get above 1/500 sec.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The issues mostly will either not manifest themselves or go undetected under the radar. Occasionally they can ruin a picture but in all fairness the chance of seeing such ill effects is slim. However, I think it is pertinent to point out that VR can introduce side effects. It is not a panacea to end all one's worries.

[Erik Lund]

Nikon continue to enhance the VR technology of course so later incarnations might behave better, on this subject I noted that Nikon recommend to have VR turned on as default for the 24-70mm 2.8 E VR...

[Bjørn Rørslett]

I recently got my review sample of the 24-70 and will keep an eye on this aspect of its behaviour for sure.

[Erik Lund]

Soon I will be testing this as well 

[MILLIREHM]

I have VR on by default on my Coolpix P300

So far VR is off by default on my Nikkor Teles equipped with this feature

[John Harkus]

Some quick first shots this afternoon with a nice spot of winter sun on Gloucester Cathedral. Taken from approx. 2 miles/3.5km away.
The first two are full-frame and crop with a TC-14, manual focus, tripod - the 3rd one hand-held with VR on, autofocus, no converter.
The lens seems to work quite well, esp. impressed with the VR.
John

[Andy]

http://nikonrumors.com/2016/02/13/nikon-af-s-nikkor-200-500mm-f5-6e-ed-vr-lens-review.aspx/#more-102065

rgds,
Andy

[Frank Fremerey]

Thank you Andy, very interesting link!

[John Geerts]

http://nikonrumors.com/2016/02/13/nikon-af-s-nikkor-200-500mm-f5-6e-ed-vr-lens-review.aspx/#more-102065

rgds,
Andy

Nice, a review based on practical experience with comparison to another lens. But also explanation what can go wrong in the field.

[Somnath Goswami]

I am using this lens with D810. Using mainly handheld. Can anyone suggest an ideal support system for this combo? Do I need a gimbal head? my budget is around 500 USD.

thanks in advance

[Frank Fremerey]

Huge & Heavier than I thought. But once I catch fire in Bird Shots I will have to bare that

[BruceSD]

I am using this lens with D810. Using mainly handheld. Can anyone suggest an ideal support system for this combo? Do I need a gimbal head? my budget is around 500 USD.

thanks in advance

A friend of mine has one.  He uses it on a Wimberley "Sidekick" and says it and his D810 balance nicely on the Sidekick.   I believe that a new Sidekick is about $250 USD.

Also, I was shooting Swans with my friend last week.  He had this new zoom set to the 500mm setting all of the time.  Are not most telephoto zooms the weakest at their highest magnification?

[Andy]

Shot earlier today. No post processing. Just resized.
I am quite pleased with the result, as there was a fresh mountain breeze and I only had my little travel tripod with me. Had to "cover" the lens with my body to minimize the impact of wind vibrations.

D800E, 4s, f5.6, 200mm, Distance = approx 1km

rgds,
Andy

[Frank Fremerey]

D800E, 4s, f5.6, 200mm, Distance = approx 1km

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