Nikkor 300mm F4 PF lens

[Wally]

Hi Jens,

See for yourself regarding the size differences 

[Wally]

and the comparison with the 70-200mm/4 zoom

[snowtiger]

Thanks Wally, that is nice. 

[snowtiger]

Thanks a lot. Does it hold up in terms crispness and sharpness compared to the 300/2.8?

I love that lens but it seems too much to carry both that and the 600/4.

I Think you are right that the 300/4 would see more use due to the weight/size.

[Øivind Tøien]

There is nothing lacking in resolving power of the 300PF.  I do suspect you will find it differs in character from the 300/2.8 version, although I do not have that lens. The many images of this thread should convince of the quality. What is a real treat with this lens is the almost total lack of longitudinal fringing/highlight fringing (I might be repeating myself here from previous posts...). Here are a few more of my friend the local squirrel - right click and open image in new tab to see the full resolution, not sure how well this site has re-scaled from that size. It is from a quick series of 6 captures in less than 30 sec, all of them in focus; only minimal capture sharpening applied, all with D7100 at 1/1000 sec f/4.5, auto-ISO 450-640. These little ones move fast and do not allow much time for aiming and focusing!

[snowtiger]

Looks very nice indeed! So it is as sharp as the 70-200/2.8 i reckon?

 

[Wally]

full aperture, handheld on D800, out of camera

[snowtiger]

Looks excellent.