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Matthew Currie

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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2018, 15:58:35 »
Speaking to several issues at once, I agree that this lens is not a super-pro sort of thing, and lacks some features that would be nice.  In particular, it is a bit hard to carry safely, and one pretty much has to cradle it, and pick it up by the foot.  For hand held use I usually have the foot on top and that works fairly well, but it's not handy to carry around for any distance.  It's priced competitivey with Sigma and Tamron, which is pretty unusual for Nikon.  The VR is incredibly good, and it's reasonably well balanced for hand held use. 

And I find it very annoying that Nikon did not add a tiny bit more metal to that foot, and make it Arca-Swiss compatible.  It would have cost them essentially nothing to make the foot a little wider and mill some grooves into it.

As for the original question I find it works nicely on a D7100,  and while some other camera might work better, this lens works nicely. I certainly would not hurry to upgrade before trying it.  The D7100 buffer is annoying but for some things, such as distant wildlife which might need cropping even at 500, you can extend it a little by using the 1.3x crop mode. 

I like mine (and the D7100) more despite than because of the Angry Photographer's opinion, but that's another matter.

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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2018, 19:12:24 »
And I find it very annoying that Nikon did not add a tiny bit more metal to that foot, and make it Arca-Swiss compatible.  It would have cost them essentially nothing to make the foot a little wider and mill some grooves into it.

There is not one Nikkor with a Arca-Compatible Tripod-foot. Worse there are even feet that make a +10k€ lens unusuably (such as the 600/4 VR or reportedly the old AF-S 400/2,8)
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2018, 18:59:15 »
Re: caring 200-500 lens.

That my solution-adapter made by friend-metal worker, lens shade-electric tape to the rescue.

Hope pix are self explanatory...

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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #18 on: March 28, 2018, 19:07:22 »
Re: caring 200-500 lens.

That my solution-adapter made by friend-metal worker, lens shade-electric tape to the rescue.

Hope pix are self explanatory...

Help! I did screw-up something...
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #19 on: March 28, 2018, 19:23:25 »
Interesting approach Andrew
Might get in the way though, when trying to mount on a tripod
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2018, 20:27:10 »
Not at all!
On the bottom is Arca-swiss plate.
I am using it with gimbal on the tripod or on the bracket in the blind.
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #21 on: March 29, 2018, 08:13:15 »
I have seen the arca plate but was wondering whether ther is enough clearance - evidently it is
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #22 on: March 29, 2018, 09:02:39 »
Well the 200-500 arrived yesterday at  2/3 the recommended price ( £802 v £1200) and it makes the  150-600 look pathetic. Much sharper and seems to nail the focus every time .  . Very pleased and although its heavier than the tam 150-600 there is not much in it when you are carrying it . Will do some comparisons before the Tam 150-600 goes on its way to Rumania via ebay and good riddance. Also can try it against my new Tam 100-400 which is the wifes birdy lens being a lot lighter.
Off to the Somme next week for an extensive test.
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #23 on: March 29, 2018, 12:26:19 »
Only downside of the lens is 2300 gramms weight

I heard that the next generation will be Helium (He) filled 😂 after having discarded Hydrogen (H) being too hazardous ...
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Re: Nikon 200-500 with which camera ?
« Reply #24 on: March 29, 2018, 20:09:42 »
Hope it is dense then because Helium is escaping rather easily ;-)
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