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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm F/5.6E ED VR Lens with 2 Pack 64GB SanDisk Memory Card + Tripod + Backpack + A-Cell Accessory Bundle
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm F/5.6E ED VR Lens with 2 Pack 64GB SanDisk Memory Card + Tripod + Backpack + A-Cell Accessory Bundle
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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm F/5.6E ED VR Lens with 2 Pack 64GB SanDisk Memory Card + Tripod + Backpack + A-Cell Accessory Bundle
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm F/5.6E ED VR Lens with 2 Pack 64GB SanDisk Memory Card + Tripod + Backpack + A-Cell Accessory Bundle
I have the 200-400 f4, 80-400 the new one. Quite frankly all of these lenses are different yet they all the same. 200-400f4 sharp up close. 80-400 light, small and sharp. This 200-500f5.6 is not only sharp it is a great value too. I wish I could tell you that the other expensive ones are much better so that you would be impress with my ability to tell the difference but since I don't know any of you and I don't care anyway I have to say that I can not tell the difference between any of these three lenses IQ. I am sure there are some but it is way over my head to tell them a part. Don't get me wrong I know how to shot and I know the difference between their intend purpose but what I can't tell you is after I have taken the image with any of these and process them in the light room I will be hard press to tell the images a part. So don't worry about the sharpness or IQ of this lens but rather think about if it fits your needs from its physical attributes.
Fabulous. Way better than expected. The holy trinity, for me, has become the holy quartet...
As a photography hobbyist I bought this lens along with a Nikon D500 to upgrade from my Sigma 500mm lens that I’ve had for >8 years. The lens is easy to use, and has reliably turned out amazing photos. I really only have two minor complaints, and neither really detract from my enjoyment of shooting with the lens. First off, the F-stop is fine, but I do wish it could be lower than 5.6 to let in more light. Also, you will definitely get an arm workout with this lens if you don’t have a tripod! It’s a dense lens, and if you have the lens hood on you will certainly turn heads wherever you happen to be walking! But even with these minor complaints I have had the most fun in years while out walking and looking for animals to photograph. Happy shooting!
I'm happy with the lens. Good image quality, good build quality and excellent VR.
I receive my lens yesterday, so I haven't shoot many photos yet. I did took some testing pictures when Amazon deliver my package and I was satisfied with the results. The pictures are clear when you're zooming at 500 mm , autofocus is fast, but I haven't tried it on moving subject yet. It's quite heavy lens so if you carry different lenses when you go for picture safari you 're gonna need an extra case just for this. The pictures that I uploaded I took them this morning. The first is how the moon it's actually look like at 500 mm, the second is the same picture but I cropped it to bring the subject closer. But even when I cropped the picture you still can see many details. I shoot with a NIKON D7500, it fits well with my camera's body, but if your camera's body is smaller like my other NIKON D3300, it will disappear. Overall so far I thing is worth buying this lens, it's a powerful tool, especially for people who are into wild life and nature photography.
This lens is spectacular!
I don't think a day has not passed where I have had this lens on my camera, the 4 1/2 stops of the VR is nothing short of a magic trick, the shots that you can handhold is not to be believed.
For the life of me I can't figure out why Nikon cannot produce more lens's like this at these price points.
I took me a while to justify getting this but I finally caved. I mainly to wildlife/birds and without getting into crazy Prime lenses, this is it. It is heavy but that comes with the territory. It is super sharp at max zoom which is awesome. If I had to nit pick the one thing that is hard to get used to is that twisting to zoom on this can take like 3 regrips to from min to max zoom. I usually just grab the front near the hood attachment and push it out to zoom when I need to get something really fast. This is to be expected though when you want a lense from 200-500mm. this is priced fair in comparison to Sigmas and Tamerons and while I do not own those, I have gotten to shoot with them and really do believe this lense does perform better. My main target is flying birds, especially raptors and after having this I could never go back to something smaller. As with any Camera gear purchase, do your research, a big lense is not always better, it all depends on what will use it for. For the regular photographer, this is not something they really need, If are really into wild animals or other things that require a lot of magnification , this is something to consider.
Aurora focus was right on. Omg, even though is somewhat heavy for a 70 year old I an totally loathes lens. I can take fantastic photos without a tripod, now I can't wait to get out and just have fun with it.
I have the 200-400 f4, 80-400 the new one. Quite frankly all of these lenses are different yet they all the same. 200-400f4 sharp up close. 80-400 light, small and sharp. This 200-500f5.6 is not only sharp it is a great value too. I wish I could tell you that the other expensive ones are much better so that you would be impress with my ability to tell the difference but since I don't know any of you and I don't care anyway I have to say that I can not tell the difference between any of these three lenses IQ. I am sure there are some but it is way over my head to tell them a part. Don't get me wrong I know how to shot and I know the difference between their intend purpose but what I can't tell you is after I have taken the image with any of these and process them in the light room I will be hard press to tell the images a part. So don't worry about the sharpness or IQ of this lens but rather think about if it fits your needs from its physical attributes.
Fabulous. Way better than expected. The holy trinity, for me, has become the holy quartet...
As a photography hobbyist I bought this lens along with a Nikon D500 to upgrade from my Sigma 500mm lens that I’ve had for >8 years. The lens is easy to use, and has reliably turned out amazing photos. I really only have two minor complaints, and neither really detract from my enjoyment of shooting with the lens. First off, the F-stop is fine, but I do wish it could be lower than 5.6 to let in more light. Also, you will definitely get an arm workout with this lens if you don’t have a tripod! It’s a dense lens, and if you have the lens hood on you will certainly turn heads wherever you happen to be walking! But even with these minor complaints I have had the most fun in years while out walking and looking for animals to photograph. Happy shooting!
I'm happy with the lens. Good image quality, good build quality and excellent VR.
I receive my lens yesterday, so I haven't shoot many photos yet. I did took some testing pictures when Amazon deliver my package and I was satisfied with the results. The pictures are clear when you're zooming at 500 mm , autofocus is fast, but I haven't tried it on moving subject yet. It's quite heavy lens so if you carry different lenses when you go for picture safari you 're gonna need an extra case just for this. The pictures that I uploaded I took them this morning. The first is how the moon it's actually look like at 500 mm, the second is the same picture but I cropped it to bring the subject closer. But even when I cropped the picture you still can see many details. I shoot with a NIKON D7500, it fits well with my camera's body, but if your camera's body is smaller like my other NIKON D3300, it will disappear. Overall so far I thing is worth buying this lens, it's a powerful tool, especially for people who are into wild life and nature photography.
This lens is spectacular!
I don't think a day has not passed where I have had this lens on my camera, the 4 1/2 stops of the VR is nothing short of a magic trick, the shots that you can handhold is not to be believed.
For the life of me I can't figure out why Nikon cannot produce more lens's like this at these price points.
I took me a while to justify getting this but I finally caved. I mainly to wildlife/birds and without getting into crazy Prime lenses, this is it. It is heavy but that comes with the territory. It is super sharp at max zoom which is awesome. If I had to nit pick the one thing that is hard to get used to is that twisting to zoom on this can take like 3 regrips to from min to max zoom. I usually just grab the front near the hood attachment and push it out to zoom when I need to get something really fast. This is to be expected though when you want a lense from 200-500mm. this is priced fair in comparison to Sigmas and Tamerons and while I do not own those, I have gotten to shoot with them and really do believe this lense does perform better. My main target is flying birds, especially raptors and after having this I could never go back to something smaller. As with any Camera gear purchase, do your research, a big lense is not always better, it all depends on what will use it for. For the regular photographer, this is not something they really need, If are really into wild animals or other things that require a lot of magnification , this is something to consider.
Aurora focus was right on. Omg, even though is somewhat heavy for a 70 year old I an totally loathes lens. I can take fantastic photos without a tripod, now I can't wait to get out and just have fun with it.