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Nigel Wilkins: I'd be happy to buy one if I needed or wanted it enough. Nobody bats an eyelid if you spend £12k on a car, yet the car's value will drop like a stone...unlike this lens.
Yeah, I completely understand what was meant, tkbslc. Saw the opportunity for comedy, went for it.
penguinman: From Andy Rouse web page.
Pointless Comparison
This is a plea to the lens geeks. Please do not start comparing the Canon lens with the Nikon one, it is pointless. The Nikon 200-400 does a great job for Nikon photographers and the Canon lens will do a great job for Canon photographers. Comparing the two is just pointless, as no one is going to change camera system to use this lens are they? No they are not, so please don’t fuel the silly Canon vs Nikon debate anymore, it’s not what this lens or this review is all about.
To be fair, I was being intentionally daft, as I imagine rallyfan with his "doesn't fit a canon camera, so doesn't matter" comment was intentionally naive.
penguinman: From Andy Rouse web page.
Pointless Comparison
This is a plea to the lens geeks. Please do not start comparing the Canon lens with the Nikon one, it is pointless. The Nikon 200-400 does a great job for Nikon photographers and the Canon lens will do a great job for Canon photographers. Comparing the two is just pointless, as no one is going to change camera system to use this lens are they? No they are not, so please don’t fuel the silly Canon vs Nikon debate anymore, it’s not what this lens or this review is all about.
Seldom do I see someone miss the point by such a wild margin.
penguinman: From Andy Rouse web page.
Pointless Comparison
This is a plea to the lens geeks. Please do not start comparing the Canon lens with the Nikon one, it is pointless. The Nikon 200-400 does a great job for Nikon photographers and the Canon lens will do a great job for Canon photographers. Comparing the two is just pointless, as no one is going to change camera system to use this lens are they? No they are not, so please don’t fuel the silly Canon vs Nikon debate anymore, it’s not what this lens or this review is all about.
I spent a few days at Kruger with a man that owns nothing but a FF Nikon body and the 200-400vr. Someone in the position he was in years ago would certainly benefit from comparison. Aside from worry that a prized lens might not fare well against new competition, I see little reason not to run such a comparison.
Stop lowering the bar for accountability in lens performance.
penguinman: From Andy Rouse web page.
Pointless Comparison
This is a plea to the lens geeks. Please do not start comparing the Canon lens with the Nikon one, it is pointless. The Nikon 200-400 does a great job for Nikon photographers and the Canon lens will do a great job for Canon photographers. Comparing the two is just pointless, as no one is going to change camera system to use this lens are they? No they are not, so please don’t fuel the silly Canon vs Nikon debate anymore, it’s not what this lens or this review is all about.
That has merit if no one ever based initial buy-in to a system based on available lenses.
This is a specialty item. One that people seek out, and Nikon's version is very, very popular. There is a great deal of merit in comparing the two, as with the relatively low cost of a camera body in comparison to the glass there's nothing keeping one from just picking up a body of the other brand to use with a superior lens investment, even if they ARE invested in a different brand.
Compare! It's not a Nikon vs Canon debate, it's Nikon 200-400/4 vs Canon 200-400/4 debate.
Nigel Wilkins: I'd be happy to buy one if I needed or wanted it enough. Nobody bats an eyelid if you spend £12k on a car, yet the car's value will drop like a stone...unlike this lens.
I wear a belt to work, which keeps my pants up, which keeps the crack of my ass from showing, which keeps me employed. But it definitely does not earn my living, nor did your car earn you yours.
tell the truth: Nikons 200 400 ROCKS !!! It is 7 Grand ish ! - NOT , or should I say cAnnOt is ----12 GRAND ish, You do the math. NIKON IS SHARP , my buddy has one and I get to use it . Some of the cAnnOT L glass is so so average,, and WAY OVERPRICED ! Nikon has had there lens out for years. NIKON's NEW 800 mm lens is the SHARPEST LENS ON THE PLANET !!!!!!!!!!! THE SHARPEST LENS ON THE PLANET is the NIKON 800mm!!!( for you bird shooters it was stated twice ) Other brands you just pay more for and get less . Can Not understand the other brand . I hope this new lens from can not perform is above average. I heard it was a slouch in some of the first testing. I really hope it is good,, so many of there zooms are Not .
I don't rightly know thomas, as I haven't seen that data yet. What I do know is that the Nikon is pretty bad in that regard. I must also mention that I didn't imply any difference and was simply responding to Mr Grammar Buffoon above.
If the Canon is equally non-transmissive then it, too, is an underperforming lens in my book. One gets the effect of shallow depth of field at telephoto lengths without very large apertures, so to pay for a very large aperture and not get the proportional light-gathering ability seems to be a bit of a letdown in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong. The Nikon is still a fine lens, and an equivalent lens isn't even available in my mount.
CameraLabTester: It's a white lens with a feel that is unique.
The switches are ergonomically appealing.
This is what the users wanted, and Canon listened.
Even the tripod collar has been made streamlined shaped.
Although the IQ reports remain to be checked, the ergonomic design of this new lens is quite the right proper design. Nikon should be following up with it's own... since the shape is not at all patented or exclusive,
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@ Thorgrem:
1% of a helluva lot is a helluva lot
tell the truth: Nikons 200 400 ROCKS !!! It is 7 Grand ish ! - NOT , or should I say cAnnOt is ----12 GRAND ish, You do the math. NIKON IS SHARP , my buddy has one and I get to use it . Some of the cAnnOT L glass is so so average,, and WAY OVERPRICED ! Nikon has had there lens out for years. NIKON's NEW 800 mm lens is the SHARPEST LENS ON THE PLANET !!!!!!!!!!! THE SHARPEST LENS ON THE PLANET is the NIKON 800mm!!!( for you bird shooters it was stated twice ) Other brands you just pay more for and get less . Can Not understand the other brand . I hope this new lens from can not perform is above average. I heard it was a slouch in some of the first testing. I really hope it is good,, so many of there zooms are Not .
If you're willing to overlook the fact that the Nikon 200-400 is closer to f5 in light transmission, yes it is an excellent lens.
Also, please cut out the all caps, the excessive exclamation points, and try to learn how to use the different versions of there/their/they're.
peevee1: Nikon does not really play to the small sensor strengths.
What they need is an ultrafast zoom. Just take the lens from Panasonic LX7 - f/1.4-2.3 24-90 mm equiv. for 1/2" image circle, and scale it up for 1" image circle. How much glass is in LX7? 50-70g? That would be 200-300g for Nikon 1, quite reasonable, and a great kit zoom. Or look at what Sony did in RX100 - small and light for the same size of sensor.
f/3.5-5.6 zooms? f/4-6 zooms? OK for FF, a joke for 1".
Another advantage - possible zoom range. 20x zoom can be made for 1" quite compact, and for no other ILC system. Play to it too. Beer can of 10x 10-100 PZ is a joke, when 16x is available for MUCH bigger APS-C - from Nikon itself.
Another one? Macro. Nothing can compete in macro with small sensors. Where is Nikon 1 macro (which could be macro zoom for those pesky insects, say, 2x, again to play to the unique strengths).
Ah, yes. The "just make it bigger and all the physics of the lens will work the same" argument.
Hint: It doesn't work that way.
Slynky: These days, laws are (it seems) usually made to give more rights and leeway to the corporate world at the expense of the individual (who will never have the wherewithal to seek redress).
It's simple really.
Citizens are commodities.
Citizens? Is that what consumers used to be called?
Marques Lamont: An interesting question I have is this:
In general, how much do you plan on spending on photography per year?
I think this question will make things a bit clearer.
I take it that many here don't plan on spending more than $500 per year?
Well, what can one buy for $500?
A nex 3 series, late model, new
Full set of legacy primes from 28 to 200mm
Tripod and all necessary accessories
or
Photoshop
If you chose photoshop, your choice next year is:
Photoshop
The next:
Photoshop
And who knows how long you'll be able to afford it even if you could squeak it by this year. Pricing is at Adobe's whim, is it not?
An interesting question in my mind, perhaps not in others:
Regardless of software used, a modified photograph in common vernacular has been "photoshopped" or "'shopped."
Suppose that will always be the case? If it is, will one day down the road people have to consult a dictionary to figure out just where in the hell that term came from?
ARB1: Dang Nikon, were is our video update?
Well. There it is. Found it.
It WILL change how humans interact.
Namely, the frequency of people randomly being spraypainted in the face will skyrocket.
All of the novelty and effectively none of the cost. I see no problem here.
chai1491: dslr not main for marco,because it costly,i can do what i want with my 24-1000mm
not pro,but fun
What?
In this day and age, I'm not certain that being intentionally flashed by high-powered strobes couldn't be passed as assault.
SunnyFlorida: In L.A.? Just wait til he photographs a gangbanger, he'll look like Swiss cheese
The only thing keeping this guy's windows intact is the "wtf just happened" factor.
Regardless of profit or loss, I think that if this ruling were made universally known the entire industry of limited edition artwork will have ended.