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D500, your valuable opinion.

Started Feb 14, 2016 | Questions thread
Antal I Kozma
Antal I Kozma Veteran Member • Posts: 3,748
Re: The questions I think you need to ask yourself ...
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robertofabbri wrote:

Bill thank you, you just nailed it !

For people, I doubt there will be any difference between DX and FX, I mostly use 24-120 and 70-200.

By the way those two bobcat cubs are really special !

Regards,

Hi Roberto,

I do not know if you have realized it but the 400mm f2.8E FL is heavier than the 500mm f4E FL lens. The 400mm is 3900 grams while the 500mm is 3090 grams, 810 grams difference.

I use the 500mm f4E FL on my D7200 body, often with the 1.4x TC III, when I want a light long telephoto for reach. It works well hand held, although I brace it against a solid surface if it is available. I shot many bird images with this combination this year and very pleased with the results. That said, I have an order for the D500. Once I get it I'll sell the D7200 and my D4. The D500 will provide speed and more resolution than the D4 has while its 20.9 Mp newly designed sensor will likely provide cleaner images than the ones I get from the D7200.

I'll keep my D810 beside the D500 so I'll have high resolution landscape and fast action bird-wildlife covered between the two cameras.

I enclose a few images taken with the D7200 and 500mm f4E FL. I took them in late October on a day when the temperature suddenly dropped by Lake Erie and occasional sleet showers made photography "enjoyable".

Best regards, AIK

Juvenile Red-Winged Blackbird in driving sleet, ready for migration.

About 40% crop of the frame.

Blue Heron Fishing

Distant shot, about 40% cropping of the frame.

Blue Heron guarding his fishing spot.

Distant shot, about 30% cropping of the frame.

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Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm F2.8G IF-ED VR Phase One Capture One Pro Nikon Z9 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III +20 more
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