An excellent lens for the price!
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Re: An excellent lens for the price!
MannyV wrote:
Nikon33 wrote:
To my surprise, the 800mm f/11 is extremely sharp, and f/11 is not so big of an issue. However, at $899, this lens is a very good bargain, and I will deal with that one shortcoming happily!
Thanks for posting this review. My thoughts are the same as yours. It is sharp lens. I use it with RP. The AF is quick, and accurate. Tracking feature works well. I find the zone AF nails it 80 to 90% of the time. My best practice these days is - shoot in zone AF when I am capturing BIF. And I change it to single point AF when capturing perched birds. RP does not offer the eye AF (or I still haven't figured it out yet).
My initial concerns were on the MFD. Now having used the lens for a few weeks, MFD is not an issue. And I know I may regret it on that rare occasion where a human friendly bird may come closer than 6m.
Bottomline: I am happy with my lens. I still get goosebumps thinking of me slinging a 800mm prime lens while bicycling for a couple of hours. It has definitely opened up new opportunities. I enjoy this lens a lot.
Believe it or not, that ended up happening to me when I was out shooting with the 800mm. A black crowned night heron ended up just about 8 feet away from me... Thankfully I had my EOS RP on me with the 600mm f/4L IS III adapted just in case!

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