John Koerner

Another yawner for the macro world.

* 270° of focus throw = every other iteration of every other lens in this class.
* Rubber focus ring? Is that supposed to be a bonus?
* 1:1 = every other...

Nicely done, and great concept.

BobT;
Do you realize Cosina makes every single Zeiss lens, including the Otus series, per Zeiss specs?

LOL @ what Necip said. I had the same relationship ... left Canon for Nikon, because they satisfied me where it counts, rather than leave me "wanting" every time ;)

HFLM-

You neglect the fact I actually shoot with the lens.

You also neglect the fact the Sony A6700 is a slow, unathletic dog compared to the Nikon D500, and you further neglect the fact the...

Thanks, Necip. I actually owned the 300mm f/2.8G VR II, for 2 years, before "downgrading" to the 300mm f/4E PF.

I was really worried I would lose image quality and feared I would have "seller's...

Necip, I don't think either of us knows the finer points of Nikon/Sony's interactions. I would imagine that current technology/mainstream specs are what dictate the parameters, not "Sony." Again,...

HFLM -

The difference between you and me is ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

I don't need to "cut-and-paste articles" ... I actually own the 2xTCE III, and I actually own the f/4 300mm lens...

Necip-
"Designed" and "made" are different animals.

For example, if you design a brand of multi-vitamins (your research, your ingredients, your ratios), and then you send those specs to a FAB...

@Necip-
Correction, Nikon actually chose TowerJazz for its sensor manufacturer, and Sony wound up buying that company.

Realize also that Nikon DESIGNS ITS OWN SENSORS ... the now-Sony-owned...

@HFLM -
We? Do you have a mouse in your pocket?

Sony markets its 400 f/2.8 as being "ultra-light," but actually offers NOTHING as light as what Nikon offers with the 500 f/5.6, which MTF figures...

They brag about the weight, but the Sony lens is an over-priced slug, at 6+ lb for $12,000 (another $3,000 for a Sony camera).

The Nikon 500 PF + D500 gives you 750mm equivalent focal length, for...

The Sony lens is an over-priced slug, at $14,000.

The Nikon D500 + 500 PF gives you 750mm f/5.6 equivalent focal length, for $6,000 *total* out of pocket (camera + lens) that weighs *half* the...

I've owned Canon cameras for the last decade ... and dumped them after, for the 4th time in a row, they failed even to match current technology, let alone surpass it in any way. That was in...

@ joe_leads -

Yes, I absolutely DO want to own a $6,000 manual focus 58mm f/0.95 lens, you bet. MF lenses are the absolute highest-quality you can get, unencumbered by electronic gadgetry,...

Of course Canon wants you to downplay specs; they want you to 'forget' they only offer 2nd and 3rd class. You're being a good zombie. If you ever decide to become discriminating, there are better...

@CanonSharpShooter. Nikon "masters" Canon in pretty much everything photographic ... Base ISO, Hi ISO, limited shadow noise, AF accuracy, Buffer, you name it. Every Nikon super-telephoto, from 200...

LOL, the real question is, when has poverty ever worked? What company targets the impoverished "can't affords" for market share???

Too funny ... best of luck ;)

ProfHankD, you live in a fantasy world.

It's funny that a guy who can't afford a single cutting-edge, authentically good camera is pontificating about what a multi-billion-dollar company "should do" for their future ... lol

Face this...