Roy Kikuta

This lack of news of a second wave of shipments is disheartening - but I suppose it's just not possible to quickly ramp up production on big-glass lenses.  Which leads me to ask - just how many ...

Had the pleasure of visiting Germany a few times and enjoyed the schnizel and pommes frites (meat & potatoes guy :-) - but at my age, I'd have to do the Oktoberfest here locally before getting on ...

Maybe we should all just fly there to pick one up and enjoy Oktoberfest at the same time!  :-D

Bill, I had to do a lot of soul-searching before finally deciding to sell the 500f/4G.  For me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime purchase - and it's kind of sad because I know I'll never buy another ...

Hi, Bill - [Edit: Sorry, I guess my post is kind of offf-topic in a way.  If lighter, smaller, faster isn't worth the $2K+ premium, then staying with the 200-500 makes good sense.  My copy of the ...

Placed online order at Samy's Camera a few hours ago and just got shipping confirmation - arriving Tuesday! Cancelled my order with B&H (ordered a few days after preorder started). I have no gripes ...

Impressive photos from the hands of soneone who knows what they're doing - well done! Aloha, Roy

I would say that a decision for a firmware restriction to using large telephoto lenses was most certainly made by someone outside the technical N1 design group(s) or Imaging Unit. Forthwith, my ...

In just a couple more days, we should start seeing posts and "unpacking" videos from those who somehow get early deliveries in advance of published release dates  :-)

Here's my take at a bit of wry humor... The V3 worked great with a 500f4G!   :-)    Don't have a photo, but works fine with TC20EIII added. J5 with 200-5005.6E attached. !@#*  This is what happens ...

A Z7 + 500PF is LOT of money!  Although highly unlikely that I would ever buy another full-frame body again (I'm sticking with my D500 for now), I will nevertheless be interested in reports of ...

I hear you... I'm retired and essentially on a fixed income, so I don't typically have discretionary $$$$ lying around but... I've been downsizing for the past 2 years - meaning I've been selling ...

I certainly don't know enough to argue with you, but... correctly designed scalloped hoods can reduce vignetting in the corners - so wouldn't even a modest scallop - say, about 1/4 - 1/3 the ...

Just a (probably dumb) question, but... why is it that longer Nikkor teles - especially the exotics 300f2.8 and longer -  use flat hoods instead of scalloped ones?  It just seems to me that ...

Yes - MTF "theoretical" charts are one thing - real world performance is something else. I'm sitting out the Z7 and Z6 - they don't do anything for me - I'll stick with my D500.  I've pushed the ...

Last year, I carried my D500 + 500f4G on heavy duty CF legs and full Wimberley gimbal up and down jeep trails for two days, 8~9 hours a day. Birding trip on the Big Island - Hakalau National ...

I'm currently using a M6, but would probably buy a M5 MkII if: 1. Has better/faster AF in low light. 2. Built-in flash is improved so it doesn't overheat quite so quickly.  (Don't laugh - but the ...

I believe the main advantage of the "sport" VR mode is that it steadies the image in the viewfinder when you pan to track a bird-in-flight.  Normal VR has a tendency to cause the image in the ...

Just out of curiosity, what do you consider a "reasonable" price?

I decided to forgo this lens at this time... I still have my 500f4G and 200-500 and opted to hang on to my saved pennies.  However, to continue my downsizing (FX to DX), I might use the proceeds ...