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Yes, the different F mount versions of the 70-300 FL nice complemented many of the 18- kit zooms.

I wonder whether there will not be a greater appetite for a budget (relatively speaking) 70-300 F4.5-5.6 rather than the 70-200 F4. Yet I don't think Nikon is in a hurry - and the roadmap agrees - ...

One more question that remains: when will the lens begin to ship and how long will it take for the preorders to fill? Is there chance it will start to ship with the Z9?

I fully agree but hope that it does not take too much time to work through the many (I suspect) preorders. Otherwise a silver lining may turn into a dark cloud after all: learning it is a very ...

Indeed, thanks for sharing. I considered the Z5 so I appreciate hearing your experience. If the Ziis will not see a significant FW update themselves I will agree that the price difference is not ...

Another interesting fact about the great blue heron is how easily they adapt to urban environments. They are commonly found along the Amsterdam canals. Best

Thank you for posting this link. It seems a great app that covers birds from all around the world. Best

Some more great blue herons. Nothing special. My Tamron 100-400 is no match for my companion who likes to chase them off before I get to take a picture.

Yes, a great blue heron it seems to me too. Best, Jan

I have the 50G 1.8 (as small tele on F DX) and have thought about replacing it with the Z 40 f/2 which seems a nice compact lens on the Z full frame cameras. I would put it against the Z 35 1.8 ...

Sorry, I realize I did not put that correctly. I meant to say that I would expect f/8 to be sharper than f/4. Whether either or both are as sharp as one would like them to be I would not want to ...

Good spotting! At 12:12 at 24 mm correct? As far as  can see he compares F/4 and F/8 only once. I would expect F/8 to look sharper.

Agreed, or your renters insurance. But mind your deductible. I once had a $900 lens pick pocketed from my bag in a busy market place. My deductible was 1,000 😢

I guess not before the 24-120 is released because the latest firmware for the Z6/7 ii included this lens (and the 100-400?). As to what will be included in the FW, we can only guess (and hope). But ...

Besides the 100-400 being the 1st bestselling ML lens, the 24-120 f4 is ranked 3rd.

It appears I posted an incorrect link. The video comparing the AF performance can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1clhZ5_Yck Best, Jan

Hi Klaus, My bad. Thanks for pointing this out. My apologies to skyrunr. I will fix it in the 1st post. This is the correct link (I hope). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1clhZ5_Yck As to the ...

See https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/65683157 and the discussion that follows.

NOT as I can see. The video was posted on November 24, 2021 (repost is possible of course). And 1.05 minute in it shows the 3.40/1/30/1.20 FW applied. The comments are also in Ukranian and are all ...

There is a similar question about the interpretation of the description of FW 1.2 on the Z5 in one of the threads. After consulting with Nikon the conclusion there seems to be that the improvement ...