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Never gave it much thought.

I read an interview that was with a famous National Geographic photographer, and they talked about when he first joined NG.  He said they were told to share what they knew, and everyone gets ...

Get as close as you can. We do it this way in Toronto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHxPpgAzd3Y

You could be right. Bit of a strange flag. :) Flag pole is even more strange.

Here's the missed kicker in all of this. The 200-500 is miles away from a 300 2.8VR 1 or 2 in AF and IQ. With a 1.4TCII or III the 300 2.8 is still stellar on both AF and IQ. But a little heavy but ...

Nice shots; legend of a camera. Just recently bought a studio only one with 5k shots. Will probably keep it a long time. I can tell by the flag you must be from Belgium.

It's new to the D500, D850, and only guessing, but maybe D5. ( don't have one )

That doesn't make enough of a difference to cause those problems. And it's not really related to a delay in locking on.  The OP mentioned nothing about anything getting between him and the ...

I don't think it's a D850 issue, unless you have an issue with your specific D850. I've shot mine very little, and the following picture is one of the first 2 or 3 I shot with it. I read that this ...

I've been going to ask you this for awhile.  Any chance two blocks over from the dangerous jungle there's a McDonald's??  :)  Kids water park next door maybe? Cause everything else I've seen that ...

I didn't mean you in particular. I have D4s, D850 along with 200-500 and 500f4VR and if you can't get good AF with your D5, 200-500, and you, there's an issue with one of the three.

You don't have to look too hard on here to find someone that gets into that childish, "sour grapes" crap. I want neither of them. I just see a lot of redundancy in a 500 f5.6.  Buy a second 200-500 ...

Well, this thread certainly went well for you.  :)  No way I'm jumping in and say to hell with the D100 and D200. Maybe try in the Fx forum and suggest dropping the D700 / D3.

Well, I just don't get a 500 PF unless Nikon's target market is senior senior citizens and people with less than perfect health who can't handle a big, heavier lens. What are you getting besides ...

I heard it was a joint venture design between Sony, Towerjazz, Nikon and one other company. Should I start a new thread? On second thought, might be just something I heard inside my head.  Oh, well.

None of what I've highlighted has anything to do with AF speed. There are situations where group AF works and situations that are totally wrong for it. Try experimenting with D25 and single point. ...

I might have some interest in a 600 5.6, but not a 500.  Always found 500 just a little too short. I have a 200-500 and a 500 f4VR, as well as a 300 2.8VR + TCs. 600 would get me to a nice length ...

Always buy the spikes.

Isn't that what I said?  Ask for nothing else ? As in more than he was already offered. Which was $200 and a copy of the book.

This is something better. And, since you made it an N/T thread, why re-visit?