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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 750669" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>My go-to bird lens is usually the 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor on the D850, but undeniably it is a <em>beast</em> of a lens at over 14 pounds, one that cannot be hand held unless you are a body builder, something at 5'9' and 160 lbs (not to mention almost 63) I will <em>never</em> be. It is, however <em>very</em> useable and mercilessly sharp with a monopod and of course a tripod. When I got my 400mm f/2.8 ED IF AIS Nikkor, I found that I could use the D500 and get the same <em>effective</em> magnification, with somewhat less weight and bulk. It is somewhat hand holdable, demonstrably more than the 600mm f/4 but is still best on a monopod at least. it too is mercilessly sharp. The extra stop in maximum aperture is helpful for when the light levels drop, however. Although I don't ever recall using my TC-14B on either of them, both remain <em>very</em> sharp using the TC-300 (2x). </p><p></p><p>My "bird beasts", 600mm and D850 and 400mm and D500</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]350965[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 750669, member: 12827"] My go-to bird lens is usually the 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS Nikkor on the D850, but undeniably it is a [I]beast[/I] of a lens at over 14 pounds, one that cannot be hand held unless you are a body builder, something at 5'9' and 160 lbs (not to mention almost 63) I will [I]never[/I] be. It is, however [I]very[/I] useable and mercilessly sharp with a monopod and of course a tripod. When I got my 400mm f/2.8 ED IF AIS Nikkor, I found that I could use the D500 and get the same [I]effective[/I] magnification, with somewhat less weight and bulk. It is somewhat hand holdable, demonstrably more than the 600mm f/4 but is still best on a monopod at least. it too is mercilessly sharp. The extra stop in maximum aperture is helpful for when the light levels drop, however. Although I don't ever recall using my TC-14B on either of them, both remain [I]very[/I] sharp using the TC-300 (2x). My "bird beasts", 600mm and D850 and 400mm and D500 [ATTACH=CONFIG]350965._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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