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D7500
D7500 and Ultimaxx zoom
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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 839497" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>I had to look up Ultimaxx. I see now it is a current generic brand. Those kinds of all manual T-mount telephoto lenses have been around for decades available through cheap import company catalogs before AliExpress and Temu existed.</p><p></p><p>You can take photos with them. There is no image stabilization. It is impossible to hand-hold without motion blurred photos. A good tripod aimed at a very static subject will work best. Since the aperture is f/8 at it's widest the viewfinder is going to be rather dim and focus harder to see. And there will be optical deficiencies. Contrast poor, edges of things will be soft with color-fringing. I have looked at video reviews of similar items over the years.</p><p></p><p>What this means is you have a quality camera body but get all the limitation of a sub-standard lens ruining the potential. I know you see focal length numbers of 1000mm and more and the idea of going to a lens of maybe 150-600mm zoom range looks disappointing, but I recommend shopping for something like that as soon as your budget allows for it. Tamron and Sigma made quality F-mount zoom lenses in this range. Wider apertures, superior glass in comparison, auto-focus that works nearly as well as a native Nikon lens, and Image stabilization that also works. They have the electronics to talk to the D7500 also so no fiddling with non-CPU lens settings. Widely available at the respected used photo outlets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 839497, member: 48483"] I had to look up Ultimaxx. I see now it is a current generic brand. Those kinds of all manual T-mount telephoto lenses have been around for decades available through cheap import company catalogs before AliExpress and Temu existed. You can take photos with them. There is no image stabilization. It is impossible to hand-hold without motion blurred photos. A good tripod aimed at a very static subject will work best. Since the aperture is f/8 at it's widest the viewfinder is going to be rather dim and focus harder to see. And there will be optical deficiencies. Contrast poor, edges of things will be soft with color-fringing. I have looked at video reviews of similar items over the years. What this means is you have a quality camera body but get all the limitation of a sub-standard lens ruining the potential. I know you see focal length numbers of 1000mm and more and the idea of going to a lens of maybe 150-600mm zoom range looks disappointing, but I recommend shopping for something like that as soon as your budget allows for it. Tamron and Sigma made quality F-mount zoom lenses in this range. Wider apertures, superior glass in comparison, auto-focus that works nearly as well as a native Nikon lens, and Image stabilization that also works. They have the electronics to talk to the D7500 also so no fiddling with non-CPU lens settings. Widely available at the respected used photo outlets. [/QUOTE]
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