A 400mm f/2.8 ED-IF AIS Nikkor.
Man is it a beauty! Sharp as a freakin' razor and though it is no lightweight at almost 10lbs, it is light enough to be hand held, something I just cannot do with my 14lb+ 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS BEAST which is just too heavy and bulky to be able to hand hold and focus reliably.
It is such a fantastic lens I may consider selling my 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF AIS as this one will bridge the gap perfectly between my 200mm f/2 ED-IF AIS and the 600mm f/4.................naaah!
Below is a series of shots taken off the back deck at a neighbors house using the D850. The railing has small light bulbs on it, which have a lot of detail. The first one is taken with a 50mm to give a sense of distance. The second one taken with the 400mm and the third with the 400mm and a 1.4x TC, giving and effective focal length of 560mm f/4
If you want to see a larger file go here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185644121@N08/50126398851/in/photostream/
Below are 100% crops from both of the images:
Man is it a beauty! Sharp as a freakin' razor and though it is no lightweight at almost 10lbs, it is light enough to be hand held, something I just cannot do with my 14lb+ 600mm f/4 ED-IF AIS BEAST which is just too heavy and bulky to be able to hand hold and focus reliably.
It is such a fantastic lens I may consider selling my 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF AIS as this one will bridge the gap perfectly between my 200mm f/2 ED-IF AIS and the 600mm f/4.................naaah!
Below is a series of shots taken off the back deck at a neighbors house using the D850. The railing has small light bulbs on it, which have a lot of detail. The first one is taken with a 50mm to give a sense of distance. The second one taken with the 400mm and the third with the 400mm and a 1.4x TC, giving and effective focal length of 560mm f/4
If you want to see a larger file go here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185644121@N08/50126398851/in/photostream/
Below are 100% crops from both of the images: