Whiskeyman
Senior Member
I got excited by this announcement from Nikon, until I saw the price: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-p...:learnMoreTop&ET_CID=1778727&ET_RID=326527948
I'll just have to wait...
WM
I'll just have to wait...
WM
I got excited by this announcement from Nikon, until I saw the price: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-p...:learnMoreTop&ET_CID=1778727&ET_RID=326527948
I'll just have to wait...
WM
You haven't had your coffee yet, have you? Did you mean the f/5.6 model?How does this make sense when the Nikon 200-500mm f/4 has ED, VR, is (slightly) lighter and retails for ~$5,500 less?
How does this make sense when the Nikon 200-500mm f/4 has ED, VR, is (slightly) lighter and retails for ~$5,500 less?
You haven't had your coffee yet, have you? Did you mean the f/5.6 model?
I was drinking coffee at the time but it was early. Still, this is just weird because I swear I was looking at a Nikon 200-500mm f/4 earlier this morning... I dunno. They say the mind is the first thing to go, though!Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 retails at 1,400.00
Nikon 100-400mm f/4 retails at 12,400...difference of 11,000. Even if you include the price of the TC (I have no idea what they go for) it's still more than a 5,500 dollar difference.
I was drinking coffee at the time but it was early. Still, this is just weird because I swear I was looking at a Nikon 200-500mm f/4 earlier this morning... I dunno. They say the mind is the first thing to go, though!
Thank you... Yes, that must have been what I was looking at. I've corrected my previous post.There is a nikon 200-400mm f/4 lens that retails at 6,996 dollars which would be about the same price difference that you quoted.
https://www.adorama.com/nk2004002u....HLMs_gWl-5rSOtK0x_i4otx3Uwk43Tl0aAqLLEALw_wcB
Thought you have bought 2 of them and let me borrow one at CBB this year
I got excited by this announcement from Nikon, until I saw the price: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-p...:learnMoreTop&ET_CID=1778727&ET_RID=326527948
I'll just have to wait...
WM
I guess I don't see the advantage of this over the existing 200-400 which is supposed to be a great lens. A built in TC seems kinda' gimmicky to me, also.
I don't know that much about optics, but the first thing I thought was "Why teleconverter?Doesn't that reduce the IQ?"
Maybe it doesn't matter if the optics are good?