Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 493875" data-attributes="member: 16090">55mm at 300 feet is asking for a lot from the system. At 28.5 degrees FOV, at 300 feet the view is at least 150 feet wide, that translates to 40 pixels per foot - the head will be just 20 pixels. At that distance the minimum you need is 300mm, which will give you a field of view of around 27 feet - 220 pixels per foot.<a href="https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-dx-nikkor-18-55mm-f%252f3.5-5.6g-vr-ii.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs" target="_blank">https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-dx-nikkor-18-55mm-f%2f3.5-5.6g-vr-ii.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs</a><a href="https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-300mm-f%252f4d-if-ed.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs" target="_blank">https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-300mm-f%2f4d-if-ed.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs</a>If you want to shoot at long distances regularly, avoid zooms and use prime lenses. The 300mm F4 AFS is the least expensive Telephoto Prime that can be used wide open for distant objects.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 493875, member: 16090"] 55mm at 300 feet is asking for a lot from the system. At 28.5 degrees FOV, at 300 feet the view is at least 150 feet wide, that translates to 40 pixels per foot - the head will be just 20 pixels. At that distance the minimum you need is 300mm, which will give you a field of view of around 27 feet - 220 pixels per foot. [URL]https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-dx-nikkor-18-55mm-f%252f3.5-5.6g-vr-ii.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs[/URL] [URL]https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-300mm-f%252f4d-if-ed.html#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs[/URL] If you want to shoot at long distances regularly, avoid zooms and use prime lenses. The 300mm F4 AFS is the least expensive Telephoto Prime that can be used wide open for distant objects. [/QUOTE]

Verification