Is this a kestrel, Woody? I've only seen photos of them but never one in person. If so, it's a cute looking bird.
You sure get a lot of good wildlife photos! Do you have for to go to find them?
You are getting some great results with that new 500mm. Does this mean your 200-500 is now in storage or is going to be used as a trade for that new refrigeratorlayful:
2-500 has been sold, along with my old 300mm f/4 and 1.4x TC. Also gone is the D7100. Still no new fridge. Too much work to clean out the old one.![]()
You are getting some great results with that new 500mm. Does this mean your 200-500 is now in storage or is going to be used as a trade for that new refrigeratorlayful:
2-500 has been sold, along with my old 300mm f/4 and 1.4x TC. Also gone is the D7100. Still no new fridge. Too much work to clean out the old one.![]()
How did the 200-500mm perform for you, Woody? Or was your decision based more on the weight of the lens? When I rented one, it was just too heavy - I had tennis elbow surgery so am limited with strength in that arm. My 80-400mm is the heaviest I own and doubt I can handle anything heavier.
I'm a little surprised to hear about the 300mm and 1.4x TC although now you wouldn't really have a need for the TC. But I'm not too surprised about the D7100 as the D500 is a much better body. However, the 300mm is a fantastic lens.
The 2-500 was sharper than the Tamron 150-600, and not much different in weight, so I was happy with it for quite a while. I did have occasional problems with the lens not communicating with the body. The bottom line, though, is that the 500mm PF is quite a bit sharper, it's lighter, and AF is about twice as fast, IME. I finally felt like I could afford the lens, so I went for it.
I did have some hesitation about selling the 300mm, but in all honesty it was collecting dust. The lack of VC and the overlap with the Tamron 100-400 that I am keeping were the reasons to let the old timer go.
Woody, did you have the 300mm AF-S (with aperture ring) or the PF? I have both but found the older lens to be a tad sharper. But the lack of vibration reduction does make it a pain sometimes. How is the Tamron 100-400mm? Obviously it must perform well since you decided to keep it.