Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens !!

KayakPhotos wrote in post #18938357

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho8​MmL cormorant float by Daniel, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho6​ZFJ dark water egret by Daniel, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho5​kdf egret over blue by Daniel, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho5​56b willet green by Daniel, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2ho6​Nwpgreen branch pose by Daniel, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2ho4​Dgbwrapped up by Daniel, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2ho7​s1ogreen stare by Daniel, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2ho7​3zAlittle blue gold by Daniel, on Flickr

Wow Daniel, top drawer on all! Too hard to pick a favorite.

KayakPhotos wrote in post #18935778

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho7​RQM out of the water by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho7​JaG flight carry by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho5​NUC splash catch by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ho8​nDv catch of the day by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

https://flic.kr/p/2ho7​rGBtern fresh catch by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

https://flic.kr/p/2ho7​nMCtern dive prep by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

https://flic.kr/p/2ho6​fQvbanking by Daniel, on Flickr[/c]

Primo photography Daniel.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18938697
Wow Daniel, top drawer on all! Too hard to pick a favorite.

Thanks

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18938700
Primo photography Daniel.

Thanks. I really love this lens for BIF.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18938695
Compare it to any of my hummers from this year (which is a big fat zero), and looks darned fine to me.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18938696
Favorite in this series. Just an awesome looking you pose.

Thank you, Robert. Much appreciated!

We get two brief windows with these guys - In the fall, as they head to South America and in the spring when the pass through on their way to parts north.

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #18939049
Thank you, Robert. Much appreciated!

We get two brief windows with these guys - In the fall, as they head to South America and in the spring when the pass through on their way to parts north.

Phil, we do get Ruby-throated in the summer ....in the area....
I think if I made the effort/did the research/put out the food.
But why when I can enjoy yours Ha!

Went out on Saturday morning at like 7AM, and it was almost dark out. Super high ISOs employed here!

Black and White Warbler:

MatthewK wrote in post #18940897
Went out on Saturday morning at like 7AM, and it was almost dark out. Super high ISOs employed here!

Black and White Warbler:

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And the Ruby-crowned Kinglets are starting to return for their winter stay. Won't be long now

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Dayum! To bad that D500 won't shoot elevated ISO.

Awesome!

I've said things like this before,. but I am going to do it again anyways.

If there were a brick and mortar store nearby that I could breeze into on my way home from work, that had this lens and a nice Nikon body to try it on,. I VERY likely would end up having it with me the rest of the way home.

Being removed from my immediate grasp is the ONLY thing keeping me removed from this lens.

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #18940965
Dayum! To bad that D500 won't shoot elevated ISO.

Awesome!

Appreciate it, Phil, thanks!

With the current noise reduction processes, I've completely changed my view shooting APS-C bodies at higher ISOs. Previous to this D500, I would break a sweat when seeing ISO go over 1200, but now I'm not even fazed at 6400. Even the new Canon 90D is working out well in this arena. With all that, I no longer feel the need to have a FF body.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18941432
I've said things like this before,. but I am going to do it again anyways.

If there were a brick and mortar store nearby that I could breeze into on my way home from work, that had this lens and a nice Nikon body to try it on,. I VERY likely would end up having it with me the rest of the way home.

Being removed from my immediate grasp is the ONLY thing keeping me removed from this lens.

That's a good deterrent, Jake. What I did for this 500PF, was get on a wait list, in the hope that it would take so long to come in that I'd move on from the GAS, and when my name came up I'd comfortably pass. Of course, I unknowingly got on the one waitlist where they jumped me in line because I put a downpayment, and they called me a week later. Done deal.

And you know what: I'm friggin 100% happy it happened that way, because since then it's totally changed how I shoot, and gotten me shots I don't think I would have with the heavier gear.

I'm still hanging on to my 600 III, but there's been a few times as of late that I thought about posting it up for sale. The 90D has staved off that action for now, but if I'm honest with myself, I don't need the bigger gear anymore. Letting go is tough

I envy anyone who lives where there is light!
ISO 7200-

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2hsW​ma1

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18941432
I've said things like this before,. but I am going to do it again anyways.

If there were a brick and mortar store nearby that I could breeze into on my way home from work, that had this lens and a nice Nikon body to try it on,. I VERY likely would end up having it with me the rest of the way home.

Being removed from my immediate grasp is the ONLY thing keeping me removed from this lens.

Road trip!

Like Matt said, it really can / does change the way one shoots. I, too, have a 600F4 but it rarely gets much action after the addition of the 500PF.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18941840
I envy anyone who lives where there is light!
ISO 7200-

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2hsW​ma1 Morning ISO 7200 by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

That's a neat shot, Robert. It has a real 3D feel - like I could reach right into the image.

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #18941910
Road trip!

Like Matt said, it really can / does change the way one shoots. I, too, have a 600F4 but it rarely gets much action after the addition of the 500PF.

That's a neat shot, Robert. It has a real 3D feel - like I could reach right into the image.

Thanks Phil. Appreciated.
You might not know but I'm shooting the Sony 200600G a lot now. The 500PF is like lifting a feather compared

Time to break out the fall sweaters (no, I don’t have 2 500pfs, this is just a crappy PS job)