October 14 by Walter Otto Koenig

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14-OCT-2015

October 14

Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR AF-S Lens Test

I had the opportunity to test this new Nikon lens at the San Diego Zoo today.
First impressions are heavy (5.07 lbs.) well built and fairly fast focusing.
The image quality is quite good at 500mm as can be seen here in this image of a Malaysian Tiger.

Shot through glass using nonopod, WB corrected, no crop, minimal processing.

Nikon D700
1/250s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso1600 (Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR AF-S) full exif

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Carol Rollins		16-Oct-2015 13:26
Beautiful! Looks like that lens is a keeper.

Julie Oldfield		16-Oct-2015 02:40
Such a stunning portrait of the tiger. The lens sounds very large and heavy but takes sharp photos. V

LynnH		16-Oct-2015 00:38
Excellent details! V

Buz Kiefer		15-Oct-2015 18:55
Excellent detail and color. Beautiful portrait of this fine tiger. Vote.

Pepe Lugash		15-Oct-2015 17:44
How smug he looks. Must be nice to be the baddest dude in the neighborhood! :-) Wonderful quality with the new lens. BV

Frank Brault		15-Oct-2015 16:53
A magnificent portrait! The lens is very sharp at 500mm. V

marie-jose wolff		15-Oct-2015 11:49
fine portrait with beautiful and sharp details! V

Stephanie		15-Oct-2015 11:31
Such an regal tiger! V Nice to be able to test out the lens ~ seems to be working well for you, though the weight is very heavy!!

Yvonne		15-Oct-2015 10:16
Certainly is a superb image Walter. v

Apostolos Tikopoulos		15-Oct-2015 10:12
Excellent portrait work with wonderful details and colours. V.

Alexander Kazakov		15-Oct-2015 10:10
Great! V

Noël		15-Oct-2015 08:19
Very ice portrait Walter but 5 lbs is a bit heavy! v

Gerard Koehl		15-Oct-2015 08:02
Magnifique portrait. V

fotabug		15-Oct-2015 05:55
Magnificent beast! Excellent image! So did you buy the lens? I have thought about it. It's getting good reviews!

joseantonio		15-Oct-2015 03:47
very nice work with this new lenss.V

Jim Coffman		15-Oct-2015 03:08
A fine image,a fine lens!!

Carl H. Johnson		15-Oct-2015 02:15
I agree with globalgadabout!!!~V~

Karen Moen		15-Oct-2015 01:43
This cat was focusing on something going on behind it. It is said that tigers are the most like our pet cats in behavior. A 5 pound lens could be tiresome to lug around, I think. Love the nice sharp detail. Voted.

globalgadabout		15-Oct-2015 01:26
this lens has serious reach, and the results are certainly impressive..

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