Hi GIL
at what length did you fine tune your 200-500 ? did you fine tune using the camera fine tune program? or a 3rd party
i also have the d500 and 200-500 and find its a great combo
Make sure you have a decent strap for itI collect my D500 and 200-500 today!
Although I've been getting much sharper results after doing this - there's still room for improvement I think.
I found that there were quite a few possibilities of introducing error using this method as I wasn't sure my ruler was aligned straight and perpendicular to the lens and I wasn't convinced AF was always working as well as it could given the shiny metal ruler I was using.
In the end I purchased a Spyder Lenscal to help me with these problems. It also means I always focus on 0 rather than a random number on the ruler dependant on how the ruler and camera are placed. The method is predominately the same, however in the instructions on the Spyder Lenscal they say the optimal distance to have your ruler / lenscal is 5 to 10 times the focal length. So between 2.5m and 5m away. I think that's a bit further away to my first method.
I haven't gotten around to doing it yet, only completed the process with the lenscal on my 16-80 so far with noticeable results.
That seems a bit close for a 500mm. Canon recommend that you do their lenses at 50 times focal length if possible with a minimum of 25 times focal length which would be 12.5 metres at 500m which seems a bit more real world.
I think when the D500 was about to come out a Nikon rep at the The Photography Show giving a demo and said that the AF Fine Tune should be done at 30x the focal length. When I asked what happens with zooms, he said do it for the focal length you use most often.That seems a bit close for a 500mm. Canon recommend that you do their lenses at 50 times focal length if possible with a minimum of 25 times focal length which would be 12.5 metres at 500m which seems a bit more real world.
I think when the D500 was about to come out a Nikon rep at the The Photography Show giving a demo and said that the AF Fine Tune should be done at 30x the focal length. When I asked what happens with zooms, he said do it for the focal length you use most often.
I tried the AF Fine Tune when I got the D500, but found it too variable in the measured results. My lenses seemed to be pretty close anyway thankfully, and indeed my Nikon 70-300mm VR came alive on the D500, especially wide open compared to how it was on the D300S. Saying that, I'm considering getting the new version of the 70-300mm VRas Nikon have reduced the price, and also have a lens cashback offer on too. I doubt it will be this cheap for too long. Fingers crossed the new lens focuses as well, if not better than the current one should I get it.
What I tend to do @Malfis Is use grp for bif.
What I've set up on the camera is assigned the front lower right fn button. (Looking from the rear of the camera) I've set that button to swap to grp focus. As I normally use single point. Tbh it took all of about 5-10 mins to get use to. I have found it slightly harder for bif shots with the 200-500 compared to the sigma but it's just a new lens and there is a bit of weight difference too.
But cracking sharp first shot mate
After getting the heads up here of the price reduction and cashback offer, I've just got Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f4.5-5.6E ED VR Lens to replace the Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR Lens. I ordered yesterday, and got it today. There seems to be limited stock about, you would think maybe having something to do with the recent price reduction plus the cashback offer.
One store said they had them in stock, so I called first to check. 'Oh yes we have it in stock'. So I register, order, all seems to be OK. Three hours later I get an emails saying that they haven't any in stock. I called them and said I called earlier to check you had stock, and you said you did. 'Er, sorry about that'. Ok, cancel the order then please.
So I phoned another site that said they had one left. I told the chap what had happened with the previous store, he said would I like him go and check, I said yes please. He said yes they had one. So I ordered from them, and it has come today.
Updated the camera to the latest Firmware and Lens distortion data just in case there may be any issues with what I had. It's raining here, so just a few pics out the window and indoors into the other room. It seems a bit quicker to focus, and the VR seems better up to now. If the weather is OK tomorrow I will go and take pics of the Cricket in the park and try and compare the new with the old.
I got the lens for £519 (+£5.95 for next day delivery) With the £90 cashback that will be £429 which is a huge saving over what it was a couple of week ago. WEX and Mifsuds are still selling it for about £750.
In some views, when reviewing images, zoom out, and at a certain point you can flip between cards. Hope that makes sense.I’m stuck trying to change the card viewing slot.
At the moment the display shows slot 2 jpg.
Does anyone know how to change this to slot 1?
I’ve read the manual and googled it but so far I can’t see how.
A pic from a recent trip to Venice. This was the view from where I was staying. This a boat passing late at night. The D500 isn't just for sport and birds.
A pic from a recent trip to Venice. This was the view from where I was staying. This a boat passing late at night. The D500 isn't just for sport and birds.
Lovely shots of the woody, was these shots taken in the morning?woody by Mark Kingston, on Flickr
woody 2 by Mark Kingston, on Flickr
distant buzz and kes by Mark Kingston, on Flickr
flying heron 2 by Mark Kingston, on Flickr
Lovely shots of the woody, was these shots taken in the morning?
Thank you Trevor.You’re right, and that’s a cracking picture.
Thank you kingo15.That is a cracking shot thou
FF will always have an advantage over DX for high ISO performance and maybe dynamic range, if you also have that option for certain subjects.Whilst I have used it on the odd occasion for non sport and wildlife stuff.
Having a fx body aswell, when working with the raw files you can notice difference and whilst I am lucky enough to have both. I tend to always opted for the d750 for non sports and wildlife stuff.