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Always at shortest possible length.
Same here.
Always at shortest possible length.
Is there any pattern to the age of these lenses exhibiting this problem?
I've not noticed a pattern on the age when I've read the reports
?What was the pattern? Older, more likely to stick - later models not sticking?
I've not noticed a pattern on the age when I've read the reports
Sorry Barry I did say I'd not noticed a pattern on the age that's why I was confused, I think you may have misread or misinterpreted it
Thinking of getting this lens for rugby to go with my 70-200. Have seen a like new one for £979. Sigma 150-600 sport still on my mind also though
Bought mine from the classifieds on here and its like new @£650Thinking of getting this lens for rugby to go with my 70-200. Have seen a like new one for £979. Sigma 150-600 sport still on my mind also though
I thought I'd better update the progress of my 200-500mm after I sent it back to Nikon, as you know I received and accepted my quote on the 05-09-18, the status then changed to awaiting repair, it was still at this status until the 02-10-18 when I got an email saying my lens was ready for despatch and telling me where to make payment, I made the payment by PayPal the same day and received my lens back by DPD on the 04-10-18, so 29 days for the turn around, with no chasing Nikon up at any stage, but I must admit it did seem twice that long I was without the lens, now to wait for some better weather to give it a proper test, that could take more than 29 days lol
It could well be gramps unfortunatly it will still have the same idiot on the end of it lolhope it is better than new!
Thinking of getting this one. Thoughts -
https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/used-equi...nikon-af-s-200-500mm-f-5-6e-ed-vr/sku-770716/
Looks okay but more expensive than a new 'grey' lens with 3-year warranty (Panamoz £934) and not much less than a new UK lens with 2-year warranty (John Lewis £1202) ... new from eBay can be as low as £895 and used from around £700.
Thinking of getting this one. Thoughts -
https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/used-equi...nikon-af-s-200-500mm-f-5-6e-ed-vr/sku-770716/
Just seen the Panamoz page. Very tempting. Have you used them before?
Lots of very positive reports on TP.Just seen the Panamoz page. Very tempting. Have you used them before?
Well my 200-500mm is still away at Nikon after the zoom got stuck for no apparent reason. Latest I heard a couple of weeks ago was that they were replacing part of the barrel. Not sure what to do when it comes back - I assume it may come back better than new as they probably calibrate and check everything?? I got drunk and bought a 200-400 one night and I'm loving that. I will probably compare them side by side and maybe keep the 200-500 for longer walks or flying away..
I had a 200-400 and hated it (Mk 1) the 200-500 is much better in every respect for me.
Sorry to hijack the thread - what was wrong with the 2-400?I had a 200-400 and hated it (Mk 1) the 200-500 is much better in every respect for me.
It was prone to ghosting and really, really poor focus at maximum range ... Thom Hogan and others make mention of this : http://www.dslrbodies.com/lenses/ni...om-lens-reviews/nikon-200-400mm-f4g-af-s.htmlSorry to hijack the thread - what was wrong with the 2-400?
Sharpness: Here's where the lens baffled me. The short story is this: at close distances, the lens dazzled me with as-good-as-it-gets acuity. At long distances, not so much. I first noticed this in Denali. My shots at a beaver pond where I was able to set up in the bush quite close were superb—every hair on the beaver's back was distinct. But my shots of grizzlies, taken at an obviously longer distance, didn't show the same clarity. 30 feet (10m) and in, I loved the lens. 300 feet (100m) and out, I hated the lens. In between, well, sometimes I liked it, sometimes I didn't.
For a long time I thought this might be a camera or focus issue, as I noted in the preface to this section. Maybe my camera was not locking focus quite right at distances, or maybe the detail was getting lost due to small issues with camera movement or VR. Maybe it was heat waves interferring. I actually had my camera (D2x at the time I first noticed the problem) checked for focus issues. None detected. Curiously, I saw slightly different aspects to close/far focus performance on different cameras. The D2x was a worse offender than the D2h.
This pattern has repeated and gotten more reliably seen as the sensor resolution has gone up. I wouldn’t be happy with the 200-400mm f/4 on a D810 at long distances.
ThanksIt was prone to ghosting and really, really poor focus at maximum range ... Thom Hogan and others make mention of this : http://www.dslrbodies.com/lenses/ni...om-lens-reviews/nikon-200-400mm-f4g-af-s.html
... e continues this theme for a bit.