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Giuseppe Cardarelli www.juzaphoto.com/p/GiuseppeCardarelli  |
The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Nikon AF-S 500mm f/4 E FL ED VR Pros: Lightness, easy transportability even when hiking in the mountains. Cons: In Addition to the price, typical of these lenses, I find the photographs flat, without thickness. Opinion: Coming from a 400 2.8 AF-S, of which I regret the sharpness and depth of image, I find decidedly flat ones on the 500 F/4 And Fl AND VR After Three years of use, unfortunately not assiduous, I was unable to get in tune and more than once I had to note his The Limits (but maybe mine too) and regret the "old" 400. Small subjects like birds taken at a distance of 10-12 meters with or without duplicator (I have all three) enlarged are not very sharp, often not correctly in focus, even on a tripod or leaning against a bag the results are questionable and I do not Meet. The colors in certain conditions of light lateral or grazing are dull and veded, with high sun prevail the reflections, in other conditions such as cloudy sky or shade are good. The best shots I made them freehand, even without VR. Thinking about an incorrect or faulty calibration, exposing my discontent, in Nital have told me "if you look for lightness, something you must lose" Is a compromise therefore and I struggle to accept it: I'm using little and maybe I will sell it to recover or a 300/f2,8 or an old-fashioned 400 2.8 with real glass lenses. D4 and D800E machine Bodies. TESTING AFTER NITAL REVIEW I was able to perform a field test after tuning into NITAL. I Confirm what I said and I add that the lens suffers in light side conditions making the colors dull and unopposed, in addition presents difficulties of focusing on uniform subjects, even worse if made shiny from the sun. (eg: a pine cone on the ground illuminated by the sun and about 5 meters away is not focused properly, my white dog appears mixed and fuzzy, even the snowy peaks of the mountain are saved; they are blurred and the colors are dead. My impression that in these conditions some internal lens creates diffractions or confusions and the autofocus goes crazy and fails to turn its work. In This situation I tried with the D4 and not with the D800E, but previously I had tested the optics even with 2 D500 camera bodies. I found instead good/excellent yield in the photos made in the thick of the forest, freehand and with TC1, 4; Correct focus and sharpness. (See photos of the Alpine Treecreeper) Here are the limits that I have found in this perspective: but will it just be mine? As It is I have to live with it: Just do not photograph subjects illuminated by sunlight, with uniform colors especially clear. On This mountain tour I could also test the 200-500 of my friend who did not submit any faults to the ones I listed and that turns out to be a good lens. Who owns it try to do for me tests on subjects of light uniform color, like the snowy white of the mountains, a white dog, or the moon, which with this optics I have never been able to photograph in focus. P.S. Same problem encountered with the 300 F/4 PF ED VR both on D4 and even worse on D500. sent on March 06, 2019 |
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