Kris in CT

Yes, it does render very nicely. Have you noticed an increase in resolving stopped down at all? My is noticeably sharper at F4.5.. I think I may have asked you that already though.. My head is ...

Hopefully we will be talking soon. I unloaded some of the Canon gear this morning and ordered the D500.. I have some interest in the Canon 500 F4 from a few parties.. So once that goes through...

Hi Nancy, Thanks for chiming in.  I was trying to sort through the posts last night in Nikon Cafe.  Obviously the "e" is a new level of optics.  Do you think the AF-S II is still relevant today? ...

Thanks Jim, how much of a hit does the TC add?  I generally shoot my 500 naked, never liked adding a TC to it on the crop camera.  It did perform much better on the 1d4 which is a 1.3x...

Perfect!.. Thank you for taking the time to upload..  That looks very good from that distance.

Very Nice!  Thanks for the sample.  By any chance do you have anything between F4 and F5 at a lower ISO?  Could even be a stationary bird..

Might be my last week with the 80D, but still nailing some shots. I had some tough light this morning with the Osprey as they were diving on the wrong side of the bridge and it was majorly back ...

Thanks for your thoughts.. However I am very used to carrying around and shooting the Canon 500 F4 which weighs 8.5# I've been doing it for over a year with up to 1500 shots a day. I use a cheap ...

If you are focal length limited the only thing that may come into play is diffraction if you are stopped way down. Other than that you are looking at the same area of the sensor so the other ...

The reason I said test it in DX mode was so you could easily compare the same sensor area if one was focal length limited, which was the original question in this thread, I think, lol.. OK so it ...

Thanks Tim.  Guess I need to send some Ospreys your way :) I'm not a fan of TC's in general.  I wouldn't even consider the 1.7 or the 2x on any lens. It's about a pound lighter than the Canon I ...

Thanks for digging it up Jim..

Thanks for your thoughts Jemini.  Here's the thing, Af did get better with iTR turned off, however it was still nervous and didn't like to piece together several shots in a row that were 100% in ...

First of all thanks for the very kind words. Second of all I'm on the cusp of returning to my roots with Nikon.. Here is my challenge to you.  Put your d750 in DX mode. Shoot the same subject side ...

I used to have the 300 F4 AF-S and it's a great lens. It pairs well with the 1.4x TC.  Its only my starting point until I sell my Canon gear.  Down the road it would be my close up lens for the ...

I think it was inevitable.. Lol.  Canon world has been a nightmare for me..  The day the D500 was announced, I was at one of my favorite parks. I checked Nikon Rumors to see what the D5 was going ...

Thanks for your thoughts Jim, I've been shooting the Canon 500 handheld so I would prefer the reach and bokeh over the resolution.  So you feel the resolving power between the af-s and VR is about ...

I have indeed been through 3 bodies, including a loaner and a replacement. They all had varying degrees of sharpness and AF repeatability using Reikan FoCal, and side by side the 80D produced ...

I think my 15 month experiment with the Canon system is coming to an end. I think I am heading back to Nikon where I belong. I would grab a D500 and use a friend's Tamron 150-600 until I liquidate ...

I'm not that familiar with the DPR charts, but again I would assume they would have to frame the charts the same way?  AFAIK, none of the tests take into account being focal length limited? I just ...