New Nikon Lenses - 24-70 2.8 VR, 24 1.8 and 200-500 5.6

[Lance B]

While I can't explain exactly what they're trying to express with that comment .. but considering that it is a SWEDISH! site .. and Sweden's predominant export is IKEA .. well it makes sense that most things that make sense to the Swedes will have some relevance to furniture!

Maybe they want us to assemble the lens ourselves.

[cupic]

Need a trip firstly to a therapist paid for the 200-500 lens and when I rang today was told don't know
when its shipping and there's 40 in front of you

[MattNQ]

Maybe they want us to assemble the lens ourselves.

Might be Nikon's next cost saving exercise.
You have just reminded me I picked up an 'assemble yourself' twin reflex camera kit that you make & then put some film in.
Lomography IQ of course but should be fun. Still haven't made it yet.....one day.

[mongo]

Mongo has ordered his and is No. 7 on the list with 10 lenses allocated. So, he should get one when they arrive to this supplier.

Other considerations - Mongo agrees with Cage in many respects. Mongo also uses his 300 f4 AFS (pre PF) lens very happily with 1.4 and 1.7 converters with excellent results (even X2 converter on occasions with good results). So, if you have that lens and can get some converters (second hand) you have got a very very good combo. It will be lighter and cheaper than the new 200-500mm.

Here is a shot with D800, 300AFS f4 with a 1.7II converter (effectively 500mm) wide open at f6.7 and at 50% crop. Mongo is more than satisfied with the result.

DSC_9523a-50%.jpg


Disadvantage is that it is not a zoom, you cannot realistically get it to go more than 600mm with X2 converter (with some IQ loss). Whereas the 200-500 will probably be good with a 1.4 converter to get you to 700mm and say, stop down one stop for better IQ to f11. F11 is no big deal - Mongo often shoots at f11 now with other lenses even without VR - let alone have the use of the 200-500's VR to help.

food for thought