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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
Nikon D750,D500,Z6,Coolpix P7700
Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR, Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 VR, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, Tokina 100mm f/2.8, Tamron 60mm f/2 , Tamron SP 24-70mm f2.8 VC Di, Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4
FTZ adapator
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art
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.
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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