Nikon 200-500mm F/5.6 vs 500mm F/5.6 PF lens: Which is the Better Choice for Bird Photography?
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- čas přidán 12. 01. 2023
- In this video, we are testing the Nikon 200-500mm F/5.6 vs 500mm f/5.6 PF lens to see which is the better choice for bird photography.Both lenses offer great performance when it comes to bird and wildlife photography, but which one is the best choice for you? This lens comparison will help you determine which lens is best suited for your needs when photographing birds and wildlife. We'll discuss the pros and cons of both the Nikon 200-500mm F/5.6 and 500mm f/5.6 PF lenses and help you make a decision about which lens is the best for you.
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Thank you very much for the Video
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Girish, your videos are always informative with excellent information that compares different lenses, cameras and camera settings. Well presented and informative. Well done again.
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Great review, but now Nikon have come out with 180-600 mm Z mount for their mirrorless series, it would be great to review and compare the 2 great lenses
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Excellent video, I'll definitely be watching some more of your videos thank you. Subscribed too!!
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Well done explaining both. I had the 200-500 and sold it for the 500 PF. Would never go back simply due to the weight. Hand holding the 200-500 is a killer.
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Do you not miss the zoom ability of the 200-500.??
@@Jimmy_Cavallono, I hardly ever found myself shooting at anything less than 500mm. Especially for birds.
My 500 PF is WAY sharper than my 200-500 ever was. Of course the weight is a big factor too.
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Incredible Video. Thanks for sharing Girish. Planning to sell my heavy weight Sigma 150-600mm SPORT and planning to buy 500mm PF . This video gave lot of inputs. Thanks for sharing these inputs . Love from Bengaluru
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@@TheOpenImage which body are you using? if Mirrorless then go for the z lenses than AFS lenses.
It’s a trade off but no not really an issue giving up the ability to zoom in and out.
One of the best Videos on 500 PF vs 200-500 lens, I wish I had this Video before I had taken the decision to trade in my 200-500 with the 500PF. The advantage of 500PF over the 200-500 is its weight and form factor than the image quality and AF speed. The 200-500 really gives the 500PF a real run for the money. Now, I have even gone further by putting 100-400z lens too in my arsenal and that way when in jeep safari I am having one body with 500PF and the second body with the 100-400z to cover the advantage. Both are very light but great set up.
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So interesting. Thank you so much
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Good comparison! What can a 300 mm f4 prime with TC1.4x do in your opinion? Definitely not good for small birds, but what can be captured with significant sharpness?
I haven't used the 300 + 1.4X but AF might be relatively slow, especially with older versions of lenses and teleconverters.
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So many useful videos, thanks for your insight Girish!
I'm still struggling to find "my" telephoto wildlife lens.. don't know if i should get the Tamron 150-600 g2 or the Nikkor 200-500, both used, i'm kinda low on budget. Do you have some experience on the Tamron? I really like the weather-sealing and the lower weight over the Nikkor, what do you think?
F/6.3 is rather useless in low light. And I find myself clicking in low light a lot. The Nikon does well, it focuses fast and accurately if you use it on a good camera
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@@TheOpenImage can you elaborate more? I never thought that 1/3rd of a stop matters that much - eg going from iso 2000 to around 2500-2700. also I guess you are aware that putting more pixels on the target at 600 gives more sharpness, less noise per the needed crop of 500, shallower dof. its literally the sharper and less noisy alternative when framing subject at the same distance. unless you assume that you always get closer. by the logic of which, then just use 300f4. or 135 f1.8 . or ..
at lower shutter speeds the pf has sharp images while its necessary to be at higher speeds for the 200 500. the pf i found best abt say a 1/320 ss and above . of course one can hand hold both for as low as 1/40 or lower even but we all know in bird photography u wouldnt get a tack sharp image. pf is definitely sharper on zooming in and better contrast
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Dear Girish , I am watching your videos on u tube ,which always increase my knowledge and moral too.I am having D500 and 200 500 lens, I am enjoying it, but one of my friend said that go for 500 prime.. is is worth. Just because my age (66).Kindly guide me.
Hi, if you can afford the 500 f/5.6 PF lens, it's a wonderful lens and incredibly small and light for a 500 prime lens.
500 f/4 prime lenses are expensive and heavy but have their own advantages, especially in low light.
If you're interested in clicking birds, the 500 PF lens offers more versatility, especially since it makes it so convenient to use it hand held.
However if you're interested in clicking animals also on Jeep safaris, the 200-500 offers a larger range of focal lengths which is important because many times 500mm is too much zoom - for example when a tiger is crossing the track close to your Jeep.
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