Nikon Z 800mm 6.3 PF EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK | A fantastic new option for wildlife photographers!
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- So today I have something very exciting to share!
I was lucky enough to be one of the first photographers IN THE WORLD to get my hands on the brand new Nikon 800mm PF for some Pre-Release shooting! Alongside fellow Nikon Ambassador Konsta Punkka, we headed up to the Finish Arctic to give this lens a test and go searching for some wildlife.
As this is a pre-release video I can't dive into to much detail about the lens before launch, but I can say WOW this thing is light. It's easily handhold-able for a whole days shooting. The S line glass delivers the optics we are coming to expect with the Z mount and overall, I think this is going to be a game changer for many wildlife photographers who are going to get the access to the 800mm for the first time!
SO many people are going to love this lens.
I can't wait to share more about the lens in some future videos...
I'll see you in those soon, so be sure to Like, Subscribe and hit that bell notification to be the first to see them!
If you want to see more from me, be sure to check out my Instagram @TomMasonPhoto where I'll certainly be uploading some images from the 800mm when I can.
Soon you'll also be able to check out my website for portfolios, workshops and more! www.tommasonphoto.com
As always guys thanks for watching and I'll be in the comments for any questions! Get out there and enjoy your wildlife photography!
In my bag : (UK affiliate links help me fund the channel and cost you nothing)
Lowepro Whistler 450 AW II - (travelled flawlessly on all my flights with ALL the gear below inside!)tidd.ly/ee5e459a
Nikon Monarch HG 8x30's - Simply love these. tidd.ly/3df767b...
Nikon Z9 : tidd.ly/3GOPrcl
D850 + Grip + D5 batteries tidd.ly/5e9ce68e
Nikon Z6 and 24-70S - (All video for the channel now shot on this - love this little camera!) tidd.ly/18f827ed
Nikon 300mm 2.8 VR II (My all time favourite lens) tidd.ly/c3774d0f
Nikon 70-200 FL tidd.ly/50423b68
Nikon 35mm 1.4 G tidd.ly/74102f76
Nikon 20mm 1.8G tidd.ly/792d72d0
Nikon 1.4 TC tidd.ly/51bb49a8
Nikon 2.0 TC tidd.ly/6d38e4fe
Nikon SB-700 tidd.ly/40a57f1a
Spare battery tidd.ly/3c45d8ba
Gitzo Mini Traveller tidd.ly/eda4b0c
Petzl Headlamp amzn.to/2LX80SW
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Macbook 12" amzn.to/2ZBQ57e
Rocket Blower ( I'd get this one) tidd.ly/8d6a3ab4
I also carry a trusty Gitzo Tripod, either my 4 series systematic or a 2 series traveller!
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Congrats for getting into Nikon's radar for pre-production-lens test Tom, absolutely deserved :)
Thank you! Really appreciate that!
Great to see Nikon recognizing your great approach to capturing wildlife. Well done.
Thanks man! Really was great to be out with the new lens and and certainly looking forward to sharing more on our little adventure soon!
Jest ordered z9 and 800mm f6.3. That lens made me go all in. I never thought a 800mm would be in my price range. Incredible!
Yes it is simply awesome that a 800mm + Z9 is now so much more affordable to many!
Thank you. 👍📷😎
Wow, wow, wow! hand-holdable 800m prime?! Amazing, well done Nikon!
Yes it’s rather awesome! Very light and well balanced
It's an amazing lens, can’t wait to get my hands on one!
Wow, that lens makes me really jealous!
It's certainly a truly gorgeous and game changing lens!
Nikon appears to have hit one out of the park with this lens. Kudos to them.
As a Canon RF user, my choice of 800mm lenses are approx. $1,000 or $17,000. I have the RF f/11 which is great, but has limitations. I wonder if this is justification for some specialist/enthusiast wildlife photographers to switch brands?
Yeah I think this is going to be one of those lenses that truly pulls people to the Nikon system, especially for bird photographers wanting that extra reach!
1.4x converter on the canon rf 100-500 gets you close @ $3500 which is a solid medium, or third party sigma lenses with converter at @ $2,300, besides those options, yeah you either have the f11 primes or the f4 which is the price of a car lol
I am shooting with Canon as well, and I love the Canon body‘s, but I wish me a 200-600mm like the Sony one!
That would be so awesome.
In terms of switching to Nikon.
Well, I guess you will only get fully happy with the Nikon Z9, which makes the switch a lot more expensive.
But I agree that Nikon has some very interesting lenses, with the 800mm F5.6 and the 400mm F2.8 with inbuild 1.4x telecoverter!
I will probably not switch, because I think that Canon is the big sleeper in the game.
If the Canon EOS R1 is what we want, and they bring some good wildlife lenses in the next 2 years, they are the soild nr. 1 again.
And I guess that is going to happen!
What’s your opinion on that?
@@KevinNordstrom The Canon RF 100-500mm is probably a good lens.
But F7.1 at 500mm?
That makes it almost useless for wildlife photography.
It is one of these products where Canon was scared to make it too good, I guess.
So in my opinion you don‘t even have to think about a telecoverter.
Thanks, but I missed this until now because there is no Z in the title!
Can't wait to see your first shots from this beast combo.
I'll have some first images in the next video!
@@TomMasonPhoto great to hear that:)
Tom....i always draw such inspiration from watching your videos....I'm really hoping this will be in buying range for us 'enthusiastic amateurs'.
Great video, if rumors are true on price then Nikon will have another runaway success on its hands
It’s going to be very popular… very popular!
It is necessary to use a CPL filter for this kind of super telephoto lens. I would like to hear your experience and suggestions about using filters at super telephoto.
So it depends on the shoot, but sometimes of course having a CPL is handy for reducing reflections / saturating colours etc, I have one for my 300mm 2.8 and certainly find it useful for certain situations, and will in time also add the version for my 600mm.
Great video mate, makes me miss Nikon a little more and bye the way the Otters say Hi :)
Impressive new lens Tom. Any idea when we can see some images from it?
Will be sharing more content from the lens/shoot in the near future!
This is a great video review. Its great that Nikon are making some really good products lately, but unless you're an NPS member or a reviewer, you simply can't get hold of many of these new products. Z9 was launched months ago and as far as the UK is concerned, no dealer can say when stock is going to arrive.
Good point - luck of the draw on most pre-ordered / ordered Nikon Z stuff, manage to bag the 24-120 (pre'ordered Day 1) and got Z9 back in Jan - not NPS but traded 2 x Z6 II via London Camera exchange about 2 weeks after released and surprised to receive it in Jan. Not sure what real problem(s) are with Nikon; parts shortages, manufacturing line restrictions / not enough factory space including available staff ?. Would it be wise for Nikon to expand / increase factory / manuf space ?, automate manufacturing ? especially in declining Market and unfortunately due to several Nikon management %$$%$% ups they have gone from No 1 - then to No 2 (Canon leading) and now No 3 - (below Sony & Canon)
Wow, Tom!!!! Congrats on the exclusive! Love to see this in your hands.
Wow this does look as you say a game changer. The way you were playing about with it in your hand is like I would with my 300mm f2.8. I have a Sigma 300-800mm F5.6 @ a back breaking 5.9kg but yes slightly better light. I think the new 800mm @ 2.3kg is lighter than the 300mm f2.8 that is definately great news. I really wonder if the Z9 will even work with my Sigma 300-800mm.
Many have the access now to this kind of lens - just a few have the financial possibilities !
Awesome video, just bought a D850. Any advice for getting the CF Express card to work ?
You need to install the latest firmware. As you probably know, this new 800mm f6.3 won't be usable on your D850. It's a lens designed for Nikon mirrorless cameras.
Great review Tom,been a follower for some time now, although i will never be able to afford this still like seeing the reviews. By the way love your glasses where did you get them??
My most recent purchase was made primarily after watching your reviews - a Nikkor 300mm f2.8G VR II. Thank you.
Love your style and work. Subscribed.
Some photos from it would be nice :-))
Can't wait to share some in the next video
@@TomMasonPhoto looking forward to it
How did u get an nikon 800m f6.3?
That looks no larger/heavier than my Nikkor 200-500 F-mount… 😏
Wondering about the price. For sure it is going to be expensive but I guess (since it is a PF lens) is should be cheaper than the new Z 600mm F4 or the Z 400mm F2.8.
What I would like to see is a Z 300mm F2.8. Knowing how amazing the old F mount glass was, and how sharp the pictures are with the Z teleconverters. That lens would be a huge success.
I’d LOVE a Z 300 2.8, as a VR II user for like 10 years id love one with a built in 1.4 TC, that’s would be a dream of a lens for me!
@@TomMasonPhoto Fingers crossed. Hopefully Nikon will add something similar to its roadmap. :)
It seems that there are quit a few "exclusive" first looks :-) Looking amazing though!
Yes in Europe and the US! So amazing to get my hands on one of these first pre production lenses for some testing!
Time have moved on from the AI 800mm f5.6ED. I'll get one in a decade or two, meanwhile 400 or 500mm.
Great surprise launch from Nikon. Great first look from you Tom, would be very interested to know the likely price! 👏😀👍
People will be very happy…
It's known and expected for 5 months, not really a surprise 😄
Nice video, but "exclusive" was a bit funny. My youtube feed has at least 5 of this "Exclusive" youtubers videos :)
Hey Tom, how do you find going from a f5.6 to f6.3 on the 800?
Hardly noticeable in most cases, but for the weight savings it's so worth it... This thing has to be held to be truly appreciated!
it's only 1/3 of a stop difference and it looks like half the weight of a true 800mm 5.6
Neat Tom, congratulations! It seems so little. If it's actually $6k USD, I have some hard decisions to make. I'm very curious about the max reproduction ratio of the lens. It's nice for the 300 PF at 0.24x, but a weakness of the 500 PF at 0.18x. I' hope this is over 0.2x, 0.3x would be very nice.
The lens isn’t small but it’s light, really light, quite amazingly light! It’s going to be an amazing addition to the PF range for sure!
Can Nikon start to makes this 800mm F5.6 and the 400mm F2.8 +1.4TC for Canon? 😂
PS: +1 subscriber ;)
How much this going to cost
I’m dreading the price tag. Does anybody know?
Not yet, but it will be out soon. Look at the prices of the 300 pf, 500 pf, and that will give you a bit of a hint of where it might come in (i.e. $5.989 USD?). That's my guess. I believe this is part of a Nikon strategy to both keep Nikon shooters buying Nikon gear, and to entice new shooters and shooters of other brands (i.e. look at the price of the Canon 800 f/5.6).
@@dance2jam I’d pay those prices for a 500 to 800 prime (I’m hoping one day). That price is more realistic than paying around £17, 000 (stupid money) for a 800 lens. I’d only consider getting an 800 if I were on locations photographing like harriers, white tailed/golden eagles and ospreys all the time. Unfortunately for that is not the case at the minute but soon…
@@jonnyanderson2271 I'm a relatively new photographer (few years) and shoot with the Nikkor 600mm f/4 (do not own the 500mm f/5.6 pf - but it would be nice) and for the scenario (Harriers, Golden Eagles, Osprey) I've often wondered if a lens like this (800mm f/6.3) be too much reach? I can't even imaging (perhaps because I'm not that good, nor is the lens AF) of trying to get a barn swallow in flight -(i.e. fast, erratic). It is difficult not to drool over increased reach at perhaps 1/3rd the price of a non-PF 800mm prime, but I'm just curious how useful it will be. Now a 600mm f/5.6 VR PF weighing 3.5 lbs. would be the sweet, portable, spot for handholding. Too bad it's not on the roadmap!!
Too Powerful for African Wild Life >> Waiting for the 500mm f5.6 S lens or 600mm at most
Great Video >> wqeighs as much as a 300 f2.8 F >> amazing
It's really quite astonishing how light and handhold-able this lens is!
Weight and MFD?
According to Nikon Rumors 2.3kg and 6,000 US$
@@bernardlanguillier7970 Thanks, yeah just saw that - lets hope they're correct. Shame Nikon muted all the guys they gave the lens to for a first look; bizarre.
@@EmyrEvans1 I guess they want to control the narrative until actual announcement, rumored to be on 6-April.
So where is the meat?
At £16000 it's hardly a fantastic option for wildlife photographers, it's a fantastic option if you have the money or the connections at Nikon.
This lens is definitely not going to cost £16k. More like half of that
Talk about negative and SO wrong! Three online sites are selling it for £4100 or less...in 2024
Hello Tom, it time to sell the wife and get a...
Lame video... Congratulations you can hold and walk around with a 800mm..
Sorry you didn't like it, the next video (after launch) will be more in depth with real world shooting
@@TomMasonPhoto Just dont understand how others who got this lens to try out posted images and video and didnt. ?
@@gregoryrogalsky6937 thats called jealousy mate get over it
I thought the same thing and watched it wanting to see an image or two, not someone holding a lens...
@@paulbarrett423 Not so much Paul.. I have a Nikkor 800 5.6 IF-ED AI-s ... Nikkor 600 F4. IF-ED AIS . Nikkor 400 3.5 IF-ED AI-s... ..oo... You couldn't get me to use a AF lens if you put a gun to my head. I still enjoy manually focusing. In fact today, I took my Nikkor 400 3.5 IF-ED AI-s and slapped a TC 301 for a 800 mm f7.0 and hand held some test shots.. While I got a few keepers.. I'll stick to my Nikkor 800 5.6 IF-ED AI-s on a monopod and a gimble for my street shooting. I have zero interest in hand holding 800 mm for anything but a few seconds.