Nikon 600mm F4 TC Z first look! Getting a first hands on with my next telephoto lens!
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Hey Guys I'm back with a video, It's well overdue and I filmed this weeks now along side my good mate @RicciTalks but having been rather unwell it got a little delayed!
However I'm really excited to share my first look at the new Nikon 600mm F4 TC Z! Ricci brought it down for me to have a quick day with a preproduction sample. We weren't too lucky with the weather...or the birds but it was a great chance to get my hands on the lens and get a feel for it before well... my one turns up... (more on that very soon indeed!)
If you have any questions about the new lens be sure to drop them below and of course as soon as I have my own full production lens in my hands I will be out making images and videos, so if you have any requests of what you'd been interested in me photographing, let me know!
If you are thinking of picking up one of these beauties you can grab one here...
tidd.ly/3BJRVIl
If you're looking to save a few quid the older model is now also available at some great discounts on the used market as people upgrade to the latest gear, a lens I reviewed myself a year or so back it's still top glass bit of glass! tidd.ly/3G1ikUD
Big thanks to Ricci for bringing the lens down to show me and we will be teaming up more again soon for some wildlife photography content!
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
G-tech external drives amzn.to/2Yil63y
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!
#Nikon600mm #WildlifePhotography #NikonZ9
The 600 f4 and the 400 f2.8 are what I call lottery lenses. Winning the lottery may be the only way I’ll ever own either one of them.
Hi Tom - nice to see you and Ricci
Brilliant and can’t wait to see more 😃😃
Can’t wait to get hit with my lens in the next few weeks!
Ordered mine after watching Ricci doing a preview of the lens with Grays of Westminster a while back.
Would like to see Ricci in more of your future videos.
That’s great to hear! My lens turned up the other day so I can’t wait to be behind it loads over the next few months! Yes Ricci will certainly be popping in for a few more videos for sure!
Just got mine…love it!!!
It seems to look heavier than it is then, thanks Tom, look forward to seeing you and Ricci on an actual shoot and some images
Yes it certainly “looks” heavier but when you pick it up it’s amazing how well weighted and light it feels!
Cracking bit of kit!
Enjoy the new lens Tom, can’t wait to see what you capture with it 👏👍😀
Yes I can’t wait! It’s not that often I get super excited by new gear but this lens is rather special!
You're giving me lens envy 😅
Looking forward to more content with it.
Yeah I can understand that! I can’t wait to get cracking with a few different subjects!
A first thing in Nikon that i am envy about :)
With mine now having turned up, it’s certainly a envy stimulating bit of kit!
No different to buying a flash car. Worth it if it's what you enjoy.
Please will you ask Ricci what tripod he was using in the hide, thanks.
Hang on, you live near rye mead!? Literally 5 minutes away!! Would love to come down when you're there shooting!
I used to live at the end of the road!
But that was a good few years back now but I’m very often in the area, grew up on that reserve basically!
Well maybe I’ll pop a post up one time I’m down that way! Will likely do a good few more days before the winter is out
Hi Tom, I am currently a Sony (A9 200-600) user and looking at investing in the lens. I have a bit of time on my hands whilst I save, so also keenly awaiting a Z8 Z6iii update on the body range.
I have seen largely positive reviews on this lens, as you would expect mostly from Nikon ambassadors except perhaps with the exception of Steve Perry's review. I then read the review by Digital Camera World (Can’t give direct link here as YT puts my comment in jail, but it is easy to find) where the lens seems to have been put through some pretty rigorous lab tests, which appeared to highlight a flaw with this lens with the TC at 840mmm, whereby they report a loss of sharpness towards the close end of the focus range, which did not occur with the 400 2.8TC they tested.
I live in the real world, and of course I would expect a TC, even a built in one to suffer a bit, but this looked a bit drastic from the charts they provided. I am not brand bashing, but I know the Sony TC's on the 600GM behave incredibly well. Thanks
So right now I haven’t had my lens long enough to make any final judgements but from my early images the lens is sharp, even with the TC it’s really sharp. But I will do more and more testing to really understand if there are any differences. Of course I’m now using a full production model, was the lens test done with a full production model or sample?
Additionally there can be variation lens to lens, I’ve seen this with my 300mm 2.8 some find there’s is not as sharp but mines razor.
I’ll do more testing to see how it performs close focus with the built in TC but early impressions are it’s as I would be expecting from a super tele of this calibre, but I don’t shoot test charts…
I’ll let you know if I find anything from my testing!
@@TomMasonPhoto Thanks for the reply Tom, realise it is still early doors for ya. And yes, there is every possibility he had a PP model to test, that was somehow flawed, as the target tests Steve did seemed to indicate only marginal loss of IQ.
Worrying though isn't it that there can be so much variation between sharpness in these exotics, especially given the price of these things you'd think the testing they do before they leave the factory would pick stuff like this up! Anyway, thanks and I look forward to more updates as they come!
@@Karkawry1970 tbh from my own experience it’s more likely the loan model gets bumped and mistreated after the factory that’s a major issue when people get loaned lenses for test!
Can you let us know what new camera bag you get!
I shall do!
Hey, bit off topic but are you offering in person one to ones or workshops next year?
Workshops will be on the horizon! I will be releasing a new mailing list to joint in the new year and then from that I’ll announce dates and workshops coming soon!
Don't lift a 600 by the camera body! Even one this "light"!
Yeah, I cringed every time!
Nice but it would be beter if this lens was available 🤨😏
It is, mine turned up yesterday!
@@TomMasonPhoto nothing here in Belgium
Nice that you have a spare £16k lying around. 😂
Luckily it's a business investment for me!
Very smart! 🎉 I hope you enjoy it 😅
Sorry, Tom, but I am unsubscribing. For about the last year, your recent videos all seem to be just infomercials for Nikon and Gitzo. I hope you go back to wildlife photography soon.
Boo hoo. Byeeeee