Wildlife from Yellowstone - NIKON 200-400mm f4 VRII on Z6II - Review
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- In todays video I take a closer look at my main wildlife lens for the past year, the NIKON 200-400MM F4 VRII. After thoroughly putting this lens through its paces, I wanted to feature the epic wildlife encounters I had while in Yellowstone national park, all captured with the 200-400mm! I hope you guys enjoy!
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Using the 200-400 f/4 VR 1 over 10 years and it almost always has the Nikon 1.4TC attached. Has been used on D300, D500 and Z6ll. Still very happy with it. Continue to use it almost exculsively with my D500.
I’ve heard the VR I is a great model as well! That might be the way to go if someone is on a tighter budget! Truly stands the test of time, which is exactly what you need in a big lens! D500, my old camera as well, such a beast!
Now using my 200-400 f/4 VR1 on my new Z9 !
The 200-400 got an unfairly bad reputation for focus fails at close range. I bought one used ten years ago (the original version, not the VRII) and never suffered any issues. This lens is a better match for full-frame sensors of 24 MP or less, such as the D750, D3/3S, D4/4S, D5, D6. When mated with the D810, that's when the lens' limits become apparent. The lens can't quite keep up with the higher sensor resolution wide-open. Stopped down to 5.6, it will perform well on just about any sensor.
Excellent review Mitchell. I owned that lens for a couple of years and I can attest that it is a fantastic piece of glass. Beautiful footage and images.
Thank you! It has been fantastic so far I can’t wait to keep filming with it! Appreciate the kind words🤘🏻
I use the same combo for sports. It's an excellent lens. I love the color and contrast. I can tell the difference between this and my 300 f/2.8 without looking at EXIF metadata just by the image quality. Remember this is a $7000 lens when it was new. That would put it at about $8 or $9K today. Superb quality.
I couldn’t agree more!! Fantastic quality, you can definitely see that it was a $7000 lens new👏🏻it also works so well with the Z6II!!
Wow that's a huge lens! Awesome photos!! Maybe I should look into getting some older lenses, although I don't get to go to national parks with wildlife as much as I would like to! Love your work on Instagram!
Thanks dude! Yeah slightly older lenses with the Z Mount adaptor work really well with the Z6II! There’s always wildlife in your backyard, that’s where I find most of my animals! Birds, foxes, hawks, squirrels, all that stuff you can get Amazing pics in your local area if you find the right spots!
hi thx for the video and some nice wildlife videos and photos but what's your opinion on the 200-500 5.6. Would that 1 stop difference make a big difference in higher iso... thx
Hi there! Thanks for watching, apologies for the slow response- I haven’t been on CZcams much at all lately!
From my brief experiences with the 200-500 when shooting with my friend who owns and uses this as his main lens - the one stop of light doesn’t seem to make to much of a difference, especially if you’re already at a higher ISO anyways. My friend does really like the 500mm reach that it gets, however we do find that when comparing just general quality the 200-400mm tends to provide just tiny tiny bit better results with image quality. They are very comparable lenses and to decide between buying them it might be up to budget, weight, and the size of your subjects!
@@MitchellCoyle thx
Loved your video...waiting for your next vid..
Working on it as we speak! Next video from the Tetons coming soon🤘🏻thanks for watching! I appreciate the support!
Recently also purchased this lens, getting used to its size now. Great review , love the presentation- but loose the music while your talking , you don’t need it and I thought there was a Ice Cream van outside ...! Great job '!
Hope it’s treating you well! Okay thanks for the feedback!
i had the lens. it served its purpose at the time 10 yrs ago. but the 400mm end is soft. the new z100-400 or z180-600 will be the better choice at this time and age. smaller and sharper and cheap too. the f mount 180-400 with internal TC is also dropping price on used market too
Just got a VRII version in mint condition for under $2000. Can't believe the prices on these now.
It’s an absolute steal!! Hope you enjoy the lens! I know I have!
What you are seeing at 12:06 is heat haze. Fortunately, it has nothing to do with the lens or TC. Steve Perry has a helpful video showing the effects of heat haze.
That definitely makes sense! I gotta go check that video out! Thanks for clarifying and watching!
Great video! I've wanted one of these for 2 years.
Thanks so much for watching! I’ve got more wildlife videos coming soon, subscribe to see more of that lens in action!!
@@MitchellCoyle Watched. Subscribed. Slapped the like button. Smashed the notification bell. I'm in.
Long time no see dude, pretty cool video!! awesome shots btw
Thanks Carlos! Wish I filmed more of the wildlife but definitely got some cute shots!
Very nice len and it is cheaper now. Its second hand version only costs 10000 yuan in China, nearly 13.9k dollars. I have already got a 70-200 f4. lol, very convenient to carry on. I will put this len into my shopping list.
Watch out that joint of Zoom ring (numbering side)
it band at that point and bite it self to prevent turn that ring.
Very good review thanks!
Of course!! More videos with this lens coming soon!
I have this lens and it's fantastic! New sub. here.
Appreciate the support! More videos on their way soon! You’re right it is an amazing lens!
Thank you Mitchell! Your video is super helpful. The big question is it worth it to got to a this bigger lens. And you have helped me make that decision.
I’m glad I could help!! What lens did you end up going with?
I’m going to Banff next month to do wildlife photography. Good job man
Do you have an Instagram or somewhere you’ll post your photos? I’d love to see the results!!
@@MitchellCoyle I don’t do you have Facebook I can send some when I get back I’m only gone for a few days there
@@thomassiegers3007 yeah! Mitchell Coyle wildlife! Feel free to tag me in any pics you post! Or send them! I miss Banff
Nice review. I just bought this lens for the same price that you did, and as you said, used but looks new. What foot did you put on this and how do you remove the old foot to swap out? Can you tell me what gimbal your using? Also thinking that the longer the reach of a lens (TC) the more you suffer from atmospheric stacking... aberrations, heat mirage, etc. Thanks!
Hi Butch! Thank you! I actually kept the same foot on there and just screwed in your basic (quite long) arca swiss bracket to attach to the gimbal! The gimbal is the Oben Gh-130c and it has been absolutely fantastic! Easy to attach the camera with the arca swiss System and holds the lens well!
And yes you definitely suffer more with those issues when using the TC! After other comments pointed it out I used a bad example clip for my tc explanation, because all that was was heat mirage as you stated!
I hope/know you will enjoy the new lens! It has been an absolute favorite of mine since buying it!
I’m wondering how the sharpness compares with the 200-500 f5.6
My friend has the 200-500 so I will try to film a comparison video of that!
I’m not sure how interesting that comparison is…? This lens will probably be shot at the long end wide open anyway… in any case… I have both now, the VR 1 version of the 200-400, but optically identical to the VR2, so I’ll try to remember this post, if I do perform a comparison
Focus speed , af speed comparison… not much on that on CZcams… missed a lot with the 200-500f5.6 ----200-500f5.6 is significantly slower focusing than 70-200f2.8 I found out as I have both
Nice video. Well done!
Thank you! Appreciate you watching! Subscribe for future videos!
What foot is that?
Nice brother, good captures man. Love the bear footage. I uded to have the VR I version of this lens. Great lens. Kepp up the good work. Rock n ROll!!!
Thanks dude! Appreciate the support! It is a fantastic lens! Hopefully making some more videos with it soon!!
New sub here. Looking forward to more videos. I also am not a fan of teleconverters. Do you shoot in dx mode as well or prefer to just crop in?
Thanks for subscribing!! I’ve got a whole bunch of videos coming soon! Yeah they’re not my favorite, definitely a handy tool to have but I don’t think I’ll be buying another one anytime soon. No I shoot in full FX mode and just crop in, the quality is so good I can crop in almost 100% and not even notice it’s cropped.
@@MitchellCoyle cool deal awesome. Yellowstone and Grand Tetons very top of my bucket list
@@forced_perspective I have a few older videos from these locations if you want to go check those out! Also if you need help planning or picking locations to go for wildlife I can totally help you with that as well, I’ve been to Yellowstone and the Tetons a few times!
@@MitchellCoyle amazing thank you so much!!!!!
The lens hood is carbon fibre :)
Without question, the 500 pf lens is the way to go. Even with a zoom, you're usually all the way out. Go prime and never turn back.
Definitely a nice new lens!! If It was released while I was buying mine I might’ve looked at it, but also I’d prefer. The zoom range, and f4 over 500 and 5.6 personally
Too slow at the aperture for me. I want F/4 or faster.
@@DamonMoritz agreed!!
The 500 PF f/5.6 is my go to lens for wildlife
200 to 400 zoom at F4. All I can say is yes. I've thought about all the other possibilities up to 200 to 500 5.6 or 500 4. And the more I learn about this lens, the more I want one.
Lol. That’s not a budget lens mate. You are lucky to get it for that price. The 200-500 is made for budget minded folks. Unless you are referring to a different class of budget. Lol
Well I was kinda thinking it was a budget lens compared to like the $12k-$16k prime f4 or f2.8 lenses! But yes it is quite a bit higher than most peoples budget, it took me quite a few years to save up for the upgrade lol!
@@MitchellCoyle Perhaps so. But nonetheless, its still expensive and you got lucky. Cheers
200-500 5.6 is entry level lens.
Right so thar case is useless