[JASMEET MATTOO]

Went to the park and spotted this little thing.

[Snehal Sekhar]

Orchid flower from my garden.

[ariesonu]

Last night was Red Moon night.
Location Fernie (near Calgary) - Canada.



Regards-Sonu

[nilanjanray]

Leopard from Satpura. Shot taken at 6.45 pm, ISO 3200. Canvas effect + border applied with GIMP.

[M35]

From my first outing, sometime back, with a Tamron 150-600 on Nikon D610.

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by M35

From my first outing, sometime back, with a Tamron 150-600 on Nikon D610.

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Very nice. I wont get into the sharpness, given your gear , but I like the vignette effect that highlights the contrast between the white birds and the surroundings.

Found out anything about the AF capabilities of the 200-500mm yet? The VR is great, and the lens is sharp, I am still not sure about AF for moving subjects. Will have to wait a while I guess for field tests to start trickling in. BRad Hill's comparative review should be interesting. The two shortlisted lenses for me are the Sigma S and this Nikon.

[v&v]

My visit to Ranthambore , Oct 15
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[M35]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

but I like the vignette effect that highlights the contrast between the white birds and the surroundings.

It was done in post.

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Found out anything about the AF capabilities of the 200-500mm yet? The VR is great, and the lens is sharp, I am still not sure about AF for moving subjects. Will have to wait a while I guess for field tests to start trickling in.

I too am waiting for Brad Hill to return from his trip and his report/ blog post. The review by Nasim Mansurov is another, that I am looking forward to.
Meanwhile, look for any update here. He has got some quality images already.
JuzaPhoto

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

BRad Hill's comparative review should be interesting. The two shortlisted lenses for me are the Sigma S and this Nikon.

Me too. While Sigma S gives me the additional sharp 100mm at the long end + weather sealing, it is the f5.6, colour/contrast rendition, [Edit: light weight compared against Sigma Sports] and the VR tilting towards the Nikkor.

[gr8guzzler]

Some recent clicks

Tapola near Mahabaleshwar





Shot this on my way to Kolkata

[aneezan]

On a recent trip:-

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by v&v

My visit to Ranthambore , Oct 15
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Nice shot. If the focus had been there on the tiger's eyes, it would have been even better

Originally Posted by M35

I too am waiting for Brad Hill to return from his trip and his report/ blog post. The review by Nasim Mansurov is another, that I am looking forward to.

Mansurov - not too keen on his wildlife credentials. There are a couple of others on his site who are very good. Now if only Richard Peters, David Lloyd et al would write a review :-). But they are too busy doing their stuff.

Best way to decide: rent the lens and play with it for a couple of days. Unfortunately, it takes months/years before even the leading rental cos such as Toehold get hold of a new lens, especially a Nikon one. Canon is more popular :-(

The main issue with the Sigma - weight and front heavy. I used the 300mm f/2.8 with a TC for a few days. Same weight. A pain reacting fast, or carrying for a long time (e.g. when walking).

Originally Posted by aneezan

On a recent trip:-

The first shot is nice. The second one - while the sky is dramatic, the lightpost, sprinkling pipe (on the lawn) are distracting. Given the composition weightage, the main focus seems to be on the sky.

[M35]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Best way to decide: rent the lens and play with it for a couple of days. Unfortunately, it takes months/years before even the leading rental cos such as Toehold get hold of a new lens, especially a Nikon one. Canon is more popular :-(

The main issue with the Sigma - weight and front heavy. I used the 300mm f/2.8 with a TC for a few days. Same weight. A pain reacting fast, or carrying for a long time (e.g. when walking).

I am in no hurry this time around, especially with such a disastrous launch of Nikon 200-500 f5.6 with already a service advisory to fix an AF issue.
I have been following the development, after Nikon has made the official announcement/launch of this lens, but was put off by its unavailability. Also many reviews/beta-tests by certain binge shoppers reported some AF related trouble for BIF kind of shots.



The weight of Sigma S is definitely a put off for me, as I shoot wildlife handheld all the time. I love the colour and contrast of the Nikkor than the Sigma [ based on the the pictures available so far]. The pictures from my copy of Tammy looked dull = lot of PP job. I am fine with 500 mm reach. Even at 700mm [with TC 14E ], the picture look decent. The image comparison with 200-400 F4 is more interesting.


Now, time for a picture. This one, a crop from an image captured near Chinnar Forest area.



D810 + Tamron 150-600 @460mm f8 ISO900 1/800s

[aneezan]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

The first shot is nice. The second one - while the sky is dramatic, the lightpost, sprinkling pipe (on the lawn) are distracting. Given the composition weightage, the main focus seems to be on the sky.

Thanks.
Guess, it would have made a bit more sense to crop the picture so that the sky is less imposing. I am just learning, you see

[tejas08]

A couple of nice photos taken from my iPhone 6+ Camera

[ampere]

Bunch of flowers