What a remarkable lens. Its always fascinated me how big lenses need to be to get fast aperatures, and why the 500..600..etc are slower apertures. Great shots from kenya, and thanks for always showing both digital and film examples. I have been happy with my 200-500 and snagged an old 2nd gen 80-200 2.8 for a steal recently. Im gonna say that being able to photograph lions is great, but having the saftey of being far enough away with a proper long lens is worth every penny they cost..even when new 😂. Nat geo, espn, etc have the budgets but heres hoping the trickle down economy helps out plebians like me one day! Thanks for sharing 🎉
thats why i use mft. I bought the sigma 70-210 f2,8 (its an pretty old one but i have to use manual focus anyways because of the adapter) and have an small lens with 1.4 kilos and an reach of 140 to 420mm with f2.8.
I would buy a Nikon camera just to shoot this lens (might overwhelm my FT-N!) I have a 300 f/2.8 on crop - 3.6kg of bullet-proof loveliness - but 33% more reach at the same aperture? Totally agree on the benefits of fast glass - and that weird feeling of putting a camera on a lens rather than the other way around. I'm glad you own the heavy one - i'll aspire to that one too. Nice vid - many thanks - Lkd&Subd - all the best from a cabin in a swamp in a rainforest in New Zealand.
I have the Canon EF 600mm F4.0 L IS version 1 and it’s HEAVY at 5.6 kg on its own without the massive hood, a steep learning curve, pain in the arse to carry around, but the results are worth it.
Excellent mix of humor and technical information.
Best intro hands down!
What a remarkable lens. Its always fascinated me how big lenses need to be to get fast aperatures, and why the 500..600..etc are slower apertures. Great shots from kenya, and thanks for always showing both digital and film examples. I have been happy with my 200-500 and snagged an old 2nd gen 80-200 2.8 for a steal recently. Im gonna say that being able to photograph lions is great, but having the saftey of being far enough away with a proper long lens is worth every penny they cost..even when new 😂. Nat geo, espn, etc have the budgets but heres hoping the trickle down economy helps out plebians like me one day! Thanks for sharing 🎉
thats why i use mft. I bought the sigma 70-210 f2,8 (its an pretty old one but i have to use manual focus anyways because of the adapter) and have an small lens with 1.4 kilos and an reach of 140 to 420mm with f2.8.
I would buy a Nikon camera just to shoot this lens (might overwhelm my FT-N!) I have a 300 f/2.8 on crop - 3.6kg of bullet-proof loveliness - but 33% more reach at the same aperture? Totally agree on the benefits of fast glass - and that weird feeling of putting a camera on a lens rather than the other way around. I'm glad you own the heavy one - i'll aspire to that one too. Nice vid - many thanks - Lkd&Subd - all the best from a cabin in a swamp in a rainforest in New Zealand.
Its a g lens so you a camera that is compatible with it. Like a 90's SLR. there is an AI manual version as well.
This was such a good video
I have the Canon EF 600mm F4.0 L IS version 1 and it’s HEAVY at 5.6 kg on its own without the massive hood, a steep learning curve, pain in the arse to carry around, but the results are worth it.
I'm looking at A 600mm f4 locally, its a good price but its hard to justify.
This is excellent
I laughed at the intro. Here's a sub lol.
400mm isnt large - nikon call 400mm their "standard" telephoto ... 🦘