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Thought I'd give one of these zooms a go with the D500. I've only tried it briefly, the weathers not been great so I just got a few Robin pics.
Its not too heavy , focus speed is definitely not as fast as either of my 300 primes with or without TC's. I'll see how it goes after more use. The build isn't bad although the lens hood is flimsy . VR is excellent, I could use it down at 1/10 at 500mm for static objects.
Its pretty sharp too
D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
500mm f5.6 , 1/25-1/50 , ISO800
_DSC5759_DxO D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
_DSC5774_DxO D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
_DSC5831_DxO D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
Its not too heavy , focus speed is definitely not as fast as either of my 300 primes with or without TC's. I'll see how it goes after more use. The build isn't bad although the lens hood is flimsy . VR is excellent, I could use it down at 1/10 at 500mm for static objects.
Its pretty sharp too
D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
500mm f5.6 , 1/25-1/50 , ISO800
_DSC5759_DxO D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
_DSC5774_DxO D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr
_DSC5831_DxO D500 200-500 by leon kirkbride, on Flickr