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Next lens for the wildlife photographer

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Posted by jk: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 05:56

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A new lens for those who need to do wildlife photos from afar ?
http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/recollections/r16_e/index.htm

:applause:

Makes my 400mm f2.8 AFS look positively minuscule.

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Posted by richw: Mon Jun 18th, 2012 21:37

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jk wrote:
A new lens for those who need to do wildlife photos from afar ?
http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/recollections/r16_e/index.htm

:applause:

Makes my 400mm f2.8 AFS look positively minuscule.
Wow. I can't even imagine the cost and all to shoot baseball!

Posted by TomOC: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 00:16

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That would sure be fun to take on a long hike !!!

Tom

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Posted by Gilbert Sandberg: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 03:23

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re all to shoot baseball

Rich,

Think about this: at the time the only alternatives were the F 11 1200mm fixed lense and the 360-1200 mm zoom, also F11.
In those days camera's did not have an ISO button to dial in ISO 6400 or more.
Think of night-time baseball, and this is the answer (regardless of the cost).

Cost, as far as I have read: made to order only, something like USD 80.000 .

regards, Gilbert
(who has not yet seen one for himself)

PS for more pictures:
http://akiroom.com/redbook-e/kenkyukai08/kenkyukai200806.html

Posted by Ray Ninness: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 06:21

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I saw a guy shooting an F1 race with one of those beasts once, unfortunately he was on the opposite side of the track, and I never caught up with him, to check it out.. BUT the first impression, WOW is that's huge, and the second is where is the truck to transport it???

I also remember seeing an image of a guy walking on a race circuit carrying one of those and the lens was almost as big as he was!!!

heck now days I really have to be inspired to carry my VR200-400 more then a few feet from the Van????

Old age I guess???

:salute:

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