Nicolas Stettler (www.nicolas-stettler.ch, Instagram) is a 17 years old wildlife photographer from Switzerland. He bought the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens and sent me this article where he compares it to his older lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens review: after 3 months of use How and where I bought the lens I recently fulfilled a long-lasting dream of buying a better tele lens. I originally intended to buy a second-hand 500mm G, the older version. When the lens finally arrived, the AF made some very weird noises. While it could have been because the lens wasn’t used for a long time, it could have also been damaged during transportation. Either way, the noise maybe would have gone away with using it for a bit. While this could have solved the issue, using it more could have also damaged the AF completely. Repairing it would have cost a lot of money as the guarantee had already expired. When contacting the dealer, he informed me, that he also had the newer version, the E version of the lens for sale. The newer version was even more expensive. But considering I might have needed to pay the same amount for a repair of the older lens, I decided on buying the newer version in the end. The lens had no signs of wear whatsoever. The lens came together with a solid case, a strap, and a lens cover. The Lens cover is not from Lenscoat...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 21 June, 2020