I am surprised that nobody talks about the new Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens. Nikon made a mistake to announce this lens together with the mirrorless Z (another Nikon marketing fail). The price of the new lens is right at $3,596.95 and the MTF chart looks very good. Just take a look at the sample photos at the bottom of this post. Shipping will start on September 13th. Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens features, technical specifications and additional sample photos:: Significantly smaller and lighter with the adoption of a Phase Fresnel (PF) lens element, making 500 mm hand-held super-telephoto photography easier and more enjoyable Designed with consideration to dust- and drip-resistance; fluorine coat applied to front lens surface, effectively repelling water droplets, grease, and dirt Adoption of one PF lens element and three ED glass elements for extremely sharp and detailed rendering, compatible with high pixel-count digital cameras Optical performance that is not compromised with the use of the TC-14E III AF-S teleconverter Materials used in the new PF lens element effectively control PF (diffraction) flare Ghost and flare effectively suppressed with the adoption of the Nano Crystal Coat, enabling clear images AF speed increased by making lens elements in the focusing group lighter Equipped with a VR mechanism that offers camera shake compensation equivalent to a 4.0-stop* increase in shutter speed, in two modes: NORMAL and SPORT Electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism adopted for extremely precise aperture control Focal length 500 mm Maximum aperture...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 26 August, 2018