[bars] Photography

[KC1SOZ]

I forgot I have something else you could also try, if you feel adventorous
-- a ginormous Japanese Accura Mirror Ultratel 500mm lens, f/8 so you
absolutely need a tripod if you want to avoid blurs, and you have to
experiment with longer shutter speeds and other settings to get what you
want. It is a catadoptric (reflector) lens (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catadioptric_system) from the 1970's. T-mount
but I have the Nikon adapter for that.

73,
KC1SOZ
Juan

On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 8:45 PM KC1SOZ <kc1soz at bd5.com> wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
> I have had some pretty good success with my AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm
> f/3.5-5.6G ED VR on my D3200 (same 24.2 MP DX sensor as the D3500), but I
> am not a pro photographer and the lens is not as fast as some of Nikon's
> other models, but at a reasonable price it does what I need it to do. You
> are welcome to borrow it if you would like to see what you think of it and
> what results you get. The only difference between mine and the VR II is a
> stop that prevents the lens tube from sliding out when you hold the camera
> upside down, and a higher price tag.
>
> That AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens sound like it would rock
> for what you want to do, with good zoom. Just make sure you get a good
> return policy in case you don't like it, like from Amazon. Fast zoom lenses
> always have tradeoffs. Like big price tags. LOL!
>
> Make sure also that you have your camera set to save your pics in RAW
> format. JPEG will introduce compression artifacts even at the highest
> resolution. Also, D3200 and D3500 are consumer quality cameras with
> consumer quality sensors. They also have limits. If you want to break
> through those limits into the pro stratosphere you have to prepare to give
> your bank account a good whack. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
>
> 73,
> KC1SOZ
> Juan
>
> On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 7:49 PM Jason Sanroma <jason at sanroma.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Although this is a Ham group I am sure there is a good amount of
>> photographers out here that could provide some insight on a few questions I
>> have.
>>
>> First, for equipment, I use a Nikon D-3500 DLSR camera, I have (2) lenses
>> so far,
>> 1) Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
>> <https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-dx-zoom-nikkor-18-55mm-f%252f3.5-5.6g-ed-ii.html>
>> 2) Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR
>> <https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-p-dx-nikkor-70-300mm-f%252f4.5-6.3g-ed-vr.html>
>>
>> Both of the lenses work well but I want something that makes the photo
>> more crisp and less blurred/fuzzy when zoomed in. This could also just be a
>> "beginner" issue I am having.
>>
>> I have two options I am looking for,
>> 1) Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200mm-500mm F/5.6 ED VR
>> <http://nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-nikkor-70-200mm-f%252f2.8e-fl-ed-vr.html>
>> 2) Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens
>> <https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-70-200mm-2-8E/dp/B01M4L36RJ?th=1>
>>
>> I mainly want a new lens for sports photography, landscape photography,
>> and close-ups of birds and sailboats.
>>
>> Any information is appreciated!
>>
>> 73
>> Jason K1NAD
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