mike_halliwell

Then it's no longer a DSLR in that state is it? 😂 I think the D780 was the last iteration of mirrored bodies and was the closest to mirrorless behaviour in LV. I don't know if it had Phase Detect in LV?

DLSRs are, by definition, noisy. Mirror and Shutter, sure. Not sure about mirror slap though. The photographer complained about their own camera noise? Eh? That's a new one 🙂 Solution....no brainer! Go mirrorless.

Lets call him 'Stripey' ! What happened?

Yes it does! Phase Detect is very poor when it's a long way OOF. A user defined focus limiter would be handy, so maybe MIN > 1m maybe?

It's often my goto combo for wary butterflies @ f13 although you still have to try to be parallel to their wings. DOF v High ISO noise is a delicate balance. I found Auto Area and animal eye AF to work OK on toads. I think the algorhythm just looks for concentric rings. 😉

The red band on it's left leg looks crimped pretty tight. I wonder what the tiny holes are for? Almost look like soldering points on a PCB!

Escaped? And, err, what is it?

Humm, is there a reason the 85MM DX macro is close to real focal length at 1:1?

There's quite a big gap between the Z135mm Plena and the Z400mm 4.5 prime, macro or not! No 180mm, 200mm or 300mm lenses. Z200mm f2? I'm sure it could be a LOT lighter than the old F mount VR models 😉

Very similar to the 300mm PF. What I don't get (!) is that zoom lenses such as the Z100-400mm can have a so much better MDF than the Z400mm 4.5 prime. 1:2.6 v 1:6.3 is significant. Maybe 1:2 ?

What were your VR settings?

+1. The 100-400mm takes the ZTC 1.4 quite well.... not as good IQ as the 500mm PF at the resulting long end, but maintains the MFD for bugs and small beasties. That's one of my pet annoyances as to the poor MFD of the longish Z primes. I'd love someone to make a 1:1 300mm f4 macro. The old F mount 300mm f4 AFS was often praised for it's macro combo with a TC.

... and birds/wildlife... 😉

It seems x3 is the sweet spot for wide zooms. I quite like the 20-60mm idea, maybe as a f2. 70mm is never long enough for my use. Modern high refractive glasses and polymers could mitigate the high weight.

24mm is a very, very LONG way from 35mm!