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<p>My 200-500 order from B&H has finally shipped yesterday. Just thought I would post that for anyone else who may have an order pending. My order was entered on 9-30 and shipped 10-21.</p>

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<p>I'm with Shun on this one Nick, and generally consider AF to be an indispensable part of the final sharpness result. Today's AF is so good that I would expect a 500mm AF shot to excel a 700mm MF result most of the time. I can't tell you how many times from back in my MF days I was in some fabulous place with an incredible subject and was just off a smidgen or a lot on the focus due to movement or my eyesight or ??? And as Shun mentions, there is a lot of overhead in dealing with MF, often at the expense of framing or exposure or missing the critical moment.</p>

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<p>Looks good, thanks Mel !</p>

<p>My first super tele was Nikon 600mm f/5.6 MF lens that was ultra sharp and quite portable. I had a 'chip' installed in the lens which allowed the camera to meter for exposure. I'm not sure if anyone is still performing that service anymore, but it resulted in a really nice MF tele for my uses until my eyesight changed. I see an article about the history of mounts and some info about 'dandelion chips' in the '<strong>Post chipped lenses: AI-P</strong>' section.<br> http://blog.gerardprins.com/blog2.php/2014/10/20/the-nikon-f-mount-manual-focus-nai-ai-ai-s-ai-p-series-e-and-auto-focus-af-i-af-d-af-s-d-and-g-type-lenses<br> On ebay I see quite a few of the old 600/5.6 lenses for sale. It's probably more straight forward to go with a 500/5 P to avoid the metering issue though.</p>

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<p>Pontus, If you can pick up the 200-500 across the counter for what looks to be a pretty good price, I'd be going for it. I have not had one in my hands yet (still on back order), but the reviews have been quite positive and it looks to be close to a dream lens for bird/wildlife photography while travelling abroad. No matter what you bring, post some photos! Cheers, -Greg-</p>

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<p>for sake of stating positive compatiblity, the help page link above states...<br> "The lens incorporates an electromagnetic diaphragm mechanism. The following cameras are compatible with this lens: D4 series, D3 series, Df, D810, D810A, D800 series, D750, D700, D610, D600, D300 series, D7200, D7100, D7000, D5500, D5300, D5200, D5100, D5000, D3300, D3200, D3100, Nikon 1 J1, J2, J3, J4 with FT-1, Nikon 1 V1, V2, V3 with FT-1, Nikon 1 S1, S2 with FT-1"<br> I wanted to be clear on that since I have a D7000.</p>