NikonJAA822DA 200-500 mm Lens for Camera Black

I enjoy my wildlife photography and although I was getting some decent shots with my 80-400mm, I wanted to fill the viewfinder that bit more. I have been really impressed with the results using this lens, that extra 100mm has made a big difference. The VR is very effective and the autofocus is quick; I had read some reports saying autofocus was a bit slow, but it seems fine with my D810. The lens is a bit heavy, but I've managed to carry it around for over 5 miles without any bother (I'm in my early 60s). The biggest problem I've had is getting a holster that can carry it and the camera, I've settled on a Think Tank one at the moment, but its not ideal as the lens will not fit in with the hood on (this is a wide hood and even reversed will not fit in the bag). To give an idea of quality, the image of the pigeon was the first test shot I took. I was in my garden, the bird was on the apex of the roof; the image is cropped at 100% yet is still quite sharp (500mm f8 @ 1/400th ISO200).All in all I'm very happy with the lens and consider it money well spent.

Initially I was a little sceptical about this lens, given it's fixed aperture, but now having used it on many occasions I can honestly say it's become a firm favourite. Yes it's a big lens and is quite heavy but you get a lot for your money - and not as much money as you might expect! I'm not the only convert. I know another professional photographer who, independently bought and uses this lens a lot and is equally impressed.Good quality, well priced, excellent range and quick.If you are into sports, wildlife or any area of photography that requires a long lens then this one is well worth considering.

I have owned the non OS model of the Sigma 120-300mm before this, it was big, heavy but produced great images (f/2.8). I was finding I needed more reach and to use a telephoto wasn't worth the quality loss. I knew other people who had the 200-500mm lens and swore by it. Holding the Sigma and Nikon in different hands, it was amazing how light the Nikon was.Since buying it, I have used it in many scenarios (press photography, mainly from behind a police cordon) and it is fantastic, the 5.6 is barely an issue, I used it at night and just rested it on railings and it performed brilliantly, focusing very quickly.You can easily carry this all day, or rest it on its large hood.The VR is amazing and works extremely well meaning even at f/5.6 on a low shutter speed, you'll still get that shot. One of my favourite lenses!

This is my second Nikon 200-500 lens and I’m extremely happy with it . Quite heavy but I find it very comfortable for hand held shots on my trusty 11 year old Nikon D7100 . Pin sharp focusing and great detail . I’m ordering an FTZii adapter to fit on my next Nikon camera so I am able to still use this lens on a Nikon z6iii . I highly recommend this lens , the detailIt produces especially on distance and then cropped photos is superb !

Spent the whole day with this yesterday (25/07/17), was surprised to find it attached to my camera most of the day out at south lakes safari park. You will get a lot of looks and comments walking around with this thing on, but its light enough that i didnt use a monopod at all and the 5.6 still delivered some really nice bokeh, i'll admit i set myself up for the day with the ISO set to auto but limited it to 1000. This covered my shots perfectly and got a lot of sharp images. with no motion blur, the VR helps a lot when hand held. I love this lens, its a beast and given some of the competitors prices a bargain for the we pay.

Please bear in mind in this review that I only took around 100 shots before returning the lens.This lens is sharp enough at 500mm and very sharp further in. CA and other artefacts are very low, mostly unseen, and no problem (and I am a bit picky about that stuff). VR is good. AF is accurate.BUT.I cannot give 5 stars to a lens at nearly £1200 that has such slow autofocus. Birds sat in a tree are easy enough to take and the detail is excellent. Likewise shots of the moon (on a monopod and with VR on or tripod and off). But birds in flight are really hard to get sharp pictures, compared to the Nikon 70-200mm F4 lens (in my view the best Nikor zoom lens yet). I tried with and without monopod and with both variations of VR. A handful of sharp-ish shots, nothing pin-sharp though for pigeons in flight near my house. With the 70-200mm I would expect to get at least a 50% hit rate. Of course the extra weight makes panning harder too, but even when that was going well, zilch. Of course some of it may be partly down to practice, but again I never had a problem with the 70-200mm. I am ignoring a few shots where the blur was in the direction of the motion, so it has to be the autofocus.Conclusion: great for distance and small motions, tough to use for any kind of fast movement that moves through the focus plane. If you don't need the extra reach, the 70-200mm is cheaper and closer to perfection.

This lens is incredible. It might not be the fastest lens out there, but it offers some amazing sharpness. The VR built into this lens is like a missile locking onto its target, the stabilization is excellent. I'm extremely happy with it so far, I've not had any issues. It is pricy, but you get what you pay for, and this doesn't disappoint.Great lens to have in your arsenal for any photographer. The price is actually pretty decent considering the specs. I will never be able to afford lenses which are multiple thousands, but the price for this is affordable if you really want it. It's at least in the ballpark of being an achievable goal to save up for.