Have you tried capture One for your product photography?

I find the juvies of the two Night-heron species hard to tell apart, but your video helped me see more detail. Thanks for that.

Next lens I’m getting. Great video.

Great 1!!! Thank you

Hi Dave, Thank you for your thoughful and informative review of this great lens! As a landscape, product and wildlife photographer, I use the Z8 with the Nikkor Z 180-600 f/5.6-6.3, with pretty good results. However, based on your comments and some research, aside from my initial thought of superior sharpness of the 100-400, my other reason for wanting to trade the 180-600 towards the 100-400, is simply that it is quite a bit easier to handhold in the field (when not using a tripod or monopod). I recently borrowed it from a friend who has both lenses, and I was impressed by the ergonomics and relative ease of handholding (and still having the option to shoot in DX mode, bringing the equivalent focal length (at 400) to close to 600mm.) Not to mention the ability to shoot at a lower ISO at 400, permitting better results if cropping is required. So, have you ever done a comparison between these 2 fantastic lenses? Thank you, and Happy Holidays!

It was a leader a few years ago, but now Ulanzi and Falcam (with the TreeRoot tripod) are taking the lead.

I bought the carbon fibre on special offer and don’t regret it

Glad to see you back!

very nice tripod ir i have 3 nothing that nice glad to see you back have a merry christmas

What brand is your QD in the video?

Made in JAPAN Yes

Great review, how fast is the autofocus motor speed and subject switching in af tracking? Thanks. I believe it has got a stepper motor and not the generally faster linear motor.

Thanks for the video. I ordered one for my Nikon Z8 and another for my Nikon 7ii. I had ordered what I thought was a good eye cup off Amazon ($25 US), but it broke in a few months. You get what you pay for. Good price considering what you paid for your camera gear in total.

Does your lens make the grinding noise when focusing? I got one last month, the grinding noise was so loud. I called Nikon, they said that the way it is of this lens. So I returned it.

Love the VDO, having question when using this 400mm, do you need UV Filter?

Hallo, Hello, which VR position do you use on tripod ?

Hi, Can i use the MC-N10 on the nikon z8. Thanks

Just bought the 100-400, and agree with your comments.Thanks for talking slowly with clear voice.

Very informative

I just got mine

Hi, I also got hot card warning taking stills in burst mode at 15fps losless raw. I thought you only get hot card warning taking vidieo. A week earlier I took 20fps losless raw and no problem. The only downside was in burstmode it stutter within 3 seconds, so I now let camera and card checked by Nikon Service Point to see what the problem is, either camera or my Sandisk Extreme Pro CFexpress Type B 256gb card.

Very informative

HI DAVE, IVE BEEN CONSIDERING PURCHASING THIS LENS BUT WITH THE TAMRON 50-400 JUST ANOUNCED FOR HALF THE PRICE AND THE GOOD REVIEWS IM TEMPTED TO WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF THE TAMRON. TOU CANT ATTACHED ENTENDERS TO THE TAMRON BUT THATS NOT A BIG DEAL FOR ME. ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THAN YOU

My concern with the 180-600 for sports is not at the 600mm end but at the 180mm end. Most reviews of the 180-600 tout it as a wildlife lens but you don't usually have wildlife coming from 50 yards away (great for 500-600mm) to within 10 yards (where sometimes even 100mm is too much) within a few seconds. But that's a regular occurrence in American football. So I'd still like to see someone's thoughts on real world use of the 180-600 for sports across the entire range of the lens, not just at 600mm.

Straight forward and informative review. Thanks

Better than Sony a9 III ????🤔🤔🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣

Any thoughts on how it works if you wear glasses?

Beautiful work

I was already sold on this lens as my first Z mount but now I just can't wait. Nice video, good images and aperture comparisons. Thanks

Well, actually the MC-N10 is a good start, but definitely missing key features such as focusing, focus pulling with A-B points, reviewing and deleting video clips as we shoot along. I simply cannot use this for video for these reasons . Otherwise this would have been a must-have accessory for video .... shame, really

Had a juvenile grace us this morning on our back fence. Worried it was injured but the pool cleaner spooked it away. Thanks for the great video.....helped confirm our visitor :)

Thanks. BTW, I think she is a boy. 😊

Late to the party but you state that the balance changes as you zoom in or out. Not true as this lens has what Nikon terms “Inner Balance Technology” which insures the center of gravity does not change. In my experience, this feature definitely works.

Great review, great lens, great photos. Thank you. There is an opinion that this lens is also suitable for portrait photography, who likes to use long focal length lenses. Could you confirm this idea? Thank you in advance for your response.

Would this converter work with the Nikkor Z DX 50-250 lens? And that would make that lens a 500 mm zoom?

Why doesn’t Nikon include an Arca-Swiss foot on every lens with a foot? It’s not that they have their own proprietary system competing against AS systems. That baffles me

Thank you for sharing. Very informative. There does appear to be significant differences in the results between the various hot card/camera reviews that I’ve watched and it’s not immediately clear why. Obviously the variables as you say such as card, ambient temperature, video códex affect the outcome

Absolute perfect review, excellent detail with real world testing.

I have the lens and the Kirk Fort and could not agree more about its versatility ..... I love In flight shots spot I start each shoot at 400mm F2.8 1/3200 SS and Auto ISO and adjust from there could not be happier!!

This is the best review I have seen since looking for info on this lens.

Nikon DK 19 Eye Cup made for D850 is way too less priced and it also fits well in Z9, with a bit of effort.

I have the older 70-400 Nikon. I've had it many years and use it almost every day. I mostly go out hunting birds but sometimes I'm after flowering plants and sometimes even street photography. It has progressed from the D-200, D-300, D-800E and has been on the D-850 since it first hit the market. It just gets better with every step-up in camera quality. I couldn't begin to estimate how many hundreds of thousands of images I have made with it and it still looks great with no blemishes and still makes sharp and beautiful bird pictures. If I ever replace it it will be with the Z100-400 and a new mirrorless camera. It is easy to carry, focuses fast, and had the right zoom range for hand held work.

Great initial review, Dave! Really looking forward to the growth of your channel.

Whaaaat!?!? It's Justin!! I almost didn't recognize you without your sunglasses!

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts. I have recently sold my mirror cameras and lenses to buy mirrorless Nikons. I needed a telephoto lens for sports and wildlife photography. I have been considering this lens. Your review has convinced me to purchase it.

That's awesome that you could get your photography channel off the ground. I had over 900 survival and primitive technology videos on KZbin. I was also very interested in photography. I started another channel, and it never did anything, so I pulled all the videos. I figure if nothing happens in 4 years, it's time to pull the plug. At least my books do well.

Excellent review, I purchased mine last weekend through amazon, came next day. I highly recommend those who have the two lenses mentioned to change the foot as soon as you can.

Thanks for the video looks better than the Wimberly for my 500pf!

Almost 2 years last, I would love an update on how this Lens Coat has held up. Are the edges curling, fraying?

Have you done any comparison to the 1.4x vs the 2.0x TC? If so, any thoughts?