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Always love you “average photos” 😀😀 Really liked the soft, earthy tones in those portraits of the cormorants. Such a beautiful species, the colour of their eyes is awesome! Great work mate!
Peter, thank you!! The teal eyes they have are some of my favorite. The red eye of the coots are also really cool!!!! Did you see how cool tier feet are??? the coots also have some cool feet that look like leaves. Wildlife is so amazing. Thank you, thank you Peter! ❤🤗🙏
Love your work ! Thanks for posting this video on this nice lens !
Thank you, thank you! I really did love this lens and teli - it is pretty amazing!! 🙏💖🤗
Marvelous shots. Excellent work!
Thank you, thank you!!! 🙏❤🤗
Great photos!
Thank you, thank you!! I usually shoot Canon but wanted to try the Z9. Will be trying the Z8 with updated firmware in April!! 🙏💖🤗
You can always level in post. Great video. Thank you
I thank you!!! 🙏💖🤗
Your photos are beautiful and awesome. You have everything a professional (youtuber) photographer should have, gears and natural smooth talking in front of the camera. Only one thing you’re waiting for is the popularity, even you are better than many of the popular ones. I like your video and I would like to say one day, you will be one of the best.
Thank you, thank you!!! I put everything into my photos and my videos! I just try to present the best I have and to have fun along the way! Thank you, thank you for letting me share with you. 🙏🤗❤
Nice Video Mr. Pink. Kill them with kindness. Question for you, how did you and James meet. Would love to hear that story. Maybe make it a video. 🤓
Way back when.... we met cycling. I worked at a bicycle shop and was leading the advanced Saturday shop rides. James came one Saturday and we became friends. I would take little videos of the rides, them my rides and slowly got James into photography - win win win!!! 🙏🤗💖
@@JonnyPink65 cool story
@@rdphoto2 Life is interesting how we all meet. I feel fortunate! 🙏🤗💖
Loving them average images!! 5.65 x 1.414 makes it f8. 1.4x is one stop, 2x is two stops. Real balancing act whether they are worth it or not. All comes down to available light!! Thanks for sharing, really enjoy your video!
Thank you, thank you!! I was thinking I was only losing one stop of light like with my Canons. It threw me off but I still had an awesome time. It was from a negative comment that the user I think deleted. The comments dont bother me as I usually just say thank you for watching. I figured I would roll it into the video!! 🤗❤🙏
@@JonnyPink65 you are only losing one stop of light f5.6 to f8 is one stop, that’s the same with all cameras, it always has been.
@@colincarter3529 Thank you. I was thinking it would and should go to F6.7 as my Canon's do with a 1.4 tele. The F8 actually makes it a full 2 stops. No big deal, still an awesome good time. 🙏🤗
@@JonnyPink65 F5.6 to F6.7 is only 1/3 of a stop, 2/3 would be f7.1 and one full stop os F8. Adding a 1.4x tc to any f5.6 lens always makes it an f8 (+1 stop). Nikon, Canon, Sony etc are all the same. 1 full F stop increments are F2.8, F4, F5.6, F8, F16
@@colincarter3529 Makes sense. Until using Canon, I did no use extenders. With Nikon it was too hit and miss and it had to be compatible, and..... I used a Tamron for the reach. Canon reads it differently. 🤗
Hey Johnny, love it!
Thank you, thank you!!!! I want to get amazing video like you do!! 🙏❤🤗
As you know I sold my soul and got rid of my 500pf for a moment. I missed it tremendously. I was fortunate to be able to buy my lens back. I will never let that happen again. Unless it breaks.
The 500 PF is such an awesome lens - keep it. I have an old old OLD Nikkor 300mm F2.8 that is all glass and you can feel the glass torque when it focuses but it it fast and so so sharp. That is one I will not pass on so understand I keep it with my old D800. I know you had trouble with the Sony menu - I did too LOL. If you ever get a chance, I might suggest you RENT a Canon R7 and the RF 100-500. The Canon menu is simple like Nikon. I might also suggest that you rent a Z8 or Z9 with an adapter, and a 1.4 tele and throw your 500 PF on there. You will be super impressed with all they can do and it would allow you to stick to Nikon. When I had my Z9, it was before the newest firmware update and I was disjointed in how the eye AF and AF in general was performing compared to my Canon stuff. I sold the Z9, the 500 PF with extender, and my 200-500 so that I cold my my Canon 600mm F4 - perfect for me. Comparing the capability of the D500 and Z6 I think you said you have, to the Z8 or 9.... it will be impressive. Enjoy your 500 PF - that is one lens I wish I still had and would use it on my D800! 🙏🤗💖
Excellent shots and clip Johnny. What about nikon 500pf in comparison with nikon 200-500? I have the zoom and I'm thinking to buy the pf lens. I really love the two lenses.
Thank you, thank you!!! Funny you should ask. The next couple of days, i will be shooting the D800, D750, Z9 with both the PF500 and 200-500!! No tele just the lens on the bodies - same light, same place so that I can see what both lenses back to back - I direct comparison. I keep the 200-500 at 500mm about 99% of the time and the PF is lighter but more expensive. I am really happy with the images I get with the 200-500 so it will come down to cost and weight. 🙏❤🤗
do you like the bokeh from this lens? I shoot with z9 and 500mm f4 F mount. But it is so heavy but i like the bokeh on this lens so much.
The F4 will be better by far, but when i put the 1.4 tele on it and was shooting at F8, all that extra reach gave me some great background compression. You can always rent one and see if it is a lens you may want to try. I really liked and preferred the lighter weight..... and the photos I got using the 500 PF!! 🙏🤗💖
@@JonnyPink65 thank you for your answer )
@@voederbietels My pleasure!!! 😁
These images here are nothing less than “Extra-ordinary”!!!….👍🏼😍
Wow o wow - thank you, thank you, thank you !!!🙏🙏❤❤🤗🤗
@@JonnyPink65 Welcome !! I have the Z9..D500...& D300. Nikon follows the beat of their own drum. And image rendering is superb! Everyone else plays catch up! Ergonomics and build quality is a close second. They set the bar in my opinion. Keep shooting friend..Sk˜
@@skoukal88 Scott - Amen! Nikon sets the bar as far as image quality and rendering. My all time favorite camera - the mighty D800!!! ❤🤗
@@JonnyPink65 I did own the D800…810…& D850!! Fabulous gear!! But I’m in love with Mirrorless!!😎
Hi, I also have the 500 PF with the Z8 and have excellent results but sometimes I need to do a crop on images and I think about buy the 800PF with f6.3. Any idea about difference between 500mm with tele 1.4 vs 800 mm ? thanks
Hi there!! The 800 PF is a lens I REALLY wanted to try but when I had my Z9, is was continually out of stock so I was unable to shot that. I did use the 1.4 tele with the 500 giving me 700mm of reach at F8 and it was AWESOME. And since I can not speak to any other lenses, I will give you my Canon experience with long lenses. I crop my stuff all the time and most do - it is perfectly fine and don't let anyone tell you anything different - it is your art so present it as you see it. 800mm is my favorite focal distance when shooting wildlife on a full frame and I really wanted to play with that lens. I am sure the 800 PF as a native Z glass lens is stunning, but the 500 PF is a pretty awesome lens as well. And as far as a high F8 or above, dont worry about it or how it might push the ISO. That is an old way of thinking - the new gear is simply stunning. I think the Z9, and probably the Z8 handles high ISO -1000-12800 etc better than my R5 but with the tools we have at our fingers and how amazing the bodies and glass are - not a worry. Yes if you can fill you frame, you do have more detail to play with, but dont worry about cropping. I talk about that in my videos all the time. If you have a 1.4 to put on your 500 PF do it. And if you have access to it, you can always rent lenses as well to see how something works for you without dropping the cash. I hope I have answered your question - I should do a class on that. 🙏🤗💖
Hi, I am considering to buy the Z8 and use it with my 500 Pf as well. Do you think it's worth it? How does the AF work with tracking birds and animals in flight/movement? Does it manage to focus precisely? I would really appreciate your feedback, thank you!
@@RiccardoLaTorre The 500PF is AWESOME and even with the 1.4 extender putting you at F8, is is fast and accurate - at least is was on the Z9 and that was before the latest update. I was hoping to have a Z8 for a couple of days but the rental house I was using will not have it in until next week so maybe in April I will be able to shoot it. And since I never was able to shoot any Z glass I can not directly speak to that. But yes, I will say the 500 PF is an AWESOME AWESOME lens. 🙏🤗💖
Great video my frend🥰🤝🤝
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 🙏❤🤗
Like your „at best average Images“. Like your enjoying and entertaining style. Your and wild alaskas videos „forced“ me, to purchase a Z9 in addition to my Canon and Sony equipment. I have much fun. Besides the original 24-120Z and 100/2.8 Z nearly all EF and E-mount Glass is usable with good AF-performance with fringer/ megadap adapter. I am looking forward to seeing your next videos. Continue your excellent work! Greetings Peter E
Peter E -thank you. For this Z9, I am really enjoying the 200-500, but I enjoyed the 500 PF so much......well..... I bought one of those too. LOL. I cant afford it, but that is what credit is for and life is short - enjoy it while you can. I really, really want to try the 800 PF and I guess I should be happy I could not find it for sale at the moment. A camera is just a tool so what ever anyone shoots, as long as they have fun..... that is really all that matters. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! 🙏❤🤗
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Nice bokeh for f8
Yeah, the old school way of thinking on so many levels is not the same with the new mirror less bodies especially when shooting longer lenses or focal lengths. When Canon came out with the inexpensive 800 F11, I poopooed it for a long time with my old school thinking. Then, I rented it thinking I would hate it. For what it it is, I fell in love with it. You do push the ISO but the new bodies handle that just fine too and we have tools at our fingertips to make it perfect. In the past, I would almost never let my ISO go above 400 - 800 is I really really had to. But I dont eve worry about it any more. I talk about that a lot in my videos and the old school way of thinking. Same goes with teleconverters or extenders as Canon calls them. The background compression with the new bodies and long lenses is just amazing!!! 🙏🤗💖
I actually saw the comment about your ‘average’ photos. Hold on a second John……….ok, I’m back. Just took the lens off my camera, filled camera lens mount with bird seeds and peanut butter and hung on my feeder pole, cause if your photos are average well mine are grade A s$&#! Your images are exceptional! As I’ve said many times, brilliant color, clarity and detail. Average? Nay, says I 😎
Thank you Bill!! I think that the comment that was on your comment got removed, but not by me. I went in to reply with a thank you for watching, but could not find it. I will say thank you - I put a lot into my photos but they are no better or worse for that matter than others. What kills me is the comments from those that don't shoot, or those that review but show almost no images. I'm just out to have fun and give it my all as I do with everything. Bill..... thank you, thank you for the compliments and for letting me share. I like your images and posts!! 🙏🤗❤
@@JonnyPink65 Totally agree with you John! It’s about having fun and making memories. I enjoy doing that too!😊
@@Eli4Bill I LOVE hanging out with the others out there I know from the photography, like cycling - always fun. But, if I can hang with James and even if I shoot nothing - that is an amazing day! ❤🤗
Hello. Far from average images. Remember that thousands believe there are purple Hyacinth Macaws.I have subscribed. Really like your bird portraits. There is great separation of your subjects from the background event at f/8.0 so you must be fairly close to them.
I thank you!!! What I am finding is that at a longer focal length, I am getting great separation even at higher aperture. I have had several people leave comments that I should try the Canon 800mm F11 - I was reluctant because it is F11 and not what I considered a real lens. But man..... I was so wrong. I have been impressed with that and the separation has been awesome - not the same as an 800 F5.6 or even an F8 but still impressive. I really wish I could have shot the Nikon 800 PF or the 600 F4 with the built in 1.4 tele but they have not been available. So...... I am going to eventually get the Canon RF 800mm that is a 5.6. When I rented the EF version, it blew me away!!! That was a comment on one of my videos - I usually just let those go, but that one stuck in my head for a while so I made a point of it in the video. Again, thank you!!! 🙏💖🤗
Shots with the teleconverter have a noticeable decrease in sharpness, color saturation and contrast.
In the old DSLR days, I would have agreed with you, but with the mirrorless bodies and for the way I shoot, I don't think it is noticeable at all with the 1.4 even shooting at F8. And then too, the lighting plays a part in it as well..... and editing. Some of the older beliefs have to be readdressed and I still find myself falling into that. For example, I was afraid to shoot Canon's 800 F11 because it IS F11, but I was blown away. The limitation is the long minimum focal distance (like shooting an older DLSR prime), and the focus are that is just like shooting a DSLR. Knowing that, I worked within those limits and was impressed with how sharp it is. I noticed no drop in sharpness of loss of focus speed with the latest Nikon 1.4 extender and I thought the each of the images had the amazing signature Nikon color depth - still one of my favorites. The only thing that did stand out to me is the Nikon focus not being as precise or sticky as it is with Canon with or without a tele. I was happy with the images I captured and I thank you for letting me share! 🙏🤗💖
wow! I now aspire to be average.
Thank you - me too!! I go out and I have fun. I think that when you put stuff out online, you have to have a thick skin and just figure that others will find a way to pick it apart or knock it down. I have fun and feel fortunate that I am allowed to share. 🙏💖🤗
I’m not into a system guys please help! R5 and 100500 canon or d850 and the new 600 f5.6 the size is so tempting for bird photography just can’t afford it with the z8 and the r5 is just as good but at least £1000 cheaper
Tough call and everyone takes sides as to which is better - including Sony shooters. In truth, all the new mirrorless cameras offer something amazing. If you are going mostly wildlife, I would recommend the Sony A6700 or a Canon R7 - both crop sensor bodies that offer a lot of reach and tech for not that much money. Then you need a long lens. Sony has the 200-600 that has been out for while and is a fantastic lens when paired with the A6700 - kzhead.info/sun/qMpyoZynoWlmeXA/bejne.html Canon has some fantastic lenses as well such as the 100-500 (one of my favorites but it is not cheap) and the RF 100-400 that is inexpensive if you are just starting out and will give you great results. Nikon bodies and glass are expensive. They do produce some great results but they dont have a crop sensor camera that competes with Canon or Sony. Full frame Nikon Z8 or Canon R5. For me, I prefer Canon even though I was a life long Nikon shooter until the R5 came out. Nikon Z glass is hard to come by but the some of the older F mount glass works OK. With Canon, ALL of their older EF glass works perfectly when adapted to the new bodies. Super inexpensive and lightweight if you are just starting out - Canon R7 and RF 100-400, but the choice is yours. Experience makes a difference too so get out there and have fun!!! 🙏🤗💖
Average wish i was as average ??? There great photos 😃😃😃😃👍👍👍
Alan, thank you!!! I just go out to have fun and have found a system that works for me. 🙏❤🤗
They're using a different yard stick. At least they didn't say mediocre!! I would say well above average.
is it a yard stick or a meter stick??? 😂 I really dont mind the negative and it usually just roll right off. That is just one that hit me a bit so I used it to push me harder. I have fun, do my best, present images as I want them to look..... and just happy that you and others let me share with you. 🙏🤗❤
Whoever said that your images are average needs to see their optometrist or psychiatrist, I only see beautiful images here and great videos.
Thank you, thank you!! I went in to reply as a thank you for watching to that post that was a reply to Bill's post but it was gone. It hit me though so I figured I would make this video about that. 🙏❤🤗
I’m torn between a 500mm PF F lens or a 400mm f4.5 Z lens for my Z9, I just can’t decide. Or should I simply wait for the Z 200-600mm to arrive….decisions, decisions!
Tony - I cant answer for you. I can tell you that I personally thing the 400 is too short and if I am going to use a tele to get extra reach...... I will take the 500 PF and the 1.4 tele - it is an awesome combo. I am personally waiting for the 800mm PF. I bought the 500 PF and tele after using it. I really, really like it. I am currently working on a comparison between the 200-500 and PF 500 on the Z9. Again, these are just my opinions based on my use. I debated that very thing after using this lens....... and then bought this lens! 🙏❤🤗 PS - for me, since I always have the lenses at their max..... I am going to get the 800 PF when I can and skip the 200-600 that most likely wont be out for a really long while.
I just sold my 500PF, could have bought an almost new 400 4.5 for a little less than I sold my 500PF but I'm waiting for 180-600. I put a deposit down (refundable) at two diff stores in my town, hopingit doesn't take too long to get one :) Yes I'm willing to sacrific a little sharpness and focus speed for the huge benefit of having a zoom. I will admit though that the reason I originally sold my 200-500 was that it was too slow to focus on birds taking off from a perch, and got the 500PF which was great and i did love that lens. Havign shot a few airshows now without a zoom lens made me painfully aware how useful a zoom can be in sports/wildlife/action. Using TCs in the field (put on, take off, etc) is a pain.
I sold my 500 PF and 1.4 lll converter and now have the 180-600 Z on my Z8 with the Z1.4 converter on back order. Focus speed is, to my old eyes, just as fast as the 500 PF. The image quality is great although I may have a fraction less keepers in a 10 shot burst than with the 500. Very happy so far and can’t wait to get the Z converter.
想入手Z9和556，对焦速度真的很快么？相对于Z9上。 现在是D5加适马100-400 X1.4
我很喜欢用 Z9 拍摄，但只在 Z9 上使用过尼康镜头。但是 200-500 和 PF 500 在这款相机机身上表现出色。即使是我的旧 500 F4 也能很好地工作。我的旧 300 F2.8 没那么多。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuān yòng Z9 pāishè, dàn zhǐ zài Z9 shàng shǐyòngguò níkāng jìngtóu. Dànshì 200-500 hé PF 500 zài zhè kuǎn xiàngjī jī shēn shang biǎoxiàn chūsè. Jíshǐ shì wǒ de jiù 500 F4 yě néng hěn hǎo dì gōngzuò. Wǒ de jiù 300 F2.8 Méi nàme duō. 🙏❤🤗
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@@JonnyPink65 非常期待您的下篇片子😃对我购买556有了很大的帮助
Average my ar*e!!! Brilliant photos John as always. Oh man ya killin’ me. I can see the slight sharpness difference with the 500pf compared to the 200-500mm. So torn between those 2 lenses because I’m thinking maybe if I did go with the cheaper 200-500mm I can slightly sharpen the shots in Denoise AI to get roughly the same as what the 500pf will give me. You’re right though, even if I bought the 200-500 I’d live at the 500mm mark. $3k difference in price between the 2 lenses here in Oz. Thanks as always for sharing those stunning shots John 👍🙏
Adrian my friend - as I just left on your video - the clarity difference is so slight and it could have been the light, my settings, me..... Price and weight ..... I am still looking for the same 1.4 tele that I was using - I had it in my cart, but it was bought before I hit the pay button!! And yeah, that comment made me laugh. My images are not the best in the world but I would say that are a little better than average!!! 🙏🤗❤
Remember average depends on who else is in the pool. :)
I understand. I take comments with a grain of salt but I do like to bring them up. I am happy with the photos I present and grateful that people let me share. Even the negative comments I reply to with kindness. We all have an opinion and I cant please everyone. Ah well - thank you, thank you, thank YOU for letting me share. 🙏🤗❤
If thats average images, my pics sucs
Oh no.... without seeing your photos, I would say if you like them - they are awesome. It is artwork and we all present it as we like. To those that critique in anonymity, I simply say thank you for watching. What I really love about photography is the personal way we present our treasures. It was just a comment that got to me!! 🙏🤗❤
Did he say Z(Zed)9? Dear sir, you hail from America and therefore should resort to your regional and vernacular pronunciation of the Z(Zee)9.
😊 Tomato, tomato..... 😂 If I were up a little farther north. Is it soda or pop - coke? James and I have been saying ZED to keep in step with the cool kids!!!! 🙏🤗❤
America is a continent, not a country. Did you mean United States of America? Sounds different, right?
that aint average at all, goodness
Thank you!!! I think it is easy for others to sit behind and screen and criticize and I wonder it they can even do it themselves. You have to have a thick skin to be online LOL. Thank you, thank you!! 🙏🤗💖
"I was told my photos are average at best! "? No doubt written by someone who has never taken a decent image in his life. Simply mastering the the latest camera technology and producing the images you do is an achievement and talent. Armchair critics eh?
They are all over, all the time. I just say thank you for watching as I really do appreciate them at least watching. Like anything, it takes practice and understanding to be good at anything. It kills me to see folks out there with the latest and greatest without knowing how to use it and having it in auto. Ah well. Thank you, thank you thank you for letting me share. 🙏❤🤗
Average pahahaha another keyboard warrior/critique. Your images are always awesome 👌 and don't change YOUR style to try please someone else
Thank you!!!! I am out to hang with you and if I get some cool shots along the way - I cant ask for anything more. 🙏🤗❤
Well, IF yours are average I'll stop sharing mine
No, no, no - never stop sharing. Art and the art of photography are all personal. I really like being able to see all the wildlife and places that are shared that I may never get to see! Do not stop sharing. 🙏❤🤗
Ya... just so average and blahhh. j/k The are WONDERFUL photos and anyone should be proud to have a metal print copy of any of the ones you posted. There are so many "experts" in the world. "Ex as in has been, (s)pert, as in high pressured drip." LOL Just keep clicking that shutter and don't let anyone deter you.
Oh no - I just go out to have fun and capture treasures that make me happy. If I miss it this time, Ill get it next time. I like your a definition of Ex(s)Pert!! It was comment that got to me where they usually do not! 🙏🤗❤