Tag Archives: 800mm

A More Detailed Lens Test of Four Long Telephotos Including TCs

Let the testing begin! I finally received my 800/6.3S PF and 1.4X TC, so I have everything I wanted to fully test a lot of the options folk might want to consider for 400mm, 800mm, […]

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A Comparison of Current Nikon 400mm and 800mm Lenses

My 800/6.3S PF lens is about to ship and I wanted to make sure I need it. (LOL) Since I photograph birds a lot, focal length, handholdability, and close focus are all especially important. As […]

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Mercury Transit Details

(This post is from an email conversation with a friend. I thought the content might be useful for others.) [Updated 12/31/19 – Typos and clarifications.] For the Mercury transit, I didn’t use any special equipment except […]

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Lunar Eclipse Photo

Total Lunar Eclipse 2019 (This post is from an email conversation with a friend. I thought the content might be useful for others.) I shot this with a Nikon Z7 through an 800/5.6 with the matched […]

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