Nikon Nikkor AF-S 500 mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens review by Lenstip

6 years ago
Categories: Nikon Lenses
Tags: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens

Lenstip published their Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens review. Here is their conclusion:

Pros:

excellent image quality in frame centre
very good image quality on the edge of the APS-C/DX sensor
good image quality on the edge of full frame
negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration
slight lateral chromatic aberration
imperceptible spherical aberration
practically zero distortion
perfect correction of coma
good astigmatism correction
slight vignetting
silent and accurate autofocus
very efficient image stabilization

Cons:

significant contrast decrease during the performance against bright light.

Additional feedback:

“I admit I can’t remember the last time when I had to return a lens after a test with such a regret. Bird photography is one of the areas I like as an amateur very much; still I am not a professional enough to construct hiding places or lookout points and spend inside many hours, days even, waiting for that perfect shot. My nature and bird photography can be rather called casual as I enjoy it mainly during a walk to a forest or a meadow. When I go to a longer trip with my family or alone I sometimes take a telephoto lens with me, stop here and there, wait a bit, observe the trees, meadows or fields through a pair of binoculars, and take a photo. Small wonder I took such a liking to the small, lightweight, handy Nikkor AF-S 500 mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, sharp already from the maximum relative aperture and correcting practically all optical aberrations in a perfect way.

What about the performance against bright light? It is the single flaw we managed to find and, I suppose, you can handle it as long as you use the hood and you choose your frames wisely.

A whole long list of serious assets and just one flaw (a flaw that, additionally, stems from a specific technology which is able to provide many other assets) allows us to give the tested Nikkor our ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ badge.”

Shipping of the new lens is expected to start tomorrow ( September 13th). Additional coverage of the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens can be found here.