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Nikon 800mm f/5.6E FL
FX AF-S ED VR NIKKOR (2013-)
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Nikon 800mm f/5.6 FL (FX, DX and 35mm coverage, 52mm drop-in filters, 10.1 pounds or 161.6 oz./4,590 g, 19'/5.9 m close focus, about $17,900). enlarge. My biggest source of support is when you use any of these links, especially this link directly to it at Adorama, when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. Thank you! Ken.
29 January 2013 Nikon Reviews Nikon Lenses All Reviews
Nikon 800mm f/5.6 FL on a Nikon D4. enlarge.
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This newest Nikon 800mm super telephoto adds technology new to Nikon.
These two new technologies are an electronically-controlled diaphragm, which is what every Canon lens has done since 1987. Other Nikon lenses still use a mechanical pin on the lens to control the diaphragm, exactly as Nikon has done since 1959.
The other technology new to Nikon is using fluorite for some of the elements. Again we professionals chuckle at this "new innovation" from Nikon, as Canon has been doing this in their super-teles since the 1970s.
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Name top
Nikon calls this the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR.
AF-S: Silent Wave Autofocus Motor (SWM).
NIKKOR: Nikon's brand name for all their lenses.
E: Electronic diaphragm, just as every Canon lens has done since 1987.
FL: Fluorite elements. Canon's been doing this in their ultra-teles since the 1970s.
ED: Magic Extra-low Dispersion Glass.
Also has, but not included in the name:
G: Gelded for cost-reduction and removing compatibility with older cameras.
D: Couples distance information to the Matrix Meter.
IF: Internal focusing; nothing moves externally as focused.
N: Magic Nano-crystal coating, meaning a coating which varies its index of refraction continuously to achieve even greater reflection reduction. It's probably only on one surface, and is used mostly for marketing purposes.
SIC: Nikon’s Super Integrated Multicoating
Optics top
Nikon 800mm internal diagram.
20 elements in 13 groups.
Two of ED glass, and two fluorite elements. Canon's been using fluorite since the 1970s in their ultra teles, so Nikon has finally caught up to Canon 40 years later.
It's multicoated, which Nikon calls Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC).
Diaphragm top
Electronic (electromagnetic), just as every Canon lens has been since 1987.
9 rounded blades.
Stops down to f/32.
Vibration Reduction top
Coverage top
Focal Length top
800mm.
When used on a DX camera, it gives an angle of view similar to what a 1,200mm lens gives when used on an FX or 35mm camera.
Angle of View top
3.2° on FX digital and 35mm.
2° on small-format DX.
Close Focus top
0.92 feet (0.28 meters) from the image plane.
Maximum Reproduction Ratio top
1:6.6 (0.151x).
1:6.4 (0.156x) if focused manually.
Hard Infinity Focus Stop? top
No.
You have to let the AF system focus at infinity.
Focus Scale top
Yes, abbreviated.
Depth-of-Field Scale top
No.
Infra-Red Focus Index top
No.
Aperture Ring top
No.
Filter Thread top
77 mm, plastic.
Does not move.
Teleconverter top
Nikon TC800-125 Teleconverter.
AF-S TC800-1.25E ED, included. It's specially designed lo-magnification 1.25x converter only for this lens and is not sold separately.
Teleconverter optics
Nikon TC800-1.25E Teleconverter.
5 elements in 3 groups; 1 ED element.
It's the first Nikon teleconverter with ED glass.
Focal length with teleconverter
With the teleconverter, this becomes a 1,000mm f/7.1 lens (1,500mm equivalent on DX).
Autofocus with teleconverter
Autofocus isn't rated to work well except on the newest D600, D800 and D4.
Angle of view with teleconverter
2.5° on FX digital and 35mm.
1.7° on small-format DX.
Teleconverter Size
Nikon specifies 2.5 " (62.5 mm) diameter by 0.6 " (16 mm) extension from flange; 1.1" (29mm) long overall.
Teleconverter Weight
Nikon specifies 4.8 oz. (135 g).
Teleconverter Product Number
2206 (not sold separately).
Supplied Teleconverter Accessories
BF-3B front cap.
LF-4 rear cap.
CL-0715 bag.
Size top
Nikon specifies 6.3" (160 mm) diameter by 18.2 " (461 mm) extension from flange.
Weight top
Nikon specifies 10.1 pounds or 161.6 oz. (4,590 g).
Hood top
HK-38 Lens Hood included.
Case top
CT-801 Trunk Case included.
Included top
Matched AF-S Teleconverter TC800-1.25E ED and its accessories
Slip-on Front Lens Cap
HK-38 Lens Hood
LF-4 Rear Lens Cap
52mm Screw-on NC Filter
LN-2 Lens Strap
CT-801 Trunk Case
Monopod Collar
Warranty top
5 years, USA.
Development Announced top
12 July 2012.
Product Announced top
29 January 2013
Promised for top
April 2013.
Nikon Product Number top
2205.
Price, USA top
$17,900 at introduction, January 2013, including matched AF-S Teleconverter TC800- 1.25E ED.
Performance top
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As expected for Nikon's ultra-teles, the rated MTF curve is exceptional:
Nikon 800mm f/5.6 FL MTF.
Even with the mild teleconverter, it's also exceptional (better than any other Nikon lens):
Nikon 800mm f/5.6 FL with TC800-1.25 MTF.
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You folks know who you are.
Personally, 800mm lenses are pretty useless most of the time because the air is so often hazy or heat shimmer. I find my best use for these lenses is grabbing the disc of the sun at sunset, especially as reflected in windows or in wet sand at the beach.
For sports, you get much better pictures with the lens you already have if you'd simply get closer.
If you've found all the time, effort and expense I put into researching and sharing all this, my biggest source of support is when you use any of these links, especially this link directly to it at Adorama, when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live.
Thank you!
Ken.
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