This focus is really awesome.
Hello everyone, I'm Kelvin.
Today I can finally test this fixed focus lens with you.
I've been waiting for a long-awaited
Nikon 400mm f4.5 VR S lens. This time
the camera is Nikon The flagship camera Z9
, let me make a statement at the beginning of the video. All the equipment in
this video is lent by Lacklands,
a long-established equipment
dealer in Auckland, New Zealand.
I did not charge any fees for this video.
I
can express my real personal experience.
Here are some of my thoughts on them.
When I got the lens for the first time,
I was most impressed by how
light it was and how well it was controlled. One
thing worth mentioning is its weight. It's only a little more than a kilogram. The
point is that it's
still lighter than Nikon's 70-200mm f2.8 VR S lens.
For a 400mm prime lens, I have never
had this large aperture
of f4.5 before. I have imagined that
it can have such a volume
and weight. Another
point is that its price
is also much cheaper than Nikon's
400mm f2.8 TC VR S lens . Next, I will take
some photos in different scenes to test it. Let’s
see how it performs in all aspects. I
have to mention whether
I’m currently filming with this Nikon Z30
or Chloe helping me shoot it handheld. I’m
using a headgear
. You can also take a look at this video. Nikon
’s How does the Z30 perform? But
in the next issue, I will also talk about
some of my personal opinions on this camera.
First , let's test it
. It is shooting some ducks on the lake.
These relatively simple animal subjects I can shoot.
The first impression is that its focusing speed
is really fast.
When I use the wide-area focusing mode and
the animal's eye tracking function is also turned on, when the duck enters the picture, it
can immediately lock its eyes. And
firmly grasp its entire motion trajectory to shoot,
and I looked at the photos
. I personally like it in terms of sharpness, image quality, and color. I
personally
prefer to use 3D Tracking when I was just shooting.
Wide- area focus frame and then coupled with the recognition focus mode of different objects,
I think this way I can more accurately control the object I want to focus on, and
its focus response speed is also faster
and more stable.
Use 3D focus to give me
I feel that it is still a bit hesitant
, or it is not able to lock an object firmly and quickly.
In the previous evaluation videos,
I often mentioned light weight.
I think this Nikon 400mm f4.5 VR S
is in this regard. What I
did is very good. I was shooting here for about an hour just now . I
cooperated with the camera body and the Ninja V recorder to record the screen. I held it
like this and kept holding it like this.
I took pictures of these flying birds, ducks,
some cats, dogs and dogs.
indivual People think it's easy
and comfortable.
I don't feel particularly tired
. The overall feeling in the hand
is very good. I
think it's a good device
. The first is that it performs very well in all aspects
. Second, it can make you have a desire to take out and shoot. I think
this lens is very good
in this regard.
The focal length of 400mm
is also very suitable for shooting airplanes.
Now I want to use it when I come to the airport. Take a photo of the plane and
take a look at my feelings.
This time I will be a little different.
In the focus mode, I will select the full area,
and then enable the automatic recognition of the car and the plane to shoot.
The focus is really awesome
X now I actually wanted to shoot the plane in the back.
Well, now it's finally locked.
You see it jumps back to the car in front.
Now it's back to the plane.
Basically
, it locks on the nose of the plane.
It ’s
very cool to
use this lens to shoot airplanes in this place. Personally,
I think it’s more interesting and fun to use this lens to shoot airplanes
than to
shoot birds. Now I’m shooting a video by hand.
I have turned on the electronic image
stabilization
, the image stabilization of the camera body, and the
optical image stabilization. I
shoot 4k50 frames. Basically, the focus can always be locked on the plane
. Now I also come to the stadium and
want to use this lens
to take pictures.
Hockey training I want to
see how it feels to use a lens like this
to shoot sports in a low-light environment. From
the picture just now, I can see that
the 400mm f4.5 VR S lens
is very suitable
for shooting sports. In
terms of image quality and focus
, I have always used the
Af-c full-area face and human eye auto-recognition focus mode .
When I was shooting,
I basically didn't need to think about where to focus.
Just lift the camera up and
press the shutter button.
Basically, it can automatically lock on the person I want. This
is nothing to worry about.
As for the f4.5 maximum aperture,
I thought it might not be enough at first,
but because I use a Z9 body,
I pushed the ISO to
the range of ISO3200~4000,
I think it is OK, and
I can keep shooting at a relatively fast shutter speed. I think there is no problem.
As for the background blur, it was OK
just now. From
the photos, I actually
think that the maximum aperture of f4.5 is better for
shooting
sports like this
, and
it can
clearly distinguish the characters from the background .
I know that many people will definitely think that
this 400mm f4.5 The maximum aperture is
definitely not as good as a 400mm f2.8 lens
, but its price and volume can still be used for handheld shooting.
I think these are its advantages
. For me,
I think this scene is
really true
. Enough is enough. At the end of the video
, I will also talk about some basic parameters of
this lens. There is a lens with VR optical image stabilization,
but it does not have VR on and off on the entire lens.
It is controlled directly within the camera body. If we use Nikon's Z9,
it can achieve 6-level image stabilization.
If we use the Z5 Z6 Z7 series,
it can achieve 5.5-level anti-shake effect.
After using it in different scenes in the past few days,
I think the overall feeling of this lens is excellent.
If you have to pick bones in the egg
I 'd say that when
it 's shooting into bright light , the overall contrast on the screen
drops to a certain extent,
but otherwise
I think it's almost perfect,
both in terms of volume, weight, image quality, sharpness, color, and optical protection.
In terms of shaking and focusing, it is
really good at everything, and it is
very good . As far as I know,
there is no other brand of lenses
with similar specifications. Nikon
is really ahead in this regard
. Then again, why do
common lenses
like 24-70mm f2.8 S
, 50mm f1.2s and
70-200mm f2.8 VR S
have to be bigger and heavier
? I really hope Among these lenses in the future,
such as 85mm f1.2s
or other lenses, Nikon can
and will continue to maintain them. It
can be made a little smaller, and
it is also convenient for everyone to take out for daily use.
Finally, I will also say that this lens is suitable for people.
If You are photography enthusiasts and
like to shoot some birds, sports and airplanes.
I think this lens is very suitable and the
price is very affordable.
If you are professional photographers,
you often shoot some outdoor sports
or some birds in the wild. In other words,
I also think that the overall performance of the lens is also good,
and it is worth everyone to start with.
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you . See you in the next video.
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