Lens Testing - Nikon 200-500 AF-S - page 1
I got a new Nikon 200-500 AF-S lens, primarily for wildlife and bird shooting. I took various test shots to evaluate it. I included some test shots made with the 80-400g for comparison (page 9).

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Handheld, uncropped<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F5.6, 450mm<br>January 5, 2016<br><br><br>
Handheld, uncropped
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F5.6, 450mm
January 5, 2016


 Handheld, cropped<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F5.6, 450mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld, cropped
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F5.6, 450mm
January 5, 2016
 Handheld, uncropped<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F7.1 - sharper than F5.6. 450mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld, uncropped
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F7.1 - sharper than F5.6. 450mm
January 5, 2016
Handheld, cropped<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F7.1 - sharper than F5.6. 450mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld, cropped
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F7.1 - sharper than F5.6. 450mm
January 5, 2016
 Handheld, uncropped<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F8 - about the same as F7.1. 450mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld, uncropped
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F8 - about the same as F7.1. 450mm
January 5, 2016
 Handheld<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F8 - about the same as F7.1. 450mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. F8 - about the same as F7.1. 450mm
January 5, 2016
Handheld<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. 200mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. 200mm
January 5, 2016
 Handheld<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. 300mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. 300mm
January 5, 2016
 Handheld<br>lens: 200-500vr<br>ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. 400mm<br>January 5, 2016<br>
Handheld
lens: 200-500vr
ISO 6400. One of the first 50 shots I took with the new lens. No AF tuning. 400mm
January 5, 2016