New Nikon 200-500 mm Lens

[ashish.photograffiti]

I have brought 200-500 mm lens, want to know if my images are sharper and the lens is good.

I have taken few images in sunlight and few in shade of animals

Any advice would be appreciated

More images at attachment




added more with high shutter speed

 

[480sparky41 40]

The streetlight is fine, but the squirrel shot (OMG!!! SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!!!) is blurry due to camera motion. 1/60 is really pushing that focal length (270mm). Get the ISO up and use a faster shutter speed.

 

[Peeb72]

I"ve recently purchased one of these, and they take some practice to get good sharp images. I thought 1/1000 should do just about anything, but I find I do much better going up just a bit faster. VR is your friend. Yeah, 1/60 is pretty bold!

 

[Peeb72]

Here is a squirrel I recently captured on my 200-500 (heavily cropped) at 1/1000 with ISO pushed over 10,000! Not bad...

Squirrel in the morning sun by Peeb (NEO-Images), on Flickr

 

[ashish.photograffiti]

Thank you for your feedback, @Peeb nice shot

How about this image ; Does this looks sharp? and is this copy of lens worth keeping or should I get new one.

how about this its on 1/250 zoomed out at 500
it shutter speed should be more but I guess the image should be sharper right?

 

[astroNikon]

My first question is what Focus Mode and Area are you using with your camera?
according to the EXIF you are using the Dynamic Area 9, 21 or 39?

When you have a single subject like you do in the photos you may want to try Single.
Then you can make sure that you are focused on the Object, instead of letting the camera decide what to focus on.

Also learn more about Shutter Speeds in general. The squirrel may have been moving faster than the bird (which is clearly walking).

As you learn more about Focus Mode/Areas and Shutter Speed in relation to the subject/lens I think your quality will improve.


First Image with bird
Camera: Nikon D5200
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6
Shot at 330 mm
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/320 sec, f/8, ISO 200
Flash: none
Focus: AF-C, at 18m, with a depth of field of about 91cm, (from about 44cm before the focus point to about 47cm after)
AF Area Mode: Dynamic Area
User Comment: @ASHISHYADAV

2nd image with Squirrel
Camera: Nikon D5200
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6
Shot at 500 mm
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200
Flash: none
Focus: AF-C, at 30m, with a depth of field of about 79cm, (from about 39cm before the focus point to about 40cm after)
AF Area Mode: Dynamic Area

 

[ashish.photograffiti]

Thank you @astroNikon ; It was worth reading.

Yes, have chosen dynamic , All the Subjects were static they were not moving though it looks like.

I have not concentrated much on settings as I was more towards testing my lens . I will defn looking into all the settings next time. I have read many times that the copy of lens is not always good. therefore I requested everyone to look at my images and let me know if there are any issues with the lens. if not I will continue with this lens and if yes I will take another copy of this lens .

Advice is appreciated.

 

[SCraig]

Unless you're using a tripod you've got to get your shutter speed up. Go from ISO 200 to ISO 800 and from 1/250 second to 1/1000 second. The rule of thumb is 1/focal length for shutter speed. For example at 500mm, 1/500 second; at 250mm, 1/250 second; etc. And that is a very general rule; some people are capable of holding a camera more stable than others.

 

[ashish.photograffiti]

New Images I have taken with High Shutter speed

 

[Peeb72]

New Images I have taken with High Shutter speed

Looks like you were front focusing to me (focus was catching on the roof in front of the dove.

 

[astroNikon]

@Peeb, OP has "Photos NOT OK to Edit" otherwise I was going to zoom in on the Pigeon's left rear foot blurred out from movement as it was *clearly* walking.

OP needs to learn more about Focus Areas and Modes too to assist in *how* to have the camera focus on a small object rather than let the camera make a decision that it doesn't know much about and rarely makes the correct choice.

In the latest, the AF system liked the contrast of the roof below the bird, rather than the bird.
Without the proper settings any lens and/or camera body can seem like a dud.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Thank you for your feedback, @Peeb nice shot

How about this image ; Does this looks sharp? and is this copy of lens worth keeping or should I get new one.

how about this its on 1/250 zoomed out at 500
it shutter speed should be more but I guess the image should be sharper right?

the dove is out of focus it looks to have focused on the grass not the dove

 

[Derrel]

It looks to me like the LENS itself is amply good, but that the OP's long lens technique is not quite state of the art.

 

[Peeb72]

@Peeb, OP has "Photos NOT OK to Edit" otherwise I was going to zoom in on the Pigeon's left rear foot blurred out from movement as it was *clearly* walking.

OP needs to learn more about Focus Areas and Modes too to assist in *how* to have the camera focus on a small object rather than let the camera make a decision that it doesn't know much about and rarely makes the correct choice.

In the latest, the AF system liked the contrast of the roof below the bird, rather than the bird.
Without the proper settings any lens and/or camera body can seem like a dud.

You are correct about OP settings so I deleted the post and I apologize, tho I was trying to help.

 

[astroNikon]

@Peeb, OP has "Photos NOT OK to Edit" otherwise I was going to zoom in on the Pigeon's left rear foot blurred out from movement as it was *clearly* walking.

OP needs to learn more about Focus Areas and Modes too to assist in *how* to have the camera focus on a small object rather than let the camera make a decision that it doesn't know much about and rarely makes the correct choice.

In the latest, the AF system liked the contrast of the roof below the bird, rather than the bird.
Without the proper settings any lens and/or camera body can seem like a dud.

You are correct about OP settings so I deleted the post and I apologize, tho I was trying to help.

Yup, me too. I'm not the TPF Police so no worries. Thought I would mention it before the TPF Police came around.

But for the OP, I would learn about the Focus Mode and Focus Area Modes (and higher shutter speeds) and get away from the Dynamic areas for very specific subjects. And test techniques in a static environment. I do that all the time still, it's like learning studio stuff. My Nikon D500 is/was a large learning curve even from a D750 in it's AF system!!