Purchased The Nikon 400mm 2.8

Enjoy that lens! Post pics!

 

the VR version I am looking into this lens would love to se some pictures :smile:

 

Congrats! Now Light It Up!

 

Buy the aftermarket foot for it - you'll never get it to pack well into a backpack or other unless you have the lower profile foot.

As for the hood, I put it loosely around the front of the lens in a Lowepro. I turn down the locking knobs so they sit lower into the hood and don't catch on stuff and break off. Nikon charges $43.50 just for the knobs, btw!

Sean

 

did u get the VR version (damn u btw)

 

I agree on the aftermarket foot (really like the RRS), and I keep my AF-S II in the Trekker 600 with dual hood in place.

 

The only lens I truly "lust" after. But using a monopod? Think I would have gotten a tripod...maybe with a Wimberly to boot. I would need all the steadiness I could muster.

Congratulations and enjoy!!

 

congrats
great purchase
can't wait to see you put it to GOOD USE

 

NICE!!! Finally some long glass   Congrats!!!
That lens is killer with a TC as well! The f2.8 will help when the sun goes down too...
B&H I am guessing?
Lets see some samples!

I just got a TC14EII and with the 200-400f4 went out looking for wild life. All hand held...and on a D300 body means even more reach (more chance of blur!). This is what i came up with:

http://www.pbase.com/cleanmaxx_brian/tc14test

My favorite of the day:

NIKON D300    ---    550mm    f/7.1    1/320s    ISO 400

and

NIKON D300    ---    550mm    f/7.1    1/640s    ISO 400

 

Nice pics, Brian! I am sure you'll like that lens.

The foot is a joke though - you can see it working like a spring on the tripod's head! I have replaced mine:

NIKON D200    ---    32mm    f/4.0    1/60s    ISO 200

A friend of mine is using it handheld all the time and get excellent results. (He also has biceps the size of my thighs!)

My 400/2.8 AFS-II is a bit soft wide open. I think it becomes really really shape at arouynd f4.5 - f5. Do you found the same with the new version?

Oh yes, this lens works very well with TCs, even the 2.0.

 

Ponds = FUN!
Post your firework shots...I was going to try and get out tonight but no luck.
Here is the red tailed hawk...nothing special. (I hate the light he is on!)

NIKON D300    ---    380mm    f/5.6    1/400s    ISO 200

 

Hi Brian, I made this myself from pieces of aluminum alloy. The ring is made from stainless steel.

NIKON D200    ---    35mm    f/10.0    1/160s    ISO 200

The handle is curved so that it can be used without a plate. It is really quite easy to make if you got the right tools. I was using the milling machine in a friend's workshop.

 

Lowe Pro AW 600

I have the 400 VR, and use a Lowe Pro AW 600 (which I think is no longer available). I can fit the 400, and a D300 body into the case. I reverse the second lens hood and place it back on the the first one so the lens is shorter by about 3 inches. Then it just fits with a little room to spare. Enjoy the lens it great.

Mike

PS, I have replaced the original foot with one from Wimberly.

 

Tim: Thanks for showing that Bracket. I was thinking of somthing really close to what you made there. Get that bad boy ti-nitraded, and sell it on E-Bay. Did you use T6 AL