Primarily I bought it for two reasons the first is sport/wildlife, but Im excited about trying it for a new project. The focus tracking with our dog, seems impressive (with Z7ii) I received the Z100-400 yesterday, to date Ive just had a play, nothing serious but Im impressed, the short minimum focus is impressive, as is the ability to shoot at slow shutter speeds hand held which is important to me these days (1/25 sec at 400mm) I cant wait to take it out in anger.

I expect if you hunt around a good second-hand deal is possible the 500 PS.ĮDIT - I have tracked down a 100-400 S and am buying it as an additional lens for its all-round flexibility and compared the 500 PF its relatively compact size. The two S mount competitors although still in short supply give the 500 PS very strong competition. 5 is state with improved VR at a similar price point 500 PF. The 100-400 zoom will be attractive to many photographers for its versatility and close focus ability at a lower price point. With the 500, AF autofocus works well with either a 1.4 or 2x converter on an ML body though as there are no cross type sensors on ML it can help a lot if there is something that AI can recognise to focus on. One attraction of the 500 PF is it takes you straight to 500 mm without a converter - though this makes the front element rather large at 95 mm. Secondhand price is probably challenging as the excellent 100-400 S is £2,600 - and the 500 PF new is distinctly more expensive at £3600. The 500 PF is much lighter and much more flexible than your 200-500 and I find optically a little better I have used the 500 PF since it was launched four years ago and I have no intention of selling it.

Nikon 500 f5 6 pf