Best reviews on KZfaq , no BS or jargon talk , nice 👍

I appreciate your pragmatic approach to reviews.

I think your review is very accurate. I love this lens, it opens the word of wildlife photography to people who can't afford to buy lenses that cost almost as much as a car.

It is such a joy to have consistent content coming from this channel

Excellent, brief and fairly full review. I like how you covered all the important points. The lens has it's drawbacks, but the positive aspects of this line far outshine it's limitations. I'm hoping to try my "pre-owned" version of this Nikon lens ASAP. Thank you 🙏 for your review, it is gretly appreciated. 👍 😌 👏

Thank you! Excellent review--as always.

Always appreciate your videos. Very informative and logical.. Thank you.

Incredibly well done lens review only to be uploaded to youtube at 360P

Outstanding value for the money Lens. I often grab it instead of my 200-400mm Nikkor mostly because of the weight/size advantage. At f5.6 its a little slow but at least it's not one of those horrid variable aperture lenses...

Will it work with Nikon D850?

Thank you for sharing.

Late to the party. My focus has now switched from this lens to the 2-400 f4. Thank you for shining light upon murky grey tones.

It is an absolute 'fun lens'. I've taken many amazing photos of birds with it and married to my D500 it provides a field-of-view equivalent of 750mm. Mine has a Kirk arca-swiss plate attached to it. BTW, do you use the TC17e with your 300mm AF-S lens?

I have the 200-500 f5.6 new boxed but am keeping the 200-400 its been with me to long to sell . I expected the 500 to match the £4000 + lens , although its sharp the pro lens just pips it , so the 2-500 has been stuck in its box from day 2 .

I love this lens!

This Mini Review was more useful and helpful than most of the full reviews. Tank you.

Hello and thank you for this review. Ive had my 200-500mm for two years now although having said that I only use the lens in the spring and summer for photographing birds. I have found that the f5.6 can be frustrating when taking birds in heavily wooded areas. I tend to set my camera (D850) to Auto ISA, Aperture Priority- f5.6 speed 500th. This helps to keep the ISO down, but once the light starts going, up goes the ISO which I don't like. Sometimes the images are just too noisy! The other issue I find is the lens being able to track moving birds. This could well be my technique that needs looking at, but it rarely gets a good lock on & just keeps hunting around, then the bird has gone! Otherwise I have been extremely happy with this lens and would recommend it to any wildlife photographer who's looking for a great lens at a very competitive price. I look forward to your next review of this lens when you have been able to put it through its paces.

I got this Lens in Dec 2015, and have produced some very sharp shots at 500mm @ 1/15 sec, which verifies how well the VR works. I have also used it on my D200, but can do so only at 5.6. It was very sharp on my D810, not so much with my D850, but Nothing is sharp on it, regardless of the AF Tuning.

I replaced my 200 -400 f4 with this lens , the pack size is more manageable 😃 with the body atached

Enjoyed your review. Many Thanks.

great video bud , bags are a pain , especially for the 200-400,f4 .

I'd like to see a review of the 14-28mm zoom. That may be my next lens, if I don't buy this one.

By this time next year I’ll probably get one of these

Hello, you mentioned nikon 400mm f3.5 is a great lens, is there any other old lenses you would recommend as being of outstanding quality? thank you

Beware quality control on this one.

What is your opinion on using this lens on Nikon D800e?

JKLenses, the name sounds so familiar

Any thoughts of this lens sitting on D3500? Thx.

What is the best way to contact you ?

Hi, is this lense compatible with Nikon D5200 ?