Richard Peters Photography blog
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Sitting on it’s nest in the 90 degree heat this adult Great Blue Heron would stretch out it’s wings, almost forming a semi circle around the juvenile, as if to shield it from the heat. It was lovely interaction between the adult and young, and I assumed that was the behaviour I was witnessing as [...]
1/5 second is usually way to slow for wildlife photography using a telephoto lens. But, when faced with less than ideal conditions, I wanted a photo that would really emphasis the intense stare this alligator was giving. The weather conditions forced me to think outside the box which resulted in this long exposure image, making [...]
Take an already legendary lens, add the latest version of VR and some Nano coating and what do you have…? A great lens made even better! albeit a ‘tiny’ bit bigger and heavier (oh, and of course more expensive). Nikon have released a handful of test images, some of which are below, but I’m not [...]
**Updated – more information is available** Nikon have announced a recall on certain versions of the Nikon CL-L2 case that comes with the 200-400 VR. Initially it was just Nikon USA that issued the warning but it is now on the customer service site of Nikon Europe too. If your bag has no ‘T’ on [...]
When I posted my original review/faq on the 200-400 VR didn’t have a 1.4x TC. However as I now do I thought I’d follow up the review by talking about my own findings with this combination in real world situations. The shot below was taken at 550mm, max reach for the lens and TC combo [...]
Take one territorial Chaffinch, a cottage in the Scottish Highlands and some persistence…the result is this little bird, in a big pose that’s normally over in the blink of an eye. Share
After 30 seconds or so the VR starts earning its money…! My answer to the question, is the 200-400 VR handhold-able? I first saw one of these lenses ‘in the metal’ at my friends house years ago and my initial thought was ‘That is stupidly big, how could you carry that around all day?‘. And [...]
I love my 200-400 VR, its a fantastic lens in every respect as opinions everywhere will say. However, one thing that is not mentioned is the standard bag (the CL-L2) is just not designed for carrying all that weight for long periods of time. Buying another bag is one solution but as the bag is [...]
