Nikon 200mm f2 - unboxing

[Sid59]

Here's an unboxing of the new Nikon 200mm f2 with some sample images via the description. I don't have 6000USD but to rent it from borrowlenses.com isn't too expensive. It'd be funny slap a D40 on there just to see how tiny it'd look.

Nikon 200mm Unboxing

 

[yhelothar]

I so want that for astrophotography.

Here are some shots taken with a Canon 200mm F/2.8 lens on an IR modified 20D !! That means the F/2 would be TWICE the sensitivity.

 

[Aharami]

that is one heck of a lens! amateurs need not apply. and sweet astrophotography, astroidea.

 

[Sid59]

awesome shots! But would something like the Nikon make your photos 'better'?

On some of the sample shots the bokeh was creamy.

 

[Kaido]

Holy monster lens, Batman!

btw astroidea, those pics are great! If only Galileo had that setup

 

[BuckNaked]

Its old school big brother that I rarely see mentioned...

Nikon 300 F2.0

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/telephotos/300mmedif20/index.htm

 

[actuarial]

I so want that for astrophotography.

Here are some shots taken with a Canon 200mm F/2.8 lens on an IR modified 20D !! That means the F/2 would be TWICE the sensitivity.

What kind of settings did you use to shoot those?

 

[Anubis]

Its old school big brother that I rarely see mentioned...

Nikon 300 F2.0

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/telephotos/300mmedif20/index.htm

you rarely hear about it because less then 500 were made and they cost 30 grand back in 1981

 

[yhelothar]

What kind of settings did you use to shoot those?

The image is a composite of 11 5-minute exposure shots that were stacked and processed in imageplus and photoshop. The camera was mounted on an expensive motorized equatorial mount.
I didn't take the pics btw

Here's the link i got it from
http://www.astronomie.be/hambsch/namibia06/r-ophi_20d.htm