Nikon D5500 released

[MissionMan]

Nikon just sent out the email

https://mynikonlife.com.au/gear/digital-slr-cameras/d5500/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nikon+D5500+WWA&utm_content=Nikon+D5500+WWA+CID_76c20c86a5f5beb9ee3e34808d40f18c&utm_source=Monthly%20EDM&utm_term=Nikon%20D5500

[I @ M]

The 300 mm F/4 further down the email is slightly more interesting than another new body ----

AF-S 300mm f/4e PF ED VR (https://mynikonlife.com.au/gear/nikkor-lenses/af-s-300mm-f4e-pf-ed-vr/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nikon+D5500+WWA&utm_content=Nikon+D5500+WWA+CID_76c20c86a5f5beb9ee3e34808d40f18c&utm_source=Monthly%20EDM&utm_term=Learn%20More)

[MattNQ]

The 300 mm F/4 further down the email is slightly more interesting than another new body ----

AF-S 300mm f/4e PF ED VR (https://mynikonlife.com.au/gear/nikkor-lenses/af-s-300mm-f4e-pf-ed-vr/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nikon+D5500+WWA&utm_content=Nikon+D5500+WWA+CID_76c20c86a5f5beb9ee3e34808d40f18c&utm_source=Monthly%20EDM&utm_term=Learn%20More)
Yes, especially the 'sport VR' mode.

[MissionMan]

I'd battle to justify a 300 f/4 as I have a 70-200 with a 1.4x converter. The 80-400 is the next toy I want but the minor pricetag issue is getting in the way at the moment.

[arthurking83]

Like Andrew said .. the lens is far more interesting in terms of news.
The tech within(for Nikon) is a bit of a shift in direction.

PF appears to be Nikon's equivalent to Canon's DO solution.

the new 300 is so much smaller than the older 300/4 in terms of length.
Diameter of course has to be fairly similar as the lens has a specific diameter requirement(otherwise the max aperture rating would be whacked out).

Nikon's MTF graph seems to indicate a large boost in IQ over the old 300/4 too .. which in itself was no slouch of a lens!

[knumbnutz]

Looks good but then for the same money you can get the sigma 120-300 f2.8 with OS. It's a bigger lens but it's a better and has extremely good iq as well. I have the older lens and it's excellent . I also like the bokeh on sigma lenses, for me I think the Nikon lenses work well and have excellent sharpness but after having Pentax and sigma lenses the bokeh of the Nikon is IMHO not as good.


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[arthurking83]

The major issue with these fresnel lenses is if a light source is within or near the frame edge. It may cause some strange flare issue not always encountered with normal lenses.

Nikon have indicated that CNX-D will have a PF flare reduction tool specifically for this effect.

Nikon have indicated a major update to CNX-D too, in that the next update of this software seems to be v1.1.0(as indicated on Nikon's website.
This seems to be a major step from a x.x.1 update(ie. v1.0.2 to v1.0.3) to x.1.x version. Maybe they're also planning more tweaks to it(hopefully to it's stability and speed! :p)

In saying that tho, some of the sample images with this lens look both really good, and also a bit underwhelming as well. But the one I've downloaded with a couple of bright lights in the scene don't seem to indicate that this PF flare is a big a deal as it may appear to be. The sample images have been processed using ViewNX 2.10(and not CNX-D with PF flare reduction).

ps.Knumbutz, the Siggy 120-300/2.8 seems to reatil for closer to the $3K mark, whereas the 300/4PF will be closer to the $2K mark.
You would expect that the 300/4PF should resolve greater than the Siggy 120-300/2.8 as a more modern lens should .. but that's not always the point.

The major advantage that the 300/4PF will have over many of it's peers and rivals is that it is so much smaller and lighter.

[ASD14]

This is awesome, been waiting for a lens like this :) cannot wait to see some reviews