Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2
by m463 on Thursday April 16, 2020 @08:14AM
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That's an interesting thought. All those old mirror lenses with 35mm seemed to be f/8 or f/16 (and manual focus), but I assume the idea is to have a smaller sensor + make up for the aperture with the ISO boost. Thank you for your perspective.
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Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2
by sudosysgen on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:21PM
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Yep. But the big part is that even with a smaller than full-frame sensor, you still end up with a higher effective aperture and better noise at a given luminosity than say a Nikon P1000, for less cost. You give up zoom and IS (unless you go for an a6500, still cheaper than a P1000), though.