Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan

Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by geerlingguy on Monday December 21, 2020 @09:07AM (#25495025)

Nikon has been making PF, or Phased Fresnel, lenses for a number of years too. The 300mm f4 is a head-turner due to its tiny size and diminutive weight, while still being as good as the old 300mm in almost every way.

They also have a 500mm 5.6 that's similarly tiny (compared to a non-PF version) and hard to get.

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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by petepete on Monday December 21, 2020 @10:28AM (#25495770)

I've had the 300PF for several years and it's my most-used lens. I photograph birds and wildlife and being able to fit an extremely-good setup (a D500 with 300PF) into my smallest camera bag (Lowepro hatchback 16l) encourages me to take it on almost every outing.

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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by geerlingguy on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:17PM (#25501796)

That's one reason I do tend to grab my Sony E mount fairly often these days... I just wish there were a lens close to the quality and weight of the PF 300 for the Sony system.

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