Video: Steve Perry goes hands-on with the brand new Nikkor Z 800mm F6.3 VR S lens in Florida: Digital Pictures Evaluation

Wildlife photographer Steve Perry spent a while in Florida lately with a pre-production model of Nikon’s new 800mm F6.3 VR S lens to see simply how properly Nikon’s Section Fresnel tremendous telephoto lens performs and holds up in what ended up being moderately unforgiving circumstances. To share his ideas on his expertise, Perry created and shared a complete 21-minute first-look video to go over practically each element he might and present the way it carried out when paired with a Nikon Z9.

All through the video, Perry hits on the specs, controls, options, expertise, ergonomics, sharpness, rendering, picture stabilization efficiency and extra as he travelled (on his personal dime) to Florida to seize birds and different wildlife as mom nature insisted on raining the complete time. Perry notes this pre-production mannequin wasn’t put by his traditional array of assessments, and says a extra thorough video might be shared as soon as he has a manufacturing mannequin in-hand, however there’s little he doesn’t hit on all through the course of this first-look overview.

‘Total, I’ve to say my first impressions of this lens are extremely optimistic,’ Perry tells DPReview. ‘During the last three a long time, I’ve shot a complete of eight unique primes between Nikon, Canon, and, extra lately, Sony. In brief, I’m deeply accustomed to massive, heavy glass and TCs if I need to attain the 800mm vary. To have an 800mm lens that’s this straightforward to deal with within the discipline with the extent of sharpness, rendering, and stabilization this new optic brings to the desk is somewhat mind-blowing. I usually needed to remind myself within the discipline that, sure, this was an 800mm lens I used to be taking pictures. I feel it could be a potent addition to the bag of any wildlife shooter.’

Under is a pattern gallery of photos Steve Perry captured throughout his time with the lens and was type sufficient to allow us to share right here on DPReview:

Perry exhibits off a couple of photos he shot with the lens on a Z9, together with a couple of 200% views that trace at simply how sharp this lens is, even in less-than-ideal circumstances. There might be extra samples on the best way, nonetheless, as Perry says he’ll quickly publish a follow-up video whereby he takes an in-depth have a look at the photographs he captured.

Within the meantime, you’ll be able to sustain with Steve by heading over to his web site, Backcountry Gallery and subscribing to his YouTube channel.