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Fuji X-T1 x Nikon 70-300


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Hey guys,

 

I thought I'd share with you a few pictures I did with the excellent Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR lens, mounted on my X-T1 with an adapter ring from K&F Concept. I went to Munich's beautiful zoo, Hellabrunn, to test this setup. That poor zoom lens is a survivor of the great Nikon purge that I did 2 years ago, when switching to Fujifilm... It slept in a cabinet ever since, and I rediscovered it by mistake, and decided to give it a try as I don't have any zoom for my X-T1.

 

The lens is quite big and heavy on the X-T1, and for those like me who abandoned their DSLR for the weight, it feels quite weird at the beginning! Of course, everything becomes manual, so no autofocus and unfortunately, no vibration reduction... This is where IBIS would prove useful!

 

Overall, I'm quite pleased with the results. The lens is sharp and I didn't notice any aberration or such. However, focusing is quite challenging, despite the very good manual focus mode on the X-T1. At the zoo, you want pictures of animals which can be quite far away, with a nice bokeh to isolate them from their background -- which can be made of fences or electric wires... And at 300mm and f/5.6, without autofocus, well, it's challenging to get sharp pictures! The monopod I took with me was essential to be stable.

 

Here are the pictures, hope you like them!

 

Konzy

 

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  • 2 months later...

They look very nice to me. They all have nice tonality, contrast and detail. I'm excited to try my old Pentax Super Takumar prime lenses on whichever Fuji body I purchase. Am looking at the X-120 and the X-E3 but am waiting for more information and some reviews on the X-E3 prior to making a decision.

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