AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR

I bought this after some research on a long lens for our trip to Yellowstone and the Tetons National parks. The weight was important for me since I’m in my 70s . I used this lens on my Z6ii with the adapter, and all worked perfectly. The only negative I can say is I shoot very early mornings and the low light was difficult at times, bumped up the iso or iso auto took care of this, with not too much noise. Used for landscape captures and animals.

Be careful not to use the tripod mount as a Arca Swiss mount. It will fall off. Use good tripod plate for the mount.

Like most others have said here, I am incredibly happy with this 500mm super tele. Lightweight and sharp on focus, it's a pleasure to carry. New possibilities open up with this lens, so if you are into wildlife photography, find the $$$ because this one is worth every penny! Great job Nikon/Nikkor!

As a fan of the older, big lenses, I was surprised at how well this works... and all the new opportunities it opens for wildlife photography.

It is so compact that people don't believe it is a 500mm lens! It is also extremely light weight for a lens of this focal length, very sharp, and focuses instantly. I am 70+ years old and could never follow focus on birds in flight until I started using this lens. Another great benefit is that it fits in a normal camera bag for those rare times when it is not on the camera. I have not encountered any Flare issues but did notice that there is a PF option in NX Studio's Lens correction options.

This is a great lens that is light weight quality all the way.The focus buttons on the lens are very useful.Manual focus also works great.When used with the Z6 it is a great light weight solution to wildlife Photography

I recently got this 500mm, 5.6 pf lens. I wanted something with faster auto focus and sharper images to upgrade from my Sigma 150-600c lens.which I use with a 1.4 teleconverter. I was hesitant about sacrificing the length a got with my D7500 DX (850mm). But the enhanced sharpness allows me to crop in and have far sharper images than before. It only weighs 3.25lbs which makes it very easy to handhold for birds in flight. Works great with low light and tracking fast birds.

Never posted a review but i can't resist on this Lens. I have a 200-500 mm for about 2 years now and i have good results but decided to upgrade to PF 500 and boy, the picture is so sharp! never regret to add this in my collection of lenses.

Paired with D850, ridiculously sharp lens. VR is great. Lightweight is a delight, easy to handhold for hours on end. Bokeh is great, subject isolation is great. It’s a dream to have, radically changed my quality of images. Had to write a review, it’s incredible to have.