The full specifications are on the Nikon website. If you want MTF measurements have a look at Ephotozine’s review. If you want to see comprehensive reviews, those from Richard Peters, Thom Hogan, and Backcountry Gallery are all excellent. However, at about half the weight and almost a third of the price new, it does give the appearance of a compelling option. The great thing about the 500mm f/5.6 PF lens is that it is much smaller and lighter than the classic f/4 lens (1460g Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR AF-S NIKKOR Lens vs 3090g Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm Lens f/4E FL ED VR), although it comes with a one-stop penalty for both light grasp and potential for subject isolation. There have been quite a number of reviews of this lens – in fact, I think it's one of the more reviewed lenses that I'm aware of – but I've seen very little about its use with aviation, and there are one or two points also about bird photography that I don't think have really come out, especially in relation to its use with small birds. I rented it from Lenses for Hire to use at the Shuttleworth Collection and RIAT for aircraft, and on Skomer and Oare marshes for birds (I got a nice discount from them for visiting their stand at The Photography Show - thanks!). Back in July, I spent a couple of weeks with the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF lens (to be precise, the Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR AF-S NIKKOR Lens).
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