Comments on: Axial chromatic aberration on the Nikon AF-S 80-400 https://wadetregaskis.com/axial-chromatic-aberration-on-the-nikon-af-s-80-400/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wade Tregaskis https://wadetregaskis.com/axial-chromatic-aberration-on-the-nikon-af-s-80-400/#comment-270 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:51:16 +0000 http://blog.wadetregaskis.com/?p=2712#comment-270 In reply to Elsie.

It feels like stopping down helps, as you’d expect. But it also seems that angle or timing or exact focus or something are factors – i.e. when I’m shooting birds in AF-C & burst mode, one photo will show no real aberration, the next heaps, the next little to none… I’ve not yet narrowed it down, but in practical terms simply taking a few shots seems to be a statistical workaround.

]]> By: Elsie https://wadetregaskis.com/axial-chromatic-aberration-on-the-nikon-af-s-80-400/#comment-268 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:11:11 +0000 http://blog.wadetregaskis.com/?p=2712#comment-268 Totally agree. Although the new 80-400 is a HUGE evolution in comparison to the old one in every aspect (more often than not, I felt like throwing the old 80-400 off a cliff in any but ideal light conditions), this purple fringing is very upsetting to me, since I often photograph birds in flight. Will welcome any suggestions to reduce or eliminate it…

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