Portraits With 400mm - Is It Possible? Nikon 400mm 2.8 TC VR S + Z 9 | Let's Have Fun | Matt Irwin 

This was an epic afternoon! Was a privilege to be part of it. Looking forward to more adventures soon. Team MIP ftw!

Hey Matt! The Melbourne Meltdown (in the bokeh!) is just AMAZING... 400mm forever my friend! It's the way to go if you want these backgrounds... and what an optical formula this lens has! Top notch! Way to go Nikon!! (and Matt!).

The Nikon Z 400mm Lens is a revolutionary lens. Fantastic you using the 400mm for portraits. Congratulations Matt.

Cool, Matt! What an energetic, strong-looking model, and of course, captured VERY nicely with the Z9 and 400mm.

Nice. Sheila is a Brazilian countrywoman... kisses from Brazil Sheila. Thanks for the video Matt. Long live Nikon.

She did a "fabulous" job. Love to see her again. She did such a good job. It is the difference between someone that know what to do and how to act vs someone that doesn't understand what to do. All in all, great job on this video.

Another wonderful vid. This is something I’ll never ever attempt but was mesmerized watching you all work together. Loved it. Thanks so much

I'm turning green with envy Matt, what a stunning location, great model and dream set up.

What a combination! Now to find a bowling alley to turn into a portrait studio.

What a super shoot and demo with the 400 / z9. Thanks,

Great job! This was a great photo shoot! I love your creatively with this lens! Great job team!

Amazing lens! I love the

Finally saw a video with the gears I love to have.Love the combination of z9 and 400 MM LENS, its a dream for me. For f/9 still the lens has a pretty nice Bokeh. Thank you sir

Congratulations, it was a great shooting.

Fantastic... Thanks Matt

You did a stellar job with some great photo equipment and a beautiful model.

Great Matt lovely model awesome pictures thanks PS Got my z9 and 100-400mm 🤩

We Love You Matt. Amazing content 💪🏻🔝😊🍾🥂

Excellent as always and a great model

Have my 400 f/2.8 on order, simply can't wait!! But did not think about using it in this way. So can't wait to give it a go. Thanks as always for great content.

Love seeing you at work and look at fabulous shots you got 😀

loved this Matt! MORE !!!

You definitely got one with this one Matt! Killed it! I have so many shoots like this planned with my Z9 once the weather breaks here in NY. Love environmental shots like this and to pull it off with that beastly 400!!! I mean DAMN! As a portrait photog, you definitely have me blown away with this one mate! Killed it! Hope to see more portraiture like this. Keep up the good work my friend. Cheers from NY!

Nice one Matt. I sometimes do similar shoots with the D850 and the 70-200 or the 300PF and it really works. I have used the 3D tracking some times, but mostly just single point and continuos AF. The power of the 400 is of course outstanding and it promises for my wildlife work. I think that lens will be my only long lens in the future, apart from the 500PF when hand held. Nice to see that Nikon finally is getting it together!

Thanks Matt, I can't wait for my Z9 to arrive... more of a wildlife photographer but always appreciate your tips & insights.

Great job! And if you try this again, perhaps a talkie walkie system should help 🌞📷🌞

At 15:30 you talk about the water vapor but my attention went to her eyes being sharp and the sunglasses that were in the way. Eye AF worked well.

z9 and 400mm will be my life time goal in photography gear

Love it Matt! You are making it very hard to resist waiting to year-end to order mine!😂

Matt, great shoot, wonderful subject...just really fun to watch. Thanks for sharing. Love to see more shoots with Shayla. Also would love to see a shoot using Z6II and 70-200 S lens. Thanks again, Cheers from San Diego, CA USA!

Another great vid from you Matt. Your energy is infectious!😃

Excellent shoot and great captures!

Great work Matt, with a lot of enthusiam. And a fantastic model!

"like" - you make a great director Matt.

A lady from my country... Nice!!! I'm from Rio de Janeiro!

Nice video Matt. I need to now save my pennies to get a Z9 and a 200 f2.8

Wow great work fantastic model and working in such a busy location I take my hat of to you and using Nikon 400mm. I am a Z fc user which is a great camera 🙂

An extraordinary experience. I really loved it.

Once agin Matt you’ve knocked it out of the park… I’ve been enjoying my Z9… have this lens ordered and anxiously awaiting to shoot with it… you as always do your thing in show casing your skills and with the Equipment u use.. Nikon for ever

Prejudice has it these lenses are primarily for bird-watchers and wildlife shooters. And then this Aussie thinks, I know what that means. Great video Matt - very nice and dynamic work!

outstanding shots..., would nothing else expect with such an amazing gear ;)

Hi that Lowepro backpack looks nice !

Loved the video Matt. I couldn’t imagine using a 400 where you have to yell to the model like that and was amazed what you could pull off with all the people walking in and out of your frame. I liked many of the images but really enjoyed the pop of blue wall behind her when she was walking past the car as well as a couple near the end with the mist. Very well done! Your energy and enthusiasm during the shoot and during the video are infectious. Keep it up. PS I don’t want to say I watch “too many” of your videos, but my 6 year old heard the video playing and said “oh brother, not your Australian Matt again”

impressive stuff, keep it up

Awesome content again. Thank you for testing the lens so all of us that wish we can obtain one do wish we won a lottery 🤪 I’m interested in another test with 1.4 tc and also mount onto 2x tc. Now that would be an epic video to watch and get excited. Cheers and aloha!

My favorite portrait equipment is similar; ancient Nikon D3 + Nikkor 400mm f/4 using 3D focus tracking. A 2.8 version would be wonderful but would require selling off my car. 🙄 Your model like many pros know how surprisingly to add things to the performance.

I bought a used 400 ED-IF AFS II about six years back and use it for portraits whenever possible! The same characteristics that make it a great sports lens make it great for portraits as well.

Brill Matt keep up the great work.

I could be wrong, but I can think of a few incredibly sharp portraiture options that are a tad lighter.....;-). But loved the demo and the energy. Now that we are well into the Z transition it is safe to say that there isn't a bum product in their line up of lenses and cameras. Great job Nikon.

400mm portraits, why not!

Nice work Matt..

Awesome job again , Z9 and that lense and of course your and models talent makes for a fantastic shoot , btw whos the model

hallo Matt. your title says it all. what a fun photo shoot. But I never got the Nikon promotion about this portrait lens, :). Keep well, keep safe and have fun. PS just got my Z9....

Faby.... Lovely and mindblowing images. 🔥🔥🔥❤

That’s your version of wildlife photography.

Excellent pictures. For a lens with that price tag you better find as much use cases as possible to make it pay off.😉

Nice . I often use a 300 prime for portrait and if you have the distance the soft backdrop is amazing , never afford that lens , but waiting the second delivery of z9 to oz.

Yes, that was a great Sheila indeed.

Great work matt. Looked like a lot of fun. Z9!

Nice job. We’re you tethering the camera? I noticed orange cord coming out of z9. It was seen near end of video. If so what software do you use to tether the camera. Keep up the good work.

Matt, looking forward to the full review. I hope you include a good look at the physics of the magnetic drive by putting it into a situation where metal in close proximity to the lens may or may not affect it. As a sports photographer I have shot from arena catwalks with nothing but metal scaffolding all around me, through metal boxes/fences (photographers nest) where these scenarios do present in the real world. PLEASE include testing that will show those of us who rely on this gear for our livelihood what we need to know to make an informed decision. For those of us who already own 400 2.8 lenses we agree that the bokeh and reach of the lens is astounding. But we really need more data on the NEW aspect of the lens, which is the magnetic drive. Thank you 🙏

The whole thing was so Melbourne. People at the cafes probably thought it was street performance.

Thank you Matt for another great video. While I will never afford or actually need a 400mm f2.8, I will be getting the 100-400mm when it becomes available in my area. I do hope that at some point, you might be able to do a side by side comparison of those 2 lenses. I don't do sports or birds, so don't need the 2.8, and the 100-400 will suit my work need better, but still, I am curious about how they might compare optically even when using the same f5.6 stop. Especially for portraiture such as you did in this video. Thank you again for showing us all what is possible.

Matt -- great vid -- big fun -- ? Why capture 1 over LR? Any reason you care to share?

just OMG... can't afford it , but OMG. Did you notice improvement in the colours quality as well, comparing with the other Z lenses? if is better, which Z lens did you find get closer with the colour quality?

Fabulous! Think I heard you say no filters. Did you have the new polarizer? If possible, please repeat sometime with the 70-200 - would love to see what you could do with that on the Z9! Is this still a preliminary file rendering in Capture One, or are they fully supporting this combo?

Hi Matt, excellent to watch. But as a hobbyist photographer, I can't afford these flagship camera and lens. Let's hope Nikon comes out with more affordable cameras for us hobbyist . Nikon are you listening?

A bit confusing for other street users, but great lens great model!

Wondering if you’ve tried to “old” 400mm FL ED VR and if so, how do you think it compares.

I ordered one - thanks for using it in a different way

Tha camera and lens is about twice what I paid for my car. I do like long lenses for portraits .

Hey Matt! What a shooting!!!!! Just a question, did you use Lossless of HE* ?

Matt, I plan to use initially with my 500pf mostly for wildlife photography. What software do you recommend for processing until adobe Lightroom is fully ready? Thanks

Brazilian Fashion Week.

I have to say, Matt, I expected more of wild life, I know that lens is more than it capabilities, last of my word is "how much is it", I saw the price and my jaws dropped to the floor. I don't think I'm a man enough to pay, oh well, I be happy with 100-400mm Z lens. Maybe borrow that lens for a day.

I’m beginning to wonder if these new lenses are too contrasty! They’re stressing the dynamic range!

Excellent content.. but I think the back ground should have been opened up a bit more .. did you use spot metering in such high contrast situation or with that high shutter speed and f value the subject looked well exposed but the surroundings became dark creating images which looked liked photoshopped..

So Matt big question do you have this 400mm in your future?

Just shows how good it is with a professional model. Not normally a big fan of tarts. Bute’s a very classy, sexy lady, great lens though

If you like to shout your directions to the model, 400mm is great! :)

I dont mean this a a critism but It looks Photoshopped. Unreal lens almost. Great content.

I am buying this lens now and oh, thanks Matt for destroying my wallet once again 🙂

Its a wonder the Melbourne police did not arrest you!

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