New Lense (nikon 300mm): Silver Eyes & Honeyeater

Giphsub

I sold my bigma recently and have bought a nice shiny new nikon f4 300mm
The day it arrived it was raining, but I did get in a little bit of sunlight for about 10 minutes. Here are a couple of initial shots of some of the dozens of silver eyes that have been visiting our garden recently. I am extremely pleased with the results in comparison to the bigma :thumb So much faster to lock on and so much sharper! :barb I can't wait to get out and put this little baby through its paces. I also got my 1.4 teleconverter today, but haven't had a chance to try them out together yet. Anyway, here are the pics. C&C welcome.

1. Silver eye


2.


3. New Holland Honeyeater

Ric Grupe

300mm is THE sweet spot optically! Congrats!

The third shot is truly amazing, Mike.

Giphsub

Cheers Ric! Funny you picked the third... That one was not in sunlight. Anyway I like the lens so far

Bud1880

Very nice Mike. I like the pose of the silver eye in #2. All excellent though and it appears you'll have lots of fun with the new equipment.

Bud

Giphsub

Thanks Bud That was my initial favourite on first glance. Undecided now though.

Maestro

Those eyes are striking! Congrats on the new lens.

dlplumer

Congrats Mike on the new lens. I use a 300 with a 1.4 as well.

These shots are all good. Love the sharp eye detail.

Mark Edell

I love New Holland Honeyeater! What a cool bird! Congrats on the new toys!

Ric Grupe

Giphsub wrote:

Cheers Ric! Funny you picked the third... That one was not in sunlight. Anyway I like the lens so far

We can't let the lack of sunshine deter us....now, can we!?:D

One thing with cloudy days...you can get a nice even shadowless look that can be quite appealing, as your's is.

Giphsub

Maestro wrote:

Those eyes are striking! Congrats on the new lens.

Cheers Stephen. I'm champing at the bit to get out and use it. Unfortunately I have just received a translation job for the weekend, so can't get out to us it like I was planning!

Giphsub

dlplumer wrote:

Congrats Mike on the new lens. I use a 300 with a 1.4 as well.

These shots are all good. Love the sharp eye detail.

Thanks Dan. I'm loving it already. Don't have to work as hard as I did with the Bigma

Giphsub

Mark Edell wrote:

I love New Holland Honeyeater! What a cool bird! Congrats on the new toys!

Yeah they are cool. This is one of a family that nest in our yard. They all work together in quite a big team to look out for each other.

raptorcaptor

Got some cool looking birds there! Congrats on the new lens, Mike!