Took my 300 f4 to the Eagle's nest to try it out

nipprdog

just got a sweet deal on a Nikon 300 f4. used, but excellent condition. drove down to the nest the other day after work. in my eagerness, I screwed up. one, I forgot my 1.4 converter. two, when I went to turn the ISO from 400 down to 200, I mistakingly turned it up to 800. :dunno :rolleyes

anyway, the test proved what I wanted to know the most. that this is one sharp lens! I had some 8x12s printed. in spite of the iso 800, they look great. can'r wait to see what they'll look like at iso 200. heres a few;



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thanks for looking.

flatheadfisher

That is too cool. It sounds like you have a new favorite!

Maestro

I think you did very well considering the distance and the crop. Apply a little Noise Ninja and your pics will look even better.

bfjr

A new lens and Eagles to shoot em with !!

Got my envy going well done

Gale

Nice shots
Excellent lens. Just got one myself:>))
Every bag should have one along with the 50mm:>))))

nipprdog

flatheadfisher wrote:

That is too cool. It sounds like you have a new favorite!

Thanks. while I'm sure I'll love this lens, I don't see it replacing my 80-200 2.8 as my favorite.

nipprdog

Maestro wrote:

I think you did very well considering the distance and the crop. Apply a little Noise Ninja and your pics will look even better.

Thanks, Maestro.

ShepsMom

You're a lucky dog, you!!

nipprdog

bfjr wrote:

A new lens and Eagles to shoot em with !!

Got my envy going well done

Thanks, Benjamin. sure wish I had this lens last year when there were three eaglets in the nest.

nipprdog

Gale wrote:

Nice shots
Excellent lens. Just got one myself:>))
Every bag should have one along with the 50mm:>))))

Thanks, Gale. I can't wait to try it on the baseball diamonds. and yes, the 50 1.8 is a great lens for the price.

nipprdog

ShepsMom wrote:

You're a lucky dog, you!!

Thanks, Marina.

Harryb

Congrats on the 300mm F/4. Its one of my favorite lenses, just a fine piece of glass. Excellent shots also, the crops hold up very well.

Shasoc

Congrats on your new lens. Looks like you got a sharp copy, judjing from the nice pics.

nipprdog

Thanks Harry and Socrate.