Welcome to CR lister ... that is a fantastic image.Lister said:I'm still a beginner, this is a first sharing
It's a version no IS
70D - Afut + Club 221 par Florian LUCAS, sur Flickr
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Welcome to CR lister ... that is a fantastic image.Lister said:I'm still a beginner, this is a first sharing
It's a version no IS
70D - Afut + Club 221 par Florian LUCAS, sur Flickr
+1 ... I was just thinking the same thing.mrsfotografie said:Is it just me or do the images from this lens seem to have more 'pop' than those of the 100-400? With the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, 1.4TC II and 100-400L in my collection I wonder if there is any benefit in getting this 300 mm as well???
Rienzphotoz said:+1 ... I was just thinking the same thing.mrsfotografie said:Is it just me or do the images from this lens seem to have more 'pop' than those of the 100-400? With the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, 1.4TC II and 100-400L in my collection I wonder if there is any benefit in getting this 300 mm as well???
Tyroop said:I had a nightmare with this lens. In theory the 300mm f/4.0L and 1.4x converter combination should have been better than a 400mm f/5.6L.
300/4.0 + 420/5.6 + IS vs 400/5.6 No IS
In practice it didn't work like that at all. I managed to get a few decent shots out of the 300 f/4.0L, but the vast majority were completely unusable. I took it to Canon's service facility in Singapore for checking and calibration, but it was still no better.
The first generation IS is clunky and not very effective. My other IS lenses feel as if a giant pair of hands has grabbed the lens and is holding it still. The 300 f/4L IS helps a little, but not very much.
I sold it and bought the 400 f/5.6L. This lens has been stellar with far superior image quality and consistency. I don't miss IS all that much, but an update with the latest IS would be very welcome.
I can't really understand all the written praise in this thread. Most of the sample images have been downsized so much that there is no detail visible, or horribly over-sharpened in PP. The squirrel shot wasn't bad.
Perhaps I had a particularly bad copy, but after my experience I could never recommend this lens. YMMV. This is just about my own personal experience.
http://phil.uk.net/photography/canon_300F4LIS.html
Murilo_mms said:
Fazendinha by murilomms, on Flickr
Fazendinha by murilomms, on Flickr
Very nice pictures. I especially like the barn owl.
Fazendinha by murilomms, on Flickr
Fazendinha by murilomms, on Flickr
Fazendinha by murilomms, on Flickr
pulseimages said:Would the 300 f/4L IS + TC 1.4 be good for photographing drag racing or perhaps would the 400 f/5.6L be better?
cellomaster27 said:By the way, anyone know how much it would cost to replace the front element? Bought mine used for a decent price. It has hair width scratches. Can't tell in images so no problem.
EvvPhotog said:Taken just this past weekend.
Question for everyone though (I don't know anyone personally that owns this lens). I bought mine used and it makes a LOT of IS noise and also seems to "clunk" a lot. From what I have gathered that is fairly normal for this lens due to its overall age. It just seems like mine makes a lot though. Does anyone have any examples of how loud it is?
EvvPhotog said:Taken just this past weekend.
Question for everyone though (I don't know anyone personally that owns this lens). I bought mine used and it makes a LOT of IS noise and also seems to "clunk" a lot. From what I have gathered that is fairly normal for this lens due to its overall age. It just seems like mine makes a lot though. Does anyone have any examples of how loud it is?