Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L USM

[bdaniels72]

Will this lens work with the Canon 60D? I am looking at getting one for shooting my kids sports. (camera and lens)

[Royraiden]

Will this lens work with the Canon 60D? I am looking at getting one for shooting my kids sports. (camera and lens)

Of course it will, as well as any other EF and EF-S lens.

[Royraiden]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6089439018_3ac6f8cbfd.jpg

1/1250
f2.8
ISO 1600

[bdaniels72]

Thanks for the Quick reply. sorry newb here.
All the pics are amazing.

[Magnus3D]

Well.. after much thinking, very much thinking and debating if i should get this lens or not then i finally walked into the camerastore today which had one used. I went for it, i made the big decision to get this fine lens and now it's sitting here on my floor. This baby is heavy and huge compared to my other lenses. Now i wanna test it for real and so i will on Sunday with a airshow. I hope mine is as sharp as in the examples i've seen posted here.

/ Magnus

[newworld666]

It's 500g heavier than newer version, but this lens is incredible !!! I have a 20 years old one which is really sharp and fast ! Like a first step in the 300/400/500/600 smooth bokeh lenses

[Owl_79]

Yes, no matter if its quite old lens.. I have also 20yr old one.

Beaver, 420mm, f/4.0
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Majava/majavaduunaa.jpg/_big.jpg

[Magnus3D]

Weight is not a problem for me, i can handle it. Now first impressions of this as i been doing some shooting with it today and tonight. I will try to sum it up with one single word..

WOW!

That's about it hehe, it's pretty bloody impressive to be honest. I've shot with several other lenses, 70-200's and more but this one is really in a whole different category which is not at all comparable to my other lenses. The speed of the AF on such a old lens is very good! the bokeh quality is just lovely and once you nail the focus on your subject is stands out like it was a cut-out-figure on a blurry background. :)

I'll be back with some images tomorrow..

/ Magnus

[Royraiden]

Weight is not a problem for me, i can handle it. Now first impressions of this as i been doing some shooting with it today and tonight. I will try to sum it up with one single word..

WOW!

That's about it hehe, it's pretty bloody impressive to be honest. I've shot with several other lenses, 70-200's and more but this one is really in a whole different category which is not at all comparable to my other lenses. The speed of the AF on such a old lens is very good! the bokeh quality is just lovely and once you nail the focus on your subject is stands out like it was a cut-out-figure on a blurry background. :)

I'll be back with some images tomorrow..

/ Magnus

We knew you wouldnt be dissapointed :P Have fun and dont forget to share some shots from time to time.

[kurdeniewiemco]

f/2.8 iso 800

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/73/img7603m.jpg

[Magnus3D]

Hehe that's true Roy :) it's hard to be dissapointed by this lens although i have to admit i'm not yet used to shooting with it so i seem to miss focus from time to time. I guess that's just temporary until i get the feel of it.

Here are a few of my first shots with it, there was a small local footballgame played downtown so i grabbed the lens and shot some pics. :)
http://maximus3d.se/photos3/IMG_4054.jpg http://maximus3d.se/photos3/IMG_4069.jpg

http://maximus3d.se/photos3/IMG_4080.jpg

http://maximus3d.se/photos3/IMG_4124.jpg

/ Magnus

[Royraiden]

Magnus those are a bit underexposed but they all look pretty sharp,congrats on your purchase!!Guys can you post more pics using extenders wide open?Cant decide which one to get in the future,would be nice to have both cause I think I will have different needs, but I dont have enough money to do so.

[Hor Kee]

Has anyone tried this lens with a Canon 1.4x or 2x Mark III TC?

[newworld666]

:rolleyes: no, I use MKII versions, but I doubt there will be any improvements :confused: ..
Actually, I imagine MKIII versions are more or less concerned with new 300mm, 400mm, 500mm, 600mm and 800mm designs.
I imagine these new lenses are useless with actual bodies :rolleyes:, we will have to wait for 30MP or 40MP sensors to get what those news lenses and TC's can offers.

[newworld666]

2 weeks ago 300l2.8 @ F2.8 on 5DMKII .....

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http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/PDV-2011/Mondial-47/i-HVtw2St/0/XL/MG7408-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/PDV-2011/Mondial-47/i-HVtw2St/0/O/MG7408-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/PDV-2011/Mondial-46/i-gp2BT38/0/XL/MG7291-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/PDV-2011/Mondial-46/i-gp2BT38/0/O/MG7291-O.jpg)

[Magnus3D]

Roy: Thanks! they may be a bit underexposed, i see it now when you mention it. You can congratulate me to the purchase in about a year when i have paid it off completly. I had to split the payment for it to be able to afford it, but i thought it was better to do that then to not buy it at all.

I feel my shooting technique needs some tuning and improvements when i'm using this lens as it's increased size and weight changes the game a bit. It's also the reason why many of my shots now in the beginning are soft and out of focus, because i'm not doing it right.

Here are a few more pics..
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6117000010_57e47957ec_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6116455899_a4b81e66e9_b.jpg

/ Magnus

[Royraiden]

Love the Mustang!

[Magnus3D]

Thanks Roy :) and i love it too, the sound of it is just wonderful and so is it's looks.

/ Magnus

[newworld666]

This morning from office window.. with TC2XII and a small HDR post processing
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http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/2010-04-14-Couché-de-soleil/i-7PKb88m/0/XL/HDR2-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/2010-04-14-Couché-de-soleil/i-7PKb88m/0/O/HDR2-O.jpg)

And with stacked TCII ... still some HDR post processing


http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/2010-04-14-Couché-de-soleil/i-cC8GLHX/0/XL/HDR3Stacked-TC-PP-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/2010-04-14-Couché-de-soleil/i-cC8GLHX/0/O/HDR3Stacked-TC-PP-O.jpg)

[Owl_79]

newworld666, that last one is just great photo!

[newworld666]

Thank you ...

[newworld666]

I am getting better with using and correcting Stacked TCs .... :lol: ....

All pictures best viewed in FullHD size by clicking on pictures

http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/Outdoor-Daytime/i-2KBp6qD/0/XL/MG8510-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/Outdoor-Daytime/i-2KBp6qD/0/O/MG8510-copie-O.jpg)

just a few minutes later when the sun is up ... and closing @f22 + blending 2 exposures to go a bit over the 12IL dynamic ( I am hoping canon next gen 5DMKII will go to 14IL at 50 isos like nikon and pentax)

[kurdeniewiemco]

first day with 1.4 TC III
no animals yet :P

420/4 Full
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9149/img7807m.jpg

crop 1:1 - jpg from raw, sharpnes-0
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/7376/img7807d.jpg

[Magnus3D]

Some recent shots of mine from a local racetrack i visited during a rainstorm. It was fun to shoot with the 300. :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6147758073_bfbe9ac5e1_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6148307268_b0f28b6fc5_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6147757465_3a98361db8_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6148306674_e23d6f2e12_b.jpg

/ Magnus

[kurdeniewiemco]

with 1.4 TC III
f/4 420mm
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5057/img7942w.jpg

f4 420mm
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6691/img7981q.jpg

f2.8 300mm
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9679/img7990l.jpg

[Royraiden]

This thread has been dead for a while so I figured I could add a few pictures:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6164126281_2418ce5112.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6164652462_ba192ddc37.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6164655868_374677aeee.jpg

And finally me using this lens:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6171684887_5621097c11.jpg

[kurdeniewiemco]

420/4
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1068/img8322b.jpg

420/5
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5449/img8303io.jpg

420/5
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/4344/img8300uy.jpg

420/5
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/254/img8208m.jpg

300/2.8
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3064/img8064m.jpg

300/2.8
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3840/img8394p.jpg

[OwensSi]

Getting mine VERYY soon!! I'm excited as hell! I already put it in my sig lol

[Royraiden]

Getting mine VERYY soon!! I'm excited as hell! I already put it in my sig lol

Nice!!

[george m w]

Getting mine VERYY soon!! I'm excited as hell! I already put it in my sig lol
Prepare to be shocked. In fact, prepare to be blown away....it's that amazing. Congrats !

[kurdeniewiemco]

420/4
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/503/img8627y.jpg

420/5
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3383/img8622u.jpg

[Radders]

Do Canon still service this lens? I've heard they don't which is putting me off buying one...

[newworld666]

No ! .. but it's a heavy duty lens ! so for less than 2000$ there is no competitors. I am using it for 3 years now (a more than 20 years old) and really happy with it

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http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/EF85L12II-tack-sharp-sports/i-VHzhkwJ/0/XL/MG7274-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/EF85L12II-tack-sharp-sports/i-VHzhkwJ/0/O/MG7274-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/EF85L12II-tack-sharp-sports/i-fV88kZP/0/XL/IMG5409-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/EF85L12II-tack-sharp-sports/i-fV88kZP/0/O/IMG5409-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Saint-Symphorien-Sur-Coise/Best-of-SSV/i-kmgkKvP/0/XL/MG2477-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Saint-Symphorien-Sur-Coise/Best-of-SSV/i-kmgkKvP/0/O/MG2477-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Saint-Symphorien-Sur-Coise/Best-of-SSV/i-8GkGD45/0/XL/B0P4606-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Saint-Symphorien-Sur-Coise/Best-of-SSV/i-8GkGD45/0/O/B0P4606-copie-O.jpg)

[Radders]

It might be heavy duty, But if it goes wrong, then I'm £1700 out of pocket. Need to think about this..

[newworld666]

It might be heavy duty, But if it goes wrong, then I'm £1700 out of pocket. Need to think about this..

Yes, it's like a gamble .... I had to think a lot before choosing that way. I just know that some people can service such lens, assuming they can find broken parts somewhere.
In my case, I was hesitating with sigma 300L2.8 ... but I trusted more Canon than sigma (even a new sigma).
I believed, if a Canon lens is in order to work, it will be working for a long time, even with manual focus (I don't mind so much manual focusing), but I discovered that you can't do any manual focus with 300L2.8 if AF is broken (it's working a bit like 85L, it needs electrical for manual focusing).

I was not sure that such length would be so important for me (I owned a 70-300DOIS at that time too), so I didn't want to spend to much money in a 300mm ... right now, I would by a 200L2.0 if I could assume the 5000$ for it, so I don't regret the 300L2.8 as a temporary tele.
I am not praying every day for the lens to be working a long time more, but I can feel a bet nervous when focusing seems to be a bit dysfunctional (sometimes just hunting in very low light :lol:).

[Owl_79]

I still love this lens, it is working so reliable that all I need to do is to take photos with it. It always does its job as I want it to do. For me, it is everything I need from 300mm lens. Well, ok, sometimes I wish there was IS for dark conditions while handholding..
However, I like to use tripod anyway so that is not a problem.
300mm f/2.8
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/mjanis1.jpg/_small.jpg

600mm f/5.6, 1/50s, hand holded :D
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/hirvi6.jpg/_medium.jpg

300mm
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/tanssi2.JPG/_small.jpg

300mm
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/iltajoutsen2.jpg/_small.jpg

420mm
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/emo1.JPG/_small.jpg

600mm
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Hirvi/uroshirvi1.jpg/_small.jpg

840mm
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/lepinkainen.jpg/_small.jpg

[Owl_79]

Some more @ 300mm f/2.8
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Nasu/iir3.jpg/_small.jpg

http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Nasu/iir1.jpg/_small.jpg

http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Nasu/iir2.jpg/_small.jpg

f/4.0
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Iiris/iiris1.JPG/_small.jpg

http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Nasu/iiris2.JPG/_medium.jpg

[Owl_79]

420mm f/5.6 ISO3200 1/60s
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/Touhtotiainen/touhtis11.jpg/_big.jpg

[Owl_79]

Jusr re-calibrated my lens, took one test shot. f/2.8 (EOS 7D).
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/sekalaiset/EF300_28/test300_28.jpg/_small.jpg

hires:
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/sekalaiset/EF300_28/test300_28.jpg/full

[Royraiden]

Really sharp Owl.

[Owl_79]

Really sharp Owl.

Indeed this lens is very, very sharp.
It beats my EF 50 1.8 II (which is known to be razor sharp lens).
I took identical shots with both of them at f/2.8 and 300mm really is sharper!

I took many shots and took the sharpest ones. Well, there was not much difference.. but just to avoid misfocusing.

100% crops, left= 300mm f/2.8 right = 50mm f/2.8
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/sekalaiset/EF300_28/50vs300.jpg/full
300mm also has better contrast and overall look.

[kurdeniewiemco]

Gizmo :D

i also upgread to 7D :)

Owl - nice gallery :)

[commonjunks]

Indeed this lens is very, very sharp.
It beats my EF 50 1.8 II (which is known to be razor sharp lens).
I took identical shots with both of them at f/2.8 and 300mm really is sharper!

I took many shots and took the sharpest ones. Well, there was not much difference.. but just to avoid misfocusing.

100% crops, left= 300mm f/2.8 right = 50mm f/2.8
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/sekalaiset/EF300_28/50vs300.jpg/full
300mm also has better contrast and overall look.

All pictures are very sharp.
Any pointer on, how you calibrate?

[Owl_79]

All pictures are very sharp.
Any pointer on, how you calibrate?

There are many ways to calibrate.
Usually, I start calibration using those focus test charts, similar to this:
http://focustestchart.com/chart.html

When its done, then I go out to take some real world photos and if necessary, I do some fine adjustments to match my needs.

Simple as that :)

[kurdeniewiemco]

first shot on my 7D :)
300/2.8, iso 400
http://fotofotki.pl/pliki_img/1j00gxrjm46tb001k17y.jpg

[Royraiden]

Excellent kurdeniewiemco !

[newworld666]

Just to keep this thread alive ...
A new test with my favourite cathedral

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http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/By-night/i-J4kpwwQ/0/XL/Fourvière2011-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/By-night/i-J4kpwwQ/0/O/Fourvière2011-O.jpg)

[rpearce12]

I've had mine for a few months now and am just really starting to put her to use. She doesn't bode well on my 1d mark II, but I was able to shoot the SCAR vs Clemson game with her on a 5d mark II and she did great.

5d mk II | 1/500 | f/4 | 420mm (300 + 1.4x TC) | ISO 4000

http://richardpearce.smugmug.com/Sports/USC-Football2011/13-USC-vs-17-Clemson/i-jcjQq7X/1/L/Clemson-0070-L.jpg

[Royraiden]

Lovely shot ^^^^

[newworld666]

:D still learning night shooting with the 300L ...

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http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/By-night/i-fDS8s5r/0/XL/Fourvière2011-3-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/By-night/i-fDS8s5r/0/O/Fourvière2011-3-O.jpg)

Amazingly sharp ! with a 5DMKII body there are so many pixels to recover all informations that I even didn't guess while shooting (the roof with tags were totally invisible)

[kurdeniewiemco]

f2.8, iso 1600
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9378/jastrzab11.jpg

f5(420mm), iso 1000
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/558/jastrzab14.jpg

f4, iso 800
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4805/img9376n.jpg

[OwensSi]

I'm selling mine if anyone is interested!

[Royraiden]

Why are you getting rid off this beauty??Good luck anyways, youll get a buyer soon.

[OwensSi]

Why are you getting rid off this beauty??Good luck anyways, youll get a buyer soon.

I've decided to switch my lineup since I'm not going to be using the 300 at all =/

No doubt when I was using it, I absolutely loved it!

[kurdeniewiemco]

First snow in Poland! :D

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7917/img9690m.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/591/img9722m.jpg

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7086/img9733m.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8784/img9749mr.jpg

[Owl_79]

Very nice photos ^^^

Crested tit, 420mm f/5.0
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/Touhtotiainen/namia2.jpg/_big.jpg

[kurdeniewiemco]

something bigger;)

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-2.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-3.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-4.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-5.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-7.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-8.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab2-10.JPG

[Royraiden]

Those are superb,love the color and detail.

[kurdeniewiemco]

it was very low light, iso 1000-3200....
im waiting for a sun and snow :)

[cheffievrs]

Kurden, superb images..:)

[Owl_79]

Very nice hawk photos up there!
Something smaller (shot 300mm wide open)
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/homppa4.jpg/_big.jpg

[bigrob]

Very nice Owl. Is it a coal tit?

[Palladium]

Very nice hawk photos up there!
Something smaller (shot 300mm wide open)
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/homppa4.jpg/_big.jpg

Great Capture - Makes me miss my 300

[Owl_79]

Thanks, its actually willow tit :)

[bigrob]

Ok thanks Owl

[Owl_79]

Another photo of my bunny (f/2.8)
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/Iiris/iiris17.jpg/_big.jpg

It's just amazing how well such and old lens still performs. Canon FD 300 2.8L is from 1981 and this EF version is optically indentical.. So EF 300 2.8L is just EF conversion of FD 300 2.8 (as well as FD 500 4.5L and EF 500 4.5L, which is also very good lens!).
Only IS versions has all new optics.

[bigrob]

Cute.

[kurdeniewiemco]

all at f4 and iso 400
http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab3-2.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab3.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab3-3.JPG

[cheffievrs]

^^^^^^ oooohhh like them.....:)

[Owl_79]

Moose, 600mm
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mammals/hirvinen.jpg/_big.jpg

[kurdeniewiemco]

take off the TC :D

from yesterday:
http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/lis1.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/myszak3.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/sroka.JPG

[Owl_79]

^ nice fox photo!
btw, I barely use 2x TC.. just sometimes. :)
Mostly I shoot without any TC's.

[kurdeniewiemco]

i need a sun and frost. Where is the real winter?
some pics from today morning:
http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab5.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/sojka_01.JPG

[Owl_79]

^yes, me too! It has been cloudy weather over here several weeks now.

[JuStDaVe]

Has anyone got samples of the 300mm 2.8 new series with the new series III converters either 1.4 or 2x ? Please

[Owl_79]

Has anyone got samples of the 300mm 2.8 new series with the new series III converters either 1.4 or 2x ? Please

There are own threads for EF 300 2.8L IS and IS II.. this thread is only for EF 300 2.8L non-IS lens.

[SVTmaniac]

Just bought one of these bad boys today on Ebay. Hopefully it gets here before the weekend.

[kurdeniewiemco]

"bad boy" :D

[kurdeniewiemco]

today morning, -5 C degree.
http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/lis2-1.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/lis2-3.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/lis2-4.JPG

all on f4

[bigrob]

Lovely kurdeniewiemco but what was it sniffing round for breakfast?

[SVTmaniac]

Very nice! Now I really can't wait to get mine.

[kurdeniewiemco]

Lovely kurdeniewiemco but what was it sniffing round for breakfast?

dead wild boar, and some rest of chickens ;)

[newworld666]

All nice pictures !!!! ... I don't know where you are all living, but really interesting to see what you can shoot ! ... better with a 300L2.8 than a rifle :lol:

[kurdeniewiemco]

newworld666 - i'm from Poland, there is still some wildlife to watch :)

[kurdeniewiemco]

yesterday and today morning was -12,-14 degrees :D

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab6-4.jpg

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab6-3.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab7-1.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab7-2.JPG

on dead red fox:
http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab7-4.JPG

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/jastrzab7-3.JPG

[rpearce12]

Here's one from today with the 1.4x on my 1d mk II

http://richardpearce.smugmug.com/Sports/USC-Baseball/USC-Baseball-2012/i-Wgnwhdr/2/L/JR9U4437-L.jpg

[Royraiden]

Excellent shot!!! ^^^^^

[airbutchie]

I've joined the fray... Can't wait to contribute to this thread!!!

:D

[newworld666]

I've joined the fray... Can't wait to contribute to this thread!!!

:D

:shock: WOW ... you will get hard time to choose which lens to carry ? 200L1.8 or 300L2.8 :lol: unless you are mister schwarzenegger !!!
I am waiting to see your results :cool: ..

[airbutchie]

^ I have a funny feeling I'll be pulling a 'Mr. Olympian' the first few outtings... We'll see, Marc!!! I'll definitely post my initial captures with this glass...

:D

[SVTmaniac]

I'm sure many of you saw my thread in the lens section but the first lens I bought was full of fungus. Returned it and got another on. This time from Adorama with a warranty so hopefully I can contribute to this thread soon.

[bboowwyy]

So i put some electrical tape over the switches on my 300/2.8 recently whilst shooting with my lenses protective rain cover on (to make sure i didn't accidentally switch MF on).
Anyway, i peeled the tape off roughly 48 hours later, and with it came about 25% of the paint it was covering :confused:
Anyone else experienced something similar?

BEFORE
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6704732669_380b4df31f.jpg

AFTER
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6816352293_3cda2e157a.jpg

[Raceshot]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6493130615_0b794e2f61_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raceshots/6493130615/)
DTM 2011 - Brands Hatch (UK) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raceshots/6493130615/)

shot with 1,4x extender.

Lens is something like 13 years old, hood connected with duck tape 'cause the lock unit broke down, but still works perfectly.

[kurdeniewiemco]

Weekend began!
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1739/img1898ep.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8831/img1914sv.jpg
all on f4, iso 200 on 7D

[rpearce12]

Great set (2 above). Motorsports and a fox. Alright!

[newworld666]

Some shots from last week end in Le Touquet with 600 quads and 350000 people ...

All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..
http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-ZmgXLjM/0/XL/MG5681-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-ZmgXLjM/0/O/MG5681-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-DPfBQ5w/0/XL/MG5763-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-DPfBQ5w/0/O/MG5763-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-cXHmPdQ/0/XL/MG7460-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-cXHmPdQ/0/O/MG7460-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-HkZrkzt/0/XL/MG6450-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-HkZrkzt/0/O/MG6450-copie-O.jpg)

and a panoramic shot with 4 pictures ...just as a test.

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-vcHwcTS/0/XL/Panorama-sans-titre2-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Teaser/i-vcHwcTS/0/O/Panorama-sans-titre2-copie-O.jpg)

[airbutchie]

^ That last capture is CRAZY GOOD!!! hahahahha... You weren't kidding about the 350,000 people that were there... Hhahahahhaa... Thanks for sharing, Marc!!! Can't wait to start contributing to this thread...

:D

[newworld666]

^ That last capture is CRAZY GOOD!!! hahahahha... You weren't kidding about the 350,000 people that were there... Hhahahahhaa... Thanks for sharing, Marc!!! Can't wait to start contributing to this thread...

:D

;) just 600 pilots (splitted in 10 rows) ...
I am not really joking about 350000 people, it's the organisation who announced this.
For more than 30 years, this event is really huge event in Europe (Quadbikes on Saturday and Motocross on Sunday) was a few years ago 600000 people..
When the weather is good, it's a really pleasure for me to go to this event :cool:.

[kurdeniewiemco]

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/7118/img1876j.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4338/img1903e.jpg

http://www.dzikiswiat.pl/images/lis4-1.JPG

all on f4

[airbutchie]

Fantastic DOF... Even at f/4...

:)

[kurdeniewiemco]

f2.8 is too small, f4 on fox pics is max. aperture.
i use f2.8 only on big objects like a deer or something like that.

[airbutchie]

Product shot:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6851292047_631e6fd0ed_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6851292047/)


Obligatory "duck" shot was replaced by a "surfing shark"... Hehheehehehhe...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6851292729_9735d6d1cd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6851292729/)

:D

[patrickf117]

^^ I see my friend got a new glass :eek::cool:...drooling here hehehehe...let's go out and shoot :cool:

[newworld666]

could AF catch the shark easily :rolleyes: .. :lol::lol: ..

[kurdeniewiemco]

airbutchie - congrats:D
i'm waiting for some real photo, not a "duck" ;)

[airbutchie]

^ Those will come soon enough, good sir... Hey Pat, how's the surf lookin' for Saturday morning? Hehehehehee...

:D

[SVTmaniac]

Mine will be here today! Out for delivery right now :)

[kurdeniewiemco]

SVTmaniac - will You take some deer pics? :D

[AbPho]

So i put some electrical tape over the switches on my 300/2.8 recently whilst shooting with my lenses protective rain cover on (to make sure i didn't accidentally switch MF on).
Anyway, i peeled the tape off roughly 48 hours later, and with it came about 25% of the paint it was covering :confused:
Anyone else experienced something similar?
Ouch. Are you sure the paint came OFF? Because I can still see some of the lettering. You could try repainting it...but you'd loose the lettering for the switches in the process. Unfortunately live with it or pay to get someone to replace it.

[SVTmaniac]

SVTmaniac - will You take some deer pics? :D

Hopefully pics of lots of animals.

[patrickf117]

^ Those will come soon enough, good sir... Hey Pat, how's the surf lookin' for Saturday morning? Hehehehehee...

:D

^^ Surfline forecast nice and sunny for tomorrow with 6-8 ft swell....I'm already there, hehehe let's shoot Butch :cool:

[airbutchie]

^ Let me get clearance from the wifey... I'll PM you ASAP!!!

:)

BTW, what time is high-tide? Linky would be great... Thanks Pat!!!

[patrickf117]

^^ Here you go sir...

http://www.surfline.com/surf-spots-breaks/southern-california/north-orange-county_2143#HB Pier, Northside

[airbutchie]

^ Thanks Pat... Will PM you whether or not I'll be heading down there tomorrow morning...

:D

[SVTmaniac]

It's finally here!! UPS delivered it as soon as I got home from work. Lens is definitely well used but the glass is flawless and everything works. My only complaint is that Adorama failed to mention the hood was missing :(

Anyway without further ado here are the first shots I took with it today. All with the Canon 1.4x TC ii EXIF should be there if you are curious.

Looks like the beginning of a great relationship with this lens.

Female House Finch
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6854083581_2eb87289a6_o.jpg

I don't know what this is but he or she looks pretty awesome!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6854083459_e0556f5ee4_o.jpg

Verdin (landed so close I had to back up a little to focus :lol:)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6854083331_76c5164b4e_o.jpg

[newworld666]

Welcome .. and that's a good start ! you will get even sharper pictures without TC ..

[kurdeniewiemco]

SVTmaniac - Female House Finch is the best :)

today was -23 Celsius degrees...
My friend Stefan came to say "hallo" :)

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5136/img2139t.jpg

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/3696/img2223p.jpg

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6784/img2232v.jpg

[ChrisC_75DS95]

Lock and Dam 14 - Le Claire, IA - Mississippi River

[airbutchie]

^ Beautiful bald eagle captures, Chris.... However, I think your shots should be on the 300 2.8L "IS" thread...

;)

[airbutchie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6859550603_8bae987f0a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6859550603/)

:D

[airbutchie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6863134231_71a8e65c6c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6863134231/)

;)

[Royraiden]

^^^ Great pics Butch!! Were you using a tele converter?

[airbutchie]

^ I did. The setup was 1D3 + 300 2.8L + Kenko Pro 1.4x TCon = 546mm FOV...

[newworld666]

Nice shot :grin:

[airbutchie]

^ Thanks Marc....

:D

[patrickf117]

EPIC shots Butch....keep 'em coming :cool:

[airbutchie]

^ Thanks Pat... You're killin' it, too, on the 400 2.8L non-IS thread...

:D

[HelenOster]

It's finally here!! UPS delivered it as soon as I got home from work. Lens is definitely well used but the glass is flawless and everything works. My only complaint is that Adorama failed to mention the hood was missing :(



Apologies for the disappointment; below each used item you'll see a link to click on, for example:

Condition: E+ how we ra (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=conditionnotice)te (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=conditionnotice)

A new window will open, where you'll find detailed descriptions relating to the grading system, plus the following statement:

Instruction books, caps, batteries, cases, and straps are sold separately, except when specified.

Also, if a lens comes with a hood, it will state w/hd or w/ hood

[airbutchie]

Patiently waiting for the wave to develop...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6872612741_18a1ca4cc1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6872612741/)

:D

[newworld666]

:cool::cool: you are still lucky (here it's snowing) and you got the right tool ...:lol:
nice shot again !

[rpearce12]

Anyone have an idea what this is? Was taking pictures of my lens because I am in the process of selling it and saw this. I have no idea if it's dust, smudge marks, fungus, etc. but my heart sank a little bit. However, it has zero affect on IQ. The second picture was taken a couple of weeks ago.

http://richardpearce.smugmug.com/photos/i-KmBvG8S/0/L/i-KmBvG8S-L.jpg

http://richardpearce.smugmug.com/photos/i-sJQJd7T/0/L/i-sJQJd7T-L.jpg

[newworld666]

looks like fungus :confused: ..

[airbutchie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6875304467_cd026cf1b6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6875304467/)

;)

[Buttkicker]

Here one of mine 300mmhooked upto the 2x canon converter
http://www.chrisprocter.com/Aircraft2011/RAF-Leeming-1/i-MDWFTsG/0/XL/IMG8284-XL.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ Schweetness, BK!!!

:D

[SaS photography]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6872612741_18a1ca4cc1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6872612741/)
:D

Great shot as usual Butch ………!!!!
300 2.8L non IS is a great lens and I am very much interested to buy this lens……but in my country (Bangladesh) there is NO Way I can get it…!
I can go to Singapore to buy this lens……what I like to know.....is this lens discontinued by Canon or still available…?
with best wishes…Arman.

[newworld666]

Great shot as usual Butch ………!!!!
300 2.8L non IS is a great lens and I am very much interested to buy this lens……but in my country (Bangladesh) there is NO Way I can get it…!
I can go to Singapore to buy this lens……what I like to know.....is this lens discontinued by Canon or still available…?
with best wishes…Arman.

Discontinued and not serviced anymore by Canon !
We have to pray with such lens. but between 1500 to 2000$ there is no competitors available.
This lens is sharp, smooth bokeh, fast and accurate AF even with a 5DMKII .. his only issue is the weight ! 3hg :confused: ..

[SaS photography]

thanks a lot for your quick reply.
Kind regards…Arman.

[rpearce12]

Anyone have any recommendations on a 3rd party repair service? I couldn't find a thread that listed any. May end up starting one.

[newworld666]

Another 5 shoots extract from Le Touquet 2012 Race

All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, directly by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-9zzvkmW/0/XL/MG7166-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-9zzvkmW/0/O/MG7166-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-pmM8CVC/0/XL/MG6661-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-pmM8CVC/0/O/MG6661-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-3xbS3cG/0/XL/MG6498-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-3xbS3cG/0/O/MG6498-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-HWkHFXK/0/XL/MG5931-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-HWkHFXK/0/O/MG5931-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-djwRHFZ/0/XL/MG7168-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Le-Touquet-2012/Best-Of-2012/i-djwRHFZ/0/O/MG7168-copie-O.jpg)

[airbutchie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6885965977_39edbd72c2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6885965977/)

1D3 + 300 2.8L + Kenko Pro 1.4x TCon combo...

:D

[kurdeniewiemco]

all on f2.8

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6139/dzik11.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2571/dzik13.jpg

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/873/dzik14.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/92/dzik15.jpg

[Owl_79]

^I like!

840mm (stacked EF 2x II + EF 1.4x II), f/8.0
http://tonskulus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/lintuja/lep3.jpg/_big.jpg

[kurdeniewiemco]

great light!
sharpness is still good.

[Nmura]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6885965977_39edbd72c2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/airbutchie/6885965977/)

1D3 + 300 2.8L + Kenko Pro 1.4x TCon combo...

:D

Razor sharp. Can believe how the surfer's hair is so perfectly in place.

[airbutchie]

Pretty classic, eh?!

:D

[newworld666]

Some last week end training, with often a very tight framing near MFD and a 5DMKII beside a 1DMKIII with a 85L ..
All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-76kjp6S/0/XL/MG8574-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-76kjp6S/0/O/MG8574-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-6BcB6Mp/0/XL/MG7983-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-6BcB6Mp/0/O/MG7983-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-WfGD5Tr/0/XL/MG8009-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-WfGD5Tr/0/O/MG8009-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-tQLcvsB/0/XL/MG8566-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-tQLcvsB/0/O/MG8566-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-5KjrXnb/1/XL/MG8941-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/2012-02-26-Amandine-Severine/i-5KjrXnb/1/O/MG8941-copie-O.jpg)

A real fun to play with the 300L2.8 .... I dream to buy soon a 200L2.0, but I wonder if I will really go further than this 300L for such type of job :confused: ..

[GOA510]

I'm sure it's been asked, but has anyone compared the non-IS AF to the IS versions? Also wondering how the F2.8 non-IS compares to F4 IS AF wise? Looking to swap my F4 IS with a F2.8 version and can afford the F2.8 non-IS pretty soon but keep wondering if I should save more for the F2.8 IS...

[newworld666]

Surely, if you can afford for an IS version, you should choose this way.
I didn't want to spend more than 2000$ for an heavy sport 300mm. In my case I want to get a 200L2.0IS .. 300mm is a bit long for sport, when you have an accreditation.

The non IS version is really ultra sharp and pretty fast, with a nice DOF range combined to a smooth and creamy bokeh... but you can't repair it anymore, and it's rather heavy to be used for hours without a monopod.
So if price is an issue, the non IS version is a must have ! better than any F4.0 lenses... if price is not a real issue 300L2.8IS is better .. IS is useful for panning and using it in low light for outdoor portrait.

[GOA510]

Thank you newworld666! I keep going back and forth between the non-IS and IS then the 400mm 2.8 non-IS II pops in there too lol The main drawback for me for the non-IS is exactly what you mentioned about repairs. I know there are a few shops that still work on these, but it sounds like parts are REALLY hard to come by nowadays. I plan using the lens quiet a bit and if something were to go out or break Id be screwed. Which sucks even more when you guys are getting amazing shots with it.