I'm so happy I just had to post... Just ordered a used 300mm 2.8 IS Mark I this morning, and should have it by Monday!!! For me, this is my Holy Grail of lenses, and I'm sure I'll be happy with it.
WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!! 
kenjancef Goldmember  More info | May 16, 2012 13:19 | #1 I'm so happy I just had to post... Just ordered a used 300mm 2.8 IS Mark I this morning, and should have it by Monday!!! For me, this is my Holy Grail of lenses, and I'm sure I'll be happy with it.
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Brendo666 Goldmember  1,538 posts Likes: 4 Joined Dec 2010 Location: Renton, WA More info | May 16, 2012 13:23 | #3 Non IS? I have been looking at one of these for a while, also the IS MK I, but it will be a while down the road before i can get one. -Brendan B.
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May 16, 2012 13:24 | #4 Brendo666 wrote in post #14441144  Non IS? I have been looking at one of these for a while, also the IS MK I, but it will be a while down the road before i can get one. Oops, should have mentioned... it is an IS. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
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lucasmcd Senior Member  335 posts Joined Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia More info | Lucky bugger Olympus OMD EM-5
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May 16, 2012 17:15 | #6 Unless there is something badly wrong you are going to be very happy with this lens! I have the 300 F4 IS which continues to surprise me with how good it is but I find the F2.8 is quite a bit better. Life is for living, cameras are to capture it (one day I will learn how!).
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May 16, 2012 17:15 | #7 I will. And I have a motocross shoot the following Sunday, so I'm excited for that.
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big_g Goldmember 1,064 posts Gallery: 418 photos Best ofs: 1 Likes: 2224 Joined Apr 2010 Location: Lincolnshire UK, Live in Scotland More info | You will absolutely love it Very lucky to have a lot of nice toys
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butterfly2937 Cream of the Crop  More info | May 16, 2012 18:36 | #10 kenjancef wrote in post #14441125 I'm so happy I just had to post... Just ordered a used 300mm 2.8 IS Mark I this morning, and should have it by Monday!!! For me, this is my Holy Grail of lenses, and I'm sure I'll be happy with it. WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!! You will absolutely LOVE IT! I enjoy mine immensely now I hope you have a 1.4x and a 2x because you will absolutely love it with this lens!
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May 16, 2012 19:23 | #11 johnf3f wrote in post #14442202 Unless there is something badly wrong you are going to be very happy with this lens! I have the 300 F4 IS which continues to surprise me with how good it is but I find the F2.8 is quite a bit better. I would love to have the 300 F2.8 but would have to keep my F4 as I can still carry it (JUST!) when lugging around my 600! The F4 has it's place - the 2.8 is just better! P.S. Just looked at your gear list - your 1D4 will really shine with this lens - mine did! I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the IQ and how much you can crop and still get fairly big prints. I actually rented the 300 f/4, just to make sure that 300 was the length that suited me, and it did. I was pleasantly surprised on how sharp that lens was. But I decided on the 2.8.
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May 16, 2012 19:24 | #12 butterfly2937 wrote in post #14442489 You will absolutely LOVE IT! I enjoy mine immensely now I hope you have a 1.4x and a 2x because you will absolutely love it with this lens! I have a 1.4 II, but hear that it works well with it. I might invest in a 2x as well.
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May 16, 2012 19:26 | #13 big_g wrote in post #14442206 You will absolutely love it I actually said WOW out loud when I opened up the first shots I took with mine It is awesome I might say more than that, but I need to be careful that my 4-year-old isn't around...
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butterfly2937 Cream of the Crop More info | May 16, 2012 19:28 | #14 kenjancef wrote in post #14442695 I have a 1.4 II, but hear that it works well with it. I might invest in a 2x as well. Get the Canon 2x III it is fabulous with this lens!
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May 16, 2012 19:29 | #15 butterfly2937 wrote in post #14442707 Get the Canon 2x III it is fabulous with this lens! Well this cleaned me out but good... So I'll have to stick with the 1.4 for a while.
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be sure to post some pics of it on its arrival 
