2nd Hand L Prime Anyone?

300 f/4L (older, non-IS) w/ 2x T-con?

f/2.8, maybe...not f/4.

I'm pretty sure you got it! Good call.

Yeah, agreed. It is a great lens. I love that lens, even without IS.

I'll have to look back on the original sharp image. I'm sure it said 1:4.5 .. F4.5?
And the length to me looks 400mm-500mm with a BIG hood.. is there such a lens? say pre 2000?

As to about people asking how you get such a big lens in.. They don't seem to care too much. I can get into motorsports/V8 supercars, crickets matches etc with 120-300 Sigma no probs.. But it's when you carry a monopod or tripod, they won't let you in, as they class that as a weapon..

Looks similar to this:
http://www.canon.com …/kumitate/ku_5/​body5.html

Looks like the older 500mm f/4.5L to me.

---- Gavin

Wazza wrote:
Looks similar to this:
http://www.canon.com …/kumitate/ku_5/​body5.html

Indeedy.

---- Gavin

Wazza wrote:
As to about people asking how you get such a big lens in.. They don't seem to care too much. I can get into motorsports/V8 supercars, crickets matches etc with 120-300 Sigma no probs.. But it's when you carry a monopod or tripod, they won't let you in, as they class that as a weapon..

That's funny. So those big lens, that you can easily take someone out with, aren't dangerous but because its a pole, its dangerous. Yeah, they do that at Dodgers stadium too. Lens fine, monopod not. Weird logic.

Check out his back pain in 10 years... hands up all those who know an veteran shooter on pain pills.

Buy a stick FGS!

I was at the same match last year and they wouldn't let me in other my lightweight tripod, before I bought all the expensive gear. I had only had the 20D and Sigma 70-300 for around 2 weeks. I was brand new to SLR photography.. Kicked up a stink after they said to go back to my car, 2km away due to 40,000 people all parking nearby. Finally they allowed me to keep it in the security office, but still unable to go inside the gates with it.

So this year, I walk in with a big Lowepro Photo Trekker Classic, 120-300, teleconverter, every other lens I own... My bag itself was a weapon..

Here's the 100% crop of that shot:

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He is probably Australian and showing off! (I've got a bigger one than you)

Wazza wrote:
Yeah, maybe the flash had other purposes.. balance the weight back of that enormous thing,

Was about 30metres up into the grandstands, and the centre is probably 60 metres away...
Here's a 300mm shot

http://wazza.nfscity.c​om/20d/cricket02.jpg

Hehehe I noticed it's a no ball.
His front foot is over the bowling line.

That's true... That's why we need the 3rd umpires. Or 300mm lens.