f/2.8, 300mm ThroughTheFence - Softball

Photos from Friday late afternoon. Shot through the backstop. 1DMk3, f/2.8, 300mm
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number 5 is spot on!

I am looking at the 300 instead of the 400mm. The are very good shots great capture. Is this just a good copy or are these generally very sharp lenses? sorry to hijack.

Tight and Tighter. Terrific.

The forest background is killer and you got low enough to take advantage of it. Remarkable sharpness through the fence. #6 my favorite.

How did you get low enough to shoot #5? Were you sitting, kneeling, or did you take the 300 off the monopod and lay down or perhaps a photo well?

Phil

Great shots. You guys with the 300s are killin' me! Not sure where the $$ will come from before football season starts, buy I'll have one somehow!

dave

I don't think there is a bad copy of the 300 2.8 out there.

I like #3 a lot, man she's scary looking but you got all the action and detail.

# 6 is killer, the entire series is very nice. Gotta hit the lotto!

vmaidens@gmail.com wrote in post #10208834
I don't think there is a bad copy of the 300 2.8 out there.

If they are bad, it seems they are bad out of the box as I received one and got an Err 01 immediately. Sent back and new one has arrived! THe lens has a rep for being one of the sharpest Canon lenses ever.

Great shots BTW!

Right, makes sense to get a DOA one, but I don't think I've heard of a soft copy.

Backstop must be pretty far off on this field. I had to go 200mm on our girls field to fit them completely in the frame.

Joemt.

Great shots! Love the tight framing and low angle.

Contrast looks to be bumped up a little much for me. I've seen the same thing when I shoot through a backstop/net/glass and then adjust the black point down to 0 (or try to use auto contrast). It just ends up being too much.

snyderman wrote in post #10208535
Great shots. You guys with the 300s are killin' me! Not sure where the $$ will come from before football season starts, buy I'll have one somehow!

dave

Best investment EVER!

Great shots, i can't believe theres no fence or anything... Amazing.

Depending on your budget (and assuming that you cannot afford both (the f/2.8, 300mm & 400mm) and depending on your shooting preferences, you might find f/2.8, 300mm is more practical. It just depends. As much as one may like the f/2.8 70-200mm, you will get spoiled with the 300mm. It's glass and tack sharpness will make it difficult to put it down.

The field dirt and the concrete behind the backstop are flush. I sat on the concrete, using a Manfrotto 680 B monopod, 4 sections, that folds down to 20.0 inches. Positioned the 300mm as much as possible so that most of the center of the hood/lens was shooting through the space of one of the links of the chain link fence.

The backstop is about 15-18 ft behind home plate.

Thank you to all for views, C & C.