Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19448586
This lens is such a PITA to carry around with my other lenses (I injured my shoulder so it's really a drag) BUT

It is oh, so wonderful. I love this lens. I took it to the beach yesterday morning (on the Gulf Coast of Florida) and hauled it over lagoons, everywhere with a monopod (which I hardly used).

It always comes through. For the last couple of years I have been using it with my R5. All taken with the 2X Teleconverter.

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I can see why you love it. I love the 400/2.8II that my good friend lent me. The images are superb. But the weight is, well, I can only handhold it in shooting position for about 30 seconds at a time. I can't imagine what the version 1 must have been like as it was a lot heavier.

Pippan wrote in post #19448678
I can see why you love it. I love the 400/2.8II that my good friend lent me. The images are superb. But the weight is, well, I can only handhold it in shooting position for about 30 seconds at a time. I can't imagine what the version 1 must have been like as it was a lot heavier.

And it's been a few months since I used it last (probably for those pics above in November). And my shoulder is still hurting.

I dragged the lens out a couple of days ago with a tripod to see some nesting birds locally.

It didn't disappoint. And yes, it was ISO 4000. The R6II can take it!!

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edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19496534
And it's been a few months since I used it last (probably for those pics above in November). And my shoulder is still hurting.

I dragged the lens out a couple of days ago with a tripod to see some nesting birds locally.

It didn't disappoint. And yes, it was ISO 4000. The R6II can take it!!

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Man, I have got to get this lens.

A1original wrote in post #19496535
Man, I have got to get this lens.

It is sweet with or without teleconverters. And seems to work pretty well on the R series. But they apparently have discontinued it and I have heard they are not going to do an RF version.

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19496537
It is sweet with or without teleconverters. And seems to work pretty well on the R series. But they apparently have discontinued it and I have heard they are not going to do an RF version.

Ya I know it's discontinued. Some day, when I accumulate enough funds, I'll find me a good used one.

Skinner, a Kentucky Derby hopeful from last Saturdays workouts.

Elephants on the move through a carpet of devil-thorn flowers.

Nile crocodile

Jorgac wrote in post #19498486
Elephants on the move through a carpet of devil-thorn flowers.

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This is really nice!!!!

Jorgac wrote in post #19498486
Elephants on the move through a carpet of devil-thorn flowers.

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So beautiful. A very pleasing image
Be even more impressive watching them

avondale87 wrote in post #19498592
So beautiful. A very pleasing image
Be even more impressive watching them

Thanks Richard

Thanks so much Ed

The delightful Eastern Yellow Robin is a bold and inquisitive inhabitant of the rainforest and will often flutter down as you pass by.

#2 is a full res 1600x1600 pixel crop the original image.

Cheers

Dennis

I used my EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens at a recent 'Highland Games' in Massachusetts.
I used this lens via an adapter on an EOS R3.

Below are a couple of images that I like where this lens was used, and there are others in an associated album on Flickr.

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At the George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor - 2023, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

George Street is reported to have an average 18-percent grade.

Information about this race and its history can be found at:

https://www.majortaylo​rassociation.org/event​s/georgestreet23.shtml

Lastly, I added some slight vignetting in 'post' on most of the images from this event. If you detect it, it is NOT from the lens.

(The beginning of the hill)

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