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Postby Gaz » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:36 pm

Just taken delivery of the Canon 300mm f4 USM L prime lens.

Bit early to say what it's like, but, had a bit of a play with it in the garden and it seems to be a goodun!
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Re: New Lens

Postby Aceyone » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:09 pm

Great,let me know how you get on with it cos I'm thinking about trading in my 400mmL for the 300 ! two reasons -
1-Don't like the fact that the f5.6 needs good light to get the best out of it ,or I have to bump up the iso which is not good on the Canon7D
2-I fancy having I.S and I can use my 1'4 converter if I need extra reach !
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Re: New Lens

Postby Gaz » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:11 pm

Shot from the hip for this one, no changes made to the current camera settings

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I THINK it was 1/500, F5.6, iso 100, AWB
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Re: New Lens

Postby Jigsaw » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:25 pm

Looks like future results should be pretty superb to me :ymapplause:
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Re: New Lens

Postby Aceyone » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:39 pm

I think you're gonna like it !
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Re: New Lens

Postby Lucas1860 » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:22 pm

Great airshow lens, I have the Nikon equivalent, wouldn't do without mine. Enjoy and have fun.

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Re: New Lens

Postby Gaz » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:52 pm

It's lovely and, at £501.86, a relative bargain
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Re: New Lens

Postby Olicat » Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:09 pm

Wow, got lucky with that one!
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Re: New Lens

Postby Gaz » Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:01 pm

Yeah, got lucky on ebay. As I do with most of the stuff I buy ;)
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Re: New Lens

Postby Aceyone » Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:43 pm

Gaz wrote:It's lovely and, at £501.86, a relative bargain


£501.86 !!!! you lucky sod :p
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Re: New Lens

Postby Gaz » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:13 pm

Well, I wanted pin sharp at 300mm....

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I reckon I got it :D

Sooooooo happy with my lens!!
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Re: New Lens

Postby Sploosher » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:09 am

looks like a bargain buy Gaz..................... :ymapplause:
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Re: New Lens

Postby Jigsaw » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:17 am

Seems you got what you wanted mate. Nice one :ymapplause:
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