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Archive 2013 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?

  
 
jcolwell
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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?


jasonpatrick wrote:
Got my copy of the 300mm f/2.8 IS ver 1 on Monday. Had a quick chance to play with it...and it's everything you guys said it would be. Excellent handling, not too heavy, and of course amazing IQ!

Got my 5 year old to stay still for good half a second while I took this .





May 01, 2013 at 11:45 AM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?


jasonpatrick wrote:
Thanks for the reminder, Lars. In those situations I'll be using a monopod with a ball head.

Lens will be here Monday. Can't wait to try it out!


Just curious. What is the importance of using a ball head on a monopod?

I can certainly see why you would use one on a tripod.

Just curious.



May 02, 2013 at 10:52 AM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?


jasonpatrick wrote:
Thanks everyone so far! I picked up a Mk 1 today. We'll see how it goes. I figure if I don't like it (doubtful) that I can resell for the price of a rental.


Great move IMO. mk II is seriously poor value in the line-up. Maybe if it had reduced it's weight to 2kg it might be worth it, but it was the most minor of the updates. Main improvement is the reduced mfd of 2m.



May 02, 2013 at 05:18 PM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?


Ahender - I use a ball head on the monopod so that I can adjust the up/down angle while keeping the monopod on the ground. For birds, sometimes they're up in the tree, at eye level or on the ground. It would defeat the purpose of using the monopod if I had to lift it off the ground to look up or down.


May 02, 2013 at 05:45 PM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?


For my monopod I use the RRS monopod head

http://reallyrightstuff.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=MH-01-Pro&type=4&eq=MH-01-Pro-001&desc=MH-01-Pro%3a-Monopod-Head-with-B2-Pro-II&key=ait

Very nice and can take any supertele with ease and much smaller than a ball head.



May 02, 2013 at 06:17 PM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · 300mm 2.8 IS I or II?


I use the manfrotto medium ball head on one of my monopods, my gitzo has a built in head. Works well to adjust the angle for the shot.


May 02, 2013 at 06:23 PM
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