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Did you hear about the new Nikon 300mm? It's an f/4 and has image stabilization. And it's sure small for a 300:



Place in the wedding bag?



Jan 20, 2015 at 06:51 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · New Nikon 300mm


It's really interesting... lighter than a 24-70 and almost 500 grams less than the Canon version. I could at least see renting it for a big church.


Jan 20, 2015 at 11:43 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · New Nikon 300mm


Couldn't you just crop a 70-200 shot? Not sure how practical it would be for wedding photogs...it might be more compelling for wildlife shooters.


Jan 20, 2015 at 12:49 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · New Nikon 300mm


ZachOly wrote:
Couldn't you just crop a 70-200 shot? Not sure how practical it would be for wedding photogs...it might be more compelling for wildlife shooters.


Well at $2k I would have no problem cropping a 70-200 24MP file. I always found the 300mm to be either too short or too long. It's a weird focal length.



Jan 20, 2015 at 05:10 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · New Nikon 300mm


Cute little lens. I'm sure it's sharper than a 70-200 with a 1.4 TC, but I've never seen the point of a 300 f/4 if you have a 70-200 2.8. Just get the TC.

Any idea how large the front element is?



Jan 20, 2015 at 08:11 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · New Nikon 300mm


a 300f4 plus a TC is pretty sweet. Not sure about for a church, but for travel stuff it can be a pretty great lightweight long setup.


Jan 20, 2015 at 10:02 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · New Nikon 300mm


myam203 wrote:

I could at least see renting it for a big church.


I could make use of it at every church I work.



Jan 21, 2015 at 05:16 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · New Nikon 300mm


TTLKurtis wrote:

a 300f4 plus a TC is pretty sweet.


You know it!

You got one?




Jan 21, 2015 at 05:17 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · New Nikon 300mm


t4haughton wrote:

Any idea how large the front element is?


It takes a 77mm filter, same as Canon's 70-200.




Jan 21, 2015 at 05:24 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · New Nikon 300mm


ZachOly wrote:

Couldn't you just crop a 70-200 shot?


With this new lens, you could shoot at 300 and crop that. Opens up some new possibilities.



Jan 21, 2015 at 05:27 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · New Nikon 300mm


D. Diggler wrote:
I could make use of it at every church I work.


Could you show us an example?



Jan 21, 2015 at 09:37 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · New Nikon 300mm


ZachOly wrote:
Could you show us an example?


Never been forced to shoot from the back of a church before?

We once had to breakout a 400 2.8 for a wedding (luckily I borrowed it from my dayjob shooting sports for a newspaper).





Jan 21, 2015 at 07:45 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · New Nikon 300mm


Yeah I like to keep my distance in a church, but regardless, it could be really nice to get in super tight on a couple's faces or hands.


Jan 21, 2015 at 08:23 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · New Nikon 300mm


I don't have this one but I had the canon 300 f4L and used it with 1.4 extender generally.


Jan 21, 2015 at 08:49 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · New Nikon 300mm


JHerr wrote:

ZachOly wrote:
Could you show us an example?

Never been forced to shoot from the back of a church before?


Yeah, I didn't think it would take much imagination to see how this lens could be used at most any church.




Jan 22, 2015 at 04:27 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · New Nikon 300mm


myam203 wrote:

it could be really nice to get in super tight on a couple's faces or hands


No doubt! Get those tears streamin' down.



Jan 22, 2015 at 04:31 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · New Nikon 300mm


TTLKurtis wrote:

I had the canon 300 f4L and used it with 1.4 extender generally.


In church?




Jan 22, 2015 at 04:32 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · New Nikon 300mm


D. Diggler wrote:
In church?



I wasn't doing weddings much when I had that, but I used it a fair amount when I traveled for a totally different take on landscapes etc. (Colorado & NYC specifically I know I used the lens with extender)



Jan 22, 2015 at 04:39 PM





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