Heck, you can even use it for landscapes in a pinch, like when the only fall color you see is a mile away. This is the latest G lens, bare on a d7100. -Jim
Here is one of my latest photos from today...a painted bunting. However my previous 300mm was sharper wide open than my current copy. Somewhat disappointing but it looks good at f/5.6, this is the new model f/2.8G VR II
Here is a Scrub jay from yesterday. And my last post I mentioned that this current 300 mm that I have is not as sharp as my first copy, however I have corrected that by doing the dot tune autofocus calibration, it ended up being -11 at the midpoint for the AF fine tune. Now this lens is very sharp and I am happy again.
2. The Virgo cluster in the constellation Virgo
This is a 50% crop with the 300 mm lens guided by my Astrotrack for 4 1/2 minutes, at ISO 800. If you look hard enough, you can see about 20 galaxies in this photograph. I haven't actually counted them but that's estimate for now.
Here are some from the 300/2.8 VR1 with the TC1.4. I sold it to Mike Marconi here and replaced it with the 400/2.8 VR. I still miss the portability of the 300 and will most likely pick up another since I think I have bought and sold at least three of them.
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Here are some from the 300/2.8 VR1 with the TC1.4. I sold it to Mike Marconi here and replaced it with the 400/2.8 VR. I still miss the portability of the 300 and will most likely pick up another since I think I have bought and sold at least three of them.
Hey Scott, good to here from you. Ya I'm really enjoying this lens, just a blast to use. BTW that softball pic rocks!
One of the concerns I had going from the 300 f4 AFS to the 2.8 was the longer MFD. I like to shoot dragons and butterflies in the summer. My fears were quickly put to bed. All of these are with the 1.4 or 1.7 TC, sometimes the added working distance helps for jittery subjects.
