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Archive 2015 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Birdbrooks
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p.23 #1 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Tundra swans. A few variations of the same shot using my 300 PF on the D810, with crop. I think maybe one of the spot metering selections on my D810 might have been better here with the white highlights--? Anyhow, I'm pretty happy with the detail; I wasn't all that close to them and the light was a bit gray.

At f/5

_DSC1937 by Bill Brooks, on Flickr

Crop of f/5 shot

_DSC1937 (2) by Bill Brooks, on Flickr

Edited on Jan 03, 2016 at 05:59 PM · View previous versions

Dec 26, 2015 at 03:21 PM

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p.23 #2 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Sun finally came out today in Minnesota but pretty brisk out (finally). House finch at the feeder.

_DSC1975 by Bill Brooks, on Flickr

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Dec 27, 2015 at 08:04 PM

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p.23 #3 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Less cropping in this image; this little guy landed very close to me.

_DSC1717 by Bill Brooks, on Flickr

Dec 29, 2015 at 10:15 PM

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p.23 #4 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Birdbrooks wrote:
Less cropping in this image; this little guy landed very close to me.

Ya, those Chikadee's will do that. I like that angle.

Very surprised to see St. Anthony MN in your profile. That's awesome. My dad grew up there and I lived there as a young child.

Dec 30, 2015 at 03:07 AM

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p.23 #5 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Wow!
I just had this lens delivered today. It really kicks butt!!
Super light too!

Just a few quick grabs with my D810 before the sun set. Totally sharp!!
I feel like I'm cheating with it as compared to my 300mm f/4 AF-S on a tripod.
Cropped quite a bit.

Now all I need is the 500mm and I'll be set for the year....
Oh wait... Maybe next year..

Dec 31, 2015 at 06:56 PM

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p.23 #6 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

ckcarr wrote:
Wow!
I just had this lens delivered today. It really kicks butt!!
Super light too!

Just a few quick grabs with my D810 before the sun set. Totally sharp!!
I feel like I'm cheating with it as compared to my 300mm f/4 AF-S on a tripod.
Cropped quite a bit.

Now all I need is the 500mm and I'll be set for the year....
Oh wait... Maybe next year..

Wow - nice and sharp!

Jan 02, 2016 at 07:57 PM

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Jan 02, 2016 at 10:18 PM

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p.23 #8 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Whitetail group shot from yesterday.

_DSC2097 by Bill Brooks, on Flickr

Jan 02, 2016 at 10:54 PM

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p.23 #9 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

At f/4

_DSC1774 by Bill Brooks, on Flickr

Jan 03, 2016 at 06:15 PM

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p.23 #10 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Wonderful shots Bill.

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Jan 03, 2016 at 06:44 PM

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p.23 #11 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

Thanks, Birdie! I've seen your hummingbird shots and sharp images such as ckcarr's above, and I'm trying to get close on sharpness to them if possible. I think there's a learning curve on this lens for me... Thom Hogan likes it at f/5.6. I'll keep plugging til I get some real keepers.

I have faith in this lens, it feels so nicely balanced on the D810 w grip.

birdied wrote:
Wonderful shots Bill.

Birdie

Jan 03, 2016 at 06:54 PM

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p.23 #12 · AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Image Thread

I'm posting another image to keep the thread up, but am hoping to see some shots with this lens from some of you out there in FM land who are much better than this ole' amateur. I am having fun in my own way with this lens, though!