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300rd - how good is the AF in real world on 5D II?

Started Apr 14, 2013 | Discussions thread
Schwany
Schwany Forum Pro • Posts: 10,169
I think the lens helped

Nice images

The 5DII focuses well with a good lens on it. 300f/2.8L II is a pretty good lens.

I'm going to be doing about the same thing some time this week. Although I'm going to a organized bicycle race event on purpose, not driving by. I like photographing the downhill racers.

I've considered taking my 300f/2.8, but probably won't. I've got to walk up too many hills to make carrying it around very enjoyable. I might take the 300f/4 for some 300mm stuff. That's a big might though. I like the 70-200/f2.8 for bicycles. I can get in a little closer with the zoom.

This time around I'm going to try a 40mm pancake on a FF. Plan is to stick my head and camera under the bikes at the jumps. Kinda crazy, dirty and dusty, but should make for the occasional interesting photo. I may post some action photo results with that pancake on the 5DII. Then again, may not. They might all stink if it turns out to be too long a focal length for my delusions of grandeur.

Oops forgot. If you want a good auto focus and personal challenge for the 300mm lens and camera try doing the bicycles again, but at 1/250th. The bad part about that is you won't be able to shoot them wide open. You'll have to stop the lens down, and you may have to frame a little tighter to keep the background less focused like you can wide open.

Please excuse my going beyond nice images with the babble.

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