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Testing the 300mm f/2.8L II

Started May 6, 2021 | Photos
wzhang
wzhang Regular Member • Posts: 347
Testing the 300mm f/2.8L II
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I saw a good deal on KEH the other day and decided to pull the trigger on the 300mm II. Tested it in my neighborhood with the 2x III, loving the results so far. Still learning the AF and IS modes and looking forward to using it for sports soon.

Northern mockingbird

Eastern bluebird, heavily cropped

Eastern gray squirrel

Northern cardinal, male, heavily cropped

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BlueRay2 Forum Pro • Posts: 14,816
Re: Testing the 300mm f/2.8L II

beautiful shots, wzhang, and congrats on you acquiring your new canon 300 f2.8 II. theseĀ  shots demonstrate how stellar canon 300 f2.8 II is, even using TC 2.0 III with it

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Tirpitz666 Contributing Member • Posts: 705
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Congrats for the purchase, did exactly the same from Adorama a month ago, apparently there is a massive sell off of these lenses like they have all become defective at once..

For sure prices that can be found even buying used from stores are now very interesting, would have never thought to able to afford one, it's a stellar lens, and the fact that it will be perfectly usable also with the RF system , makes it even more compelling IMHO

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wzhang
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Re: Testing the 300mm f/2.8L II

1Dx4me wrote:

beautiful shots, wzhang, and congrats on you acquiring your new canon 300 f2.8 II. these shots demonstrate how stellar canon 300 f2.8 II is, even using TC 2.0 III with it

Thank you!  I'm really excited it.

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wzhang
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Re: Testing the 300mm f/2.8L II

Tirpitz666 wrote:

Congrats for the purchase, did exactly the same from Adorama a month ago, apparently there is a massive sell off of these lenses like they have all become defective at once..

For sure prices that can be found even buying used from stores are now very interesting, would have never thought to able to afford one, it's a stellar lens, and the fact that it will be perfectly usable also with the RF system , makes it even more compelling IMHO

Yes I saw quite a few at Adorama too but missed the one that had the best conditions.  I'm glad I got one from KEH and so far it is just perfect.

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Scott Larson Veteran Member • Posts: 7,505
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Testing with real photos? Shouldn't you be testing this lens in your living room by taking photos of newspapers?

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wzhang
OP wzhang Regular Member • Posts: 347
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Scott Larson wrote:

Testing with real photos? Shouldn't you be testing this lens in your living room by taking photos of newspapers?

Maybe I should! Ā That would be a fun task for this weekend!

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