First 300/4 AFS Pics

Nice Larry. I've been out trying to catch some hummers with mine today. Nice lens to shoot with.

George.

 

coukd just be me, but these don't seem very sharp

 

Nice shots still trying to decide between a new 300 f-4 and a used 2.8 ?

 

Very nice Larry. that is a great lens for many things. I love mine.

 

i agree. the shutter speed should have been faster to freeze the action better.

 

Hello Larry,

Thanks for sharing these photos.

Your camera/lens combination to me seems to focus very accurately (judging from the "grass" on the 1st photo for example) and to me looks sharp. A faster shutter speed would of course help freeze the action more.

Some unusual and interesting compositions there with great timing. I especially like the second one in that way.

I recently got an AFS 300 f4 and used it at a few soccer (football?) games so far. I really like it.

The lighter weight of the f4 is the main reason I went for it rather than the f 2.8 or Sigma 120-300. Relatively easy to walk around with.

Thanks again for sharing.

 

I think the images are fine, but perhaps could benefit from a very small bit of tweaking to bring out their sharpness.
Fast shutter speed is always preferable with sports action shots, but SS has to be balanced with high iso/noise concerns.









I recently picked up the Canon 300mm variant (with IS/VR) and am looking forward to using it next week at my 7 year old daughter’ soccer game. Since they play on a short field, I can probably set up camp behind a goal. Hmm, maybe I’ll even bring a chair. :smile: