Well, after working the weekend night shift, I was able to take the 300mm f/4 AF-s on its maiden outing. I was pretty pleased.
From what I have read and seen, the only real area of concern for the 300 was the collar allowing a little vertical movement, taking away from the clarity of the images. A lot of people spring for the Kirk Collar which remedies the situation.
After talking with my wife.... well, listening to my wife... the Kirk collar was out of the question, at least for now. Instead, I had a friend of mine modify the factory collar. What a difference... I will post images of the modification if anyone is interested.. just let me know.
Jukka, Torben or anyone else... I had a bit of a difficult time identifying the first dragon here, hopefully I got it right. If not, please let me know...
Once I started taking pictures of this dragon, he wouldn't go away. After I shot some frames and started to walk away, he flew in front of me and set down right in my path. He did this several times as well as circling me numerous times, even landing on my camera. In the end, he followed me back to my car.... kind of surprised he didn't follow me home.
1. Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison)? Male
2. Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison) Male
3. Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison) Male
6. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax Longipennis) Female
7. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax Longipennis) Female
8. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax Longipennis) Female
9. Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collacata) Male
10. Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collacata) Male
11. Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellual pulchella) Female
From what I have read and seen, the only real area of concern for the 300 was the collar allowing a little vertical movement, taking away from the clarity of the images. A lot of people spring for the Kirk Collar which remedies the situation.
After talking with my wife.... well, listening to my wife... the Kirk collar was out of the question, at least for now. Instead, I had a friend of mine modify the factory collar. What a difference... I will post images of the modification if anyone is interested.. just let me know.
Jukka, Torben or anyone else... I had a bit of a difficult time identifying the first dragon here, hopefully I got it right. If not, please let me know...
Once I started taking pictures of this dragon, he wouldn't go away. After I shot some frames and started to walk away, he flew in front of me and set down right in my path. He did this several times as well as circling me numerous times, even landing on my camera. In the end, he followed me back to my car.... kind of surprised he didn't follow me home.
1. Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison)? Male

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2. Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison) Male

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3. Bison Snaketail (Ophiogomphus bison) Male

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6. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax Longipennis) Female

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7. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax Longipennis) Female

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8. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax Longipennis) Female

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9. Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collacata) Male

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10. Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collacata) Male

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11. Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellual pulchella) Female

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